We investigate the physics of an ensemble of oscillating neutrinos in
the primordial plasma of the early Universe. The result is a coupled s
et of quantum kinetic equations both for the neutrino density operator
and the momentum distributions of other species in the plasma. In the
appropriate momentum-averaged limit, a comparable set of quantum rate
equations arises. For the case of oscillations within the weakly inte
racting sector we find surprising new contributions to the forward sca
ttering effective potential, as well as new quantum contributions to t
he kinetic and/or rate equations. The possibility that neutrino oscill
ations might affect primordial nucleosynthesis is discussed.