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PHYS-H528
Nuclear fuel cycles and reactor technologies
Titulaire(s) du cours
Pierre-Etienne LABEAU (Coordonnateur), Arnaud MEERT et Matteo ZanettiCrédits ECTS
5
Langue(s) d'enseignement
anglais
Contenu du cours
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
Objectifs (et/ou acquis d'apprentissages spécifiques)
Overview of the level of sustainability of the current nuclear fuel cycles and of future fuel cycles
Pré-requis et Co-requis
Connaissances et compétences pré-requises ou co-requises
Bachelor in engineering + basics of nuclear reactor physics
Méthodes d'enseignement et activités d'apprentissages
Oral lectures, exercises, research seminars and technical visits
Références, bibliographie et lectures recommandées
See UV
Support(s) de cours
- Université virtuelle
Contribution au profil d'enseignement
Contribution to a more sustainable application of nuclear reactor physics in the fuel cycle management and in future reactor designs.
Autres renseignements
Contacts
Pierre-Etienne LABEAU, pierre.etienne.labeau@ulb.be
Campus
Solbosch
Evaluation
Méthode(s) d'évaluation
- Examen oral
Examen oral
Construction de la note (en ce compris, la pondération des notes partielles)
75% for the oral exam, 25% for the reports on the technical visits
Langue(s) d'évaluation
- anglais