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MATH-H510

Risk-based methodologies for energy systems

année académique
2026-2027

Titulaire(s) du cours

Pierre-Etienne LABEAU (Coordonnateur) et Pierre HENNEAUX

Crédits ECTS

4

Langue(s) d'enseignement

anglais

Contenu du cours

Nuclear power plants and power systems are very different systems. Yet their risk analysis is historically based on the same type of complementing approach: a deterministic approach in which safety criteria must be fulfilled in a set of predetermined situations; and a probabilistic approach to address the residual risk (and in the case of power systems, to account for the random nature of intermittent generation means).
Following general introductions to risk analysis of nuclear power plants as well as to power system reliability, the course will consist of a selection of seminars and practical sessions given by researchers and industrials. These activities will highlight various applications of probabilistic methods to risk analysis and performance enhancement of those large infrastructures.

Objectifs (et/ou acquis d'apprentissages spécifiques)

Give the students an overview of various risk methodologies for nuclear power plants and power systems.
Offer them a direct contact with the research and industrial developments in those fields.
Equip them with elements on how to build a safety case for existing or future reactors and on how to efficiently operate modern grids. 

Pré-requis et Co-requis

Connaissances et compétences pré-requises ou co-requises

Elements of nuclear technology, power systems, and reliability and safety

Méthodes d'enseignement et activités d'apprentissages

The course is made of a mix of lectures, research seminars, industrial presentations and computer-based tutorials.

Support(s) de cours

  • Université virtuelle

Contribution au profil d'enseignement

Contribution to a safer, hence more sustainable, operation of nuclear power plants and modern grids.

Autres renseignements

Contacts

Pierre-Etienne LABEAU, pierre.etienne.labeau@ulb.be
Pierre HENNEAUX, pierre.henneaux@ulb.be

Campus

Solbosch

Evaluation

Méthode(s) d'évaluation

  • Travail personnel
  • Présentation orale

Travail personnel

Présentation orale

Presentation of two personal works

Construction de la note (en ce compris, la pondération des notes partielles)

50% for each work

Langue(s) d'évaluation

  • anglais

Programmes