Module - 1: Radio-activity and Energetics of Nuclear Reactions: Natural and artificial radioactivity, Elementary nuclear processes, Energetics of fission and fusion reactions.
Module - 2: Basic of nuclear reactions and reactors: Cross-sections and resonances, Fissionable and fertile isotopes and Neutron budgets per fission, Light water, heavy water and graphite reactors, Generation-IV reactors, Fast neutron production and fission-fusion hybrids reactors.
Module - 3: Worldwide nuclear energy scenario: World nuclear energy production and status of India, World reserves of uranium and thorium, Plutonium reprocessing and proliferation.
Module - 4: Nuclear accidents and their possible reasons: Half-lives of fission decay products and actinides made by neutron capture, Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, Molten sodium breeders.
Module - 5: Nuclear waste management.