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PHYS-H528
Nuclear fuel cycles and reactor technologies
Course teacher(s)
Pierre-Etienne LABEAU (Coordinator), Arnaud MEERT and Matteo ZanettiECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
english
Course content
Uranium fuel cycle: ore extraction and treatment; enrichment processes; fuel types and fabrication process; fuel evolution under irradiation, residual heat and source term; PUREX reprocessing process, possible spent fuel management strategies
Management of radioactive waste, including spent nuclear fuel: inventory and classification; treatment, conditioning and characterization; management options and disposal concepts for each radioactive waste category
Highly-radioactive waste management: overview of repository designs and host rocks; assessment of the safety of geological disposal; visit to the HADES underground research laboratory in clay (SCK CEN) and to Belgoprocess
Impact of different fuel cycles and reactor designs on radioactive waste disposal: towards more sustainable fuel cycles
Management of radioactive waste, including spent nuclear fuel: inventory and classification; treatment, conditioning and characterization; management options and disposal concepts for each radioactive waste category
Highly-radioactive waste management: overview of repository designs and host rocks; assessment of the safety of geological disposal; visit to the HADES underground research laboratory in clay (SCK CEN) and to Belgoprocess
Impact of different fuel cycles and reactor designs on radioactive waste disposal: towards more sustainable fuel cycles
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
Overview of the level of sustainability of the current nuclear fuel cycles and of future fuel cycles
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Required and Corequired knowledge and skills
Bachelor in engineering + basics of nuclear reactor physics
Teaching methods and learning activities
Oral lectures, exercises, research seminars and technical visits
References, bibliography, and recommended reading
See UV
Course notes
- Université virtuelle
Contribution to the teaching profile
Contribution to a more sustainable application of nuclear reactor physics in the fuel cycle management and in future reactor designs.
Other information
Contacts
Pierre-Etienne LABEAU, pierre.etienne.labeau@ulb.be
Campus
Solbosch
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- Oral examination
Oral examination
Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)
75% for the oral exam, 25% for the reports on the technical visits
Language(s) of evaluation
- english