Class 5

Class 5: Nuclear Reactions, Elements of Nuclear Energy and Technology, Nuclear Weapons & Cold War

Class 5 Readings: Fred Kaplan’s The Wizards of Armageddon, pages 307 – 391

Professor van Bibber’s Lecture on:

Nuclear Reactions

• Types of Reactions

• Concept of Cross Section

• Fast and Slow Neutrons

• Neutron Moderation

Professor Nacht’s Lecture on:

Elements of Nuclear Energy and Technology, Nuclear Weapons and Cold War