B-KUL-H04B5A Nuclear Energy
General information
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Academic year: 2011-2012
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Study points: 6
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Language: English
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Difficulty:
Basic
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Duration:
45.0 hours
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Periodicity:
Taught in the first semester
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POC:
POC Energie
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Taught by
D'haeseleer William
Aims
Providing the students with a proper understanding of and thorough insight into all important aspects of nuclear electricity production. The aim is to offer the students the (elementary) physical and technical principles behind nuclear reactors and the safety issues that are related to it. Nuclear electricity generation will be placed in the frame of sustainable development.
Previous knowledge
The students need a thorough background in basic physics and thermodynamics. Knowledge of a course Technical Thermodynamics or Energy Conversion Machines and Systems is a useful extra source of knowledge.
Content
See OLA.
This course is included in
Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: energie (Verplicht)
Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde
(Optie: thermotechnische wetenschappen)
Master of Science in de fysica
(Fysica op de femtometerschaal: Kernfysica)
Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: energie, programma voor industrieel ingenieurs of master industriële wetenschappen (aanverwante richting) (Verplicht)
Master of Science in Engineering: Energy (Required)
EIT-KIC Master in Energy (Required)
Course Material
Text book
Articles and literature
Slides, transparencies, courseware
Toledo / e-platform
Activities
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B-KUL-H04B5a Nuclear Energy |
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General information
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Study points: 6.00
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Language: English
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Category:
Lectures
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Duration:
45.0 hours
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Periodicity:
Taught in the first semester
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POC:
POC Energie
Taught by
D'haeseleer William
Content
- General introduction
- Is there still a future for nuclear energy?
- Situation of nuclear energy production in the entire generation system
- Is nuclear energy in accordance with sustainable development?
- Basic physical concepts for nuclear reactions and radioactivity
- Interaction of radiation with matter
- Dangers of ionizing radiation
- Interactions of neutrons with matter
- The phenomenon of nuclear fission. Burn-up, the concept of a chain reaction, critical mass
- The nuclear reactor as part of the nuclear power plant. New types of reactors
- Nuclear fuel cycle: upstream (enrichment) & downstream (reprocessing)
- Reactivity changes and reactor control
- Thermal hydraulics aspects of nuclear reactors
- Safety in nuclear power plants
- Radioactive waste management
- Neutron diffusion theory and elementary reactor physics
Course Material
Handbooks:
- John R. Lamarsh, “Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, 2nd Ed.”, Addison Wesley, Reading, MA, 1983
- John R. Lamarsh & Anthony J. Baratta, “Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, 3rd Ed.”, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2001.
Articles from specific literature will be made available.
Power point slides will be made available at TOLEDO.
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Evaluation
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B-KUL-H24B5a Evaluation : Nuclear Energy |
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Evaluation description
Examination type:
oral with written preparation
When?:
final examination during examination period
Evaluation type:
Open book
Explanation
Open book preparation of two questions, for 20 minutes. Then one of the
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