3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4016367FER for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Possible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Om te kunnen inschrijven voor Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Reactors moet men geslaagd of ingeschreven zijn voor Nuclear Energy and Reactors.
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Department
Electrical Engineering and Power Electronics
Educational team
Peter Baeten
Decaan IR (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
36 contact hours Lecture
Course Content

The valid fiche can be found at the following link : PHYS-H513. Change the language to English in the dropdown menu on top of the page.

1) Introduction & extraction of uranium and conversion (ULB)

2) Uranium enrichment; design & fabrication of fuel (ULB)

3) Behaviour of fuel under irradiation; reprocessing of fuel (ULB)

4) MOX fuel fabrication and behaviour (ULB)

5) Waste handling and geological disposal (ULB)

6) Advanced fuel cycles and transmutation (VUB)

7) Advanced reactor types overview and challenges (VUB)

8) Design of an advanced reactor: MYRRHA (VUB)

9) Summary and Q/A (ULB/VUB)

Additional info

Copies of the transparancies are distributed to the students.

 

Main instructor: Didier HAAS (FANC)

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

Obtain a good understanding of current and future nuclear fuel cycles. Get a good insight of the design and challenges of innovative reactors illustrated by a case study

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Oral Examination with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Oral examination

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This course offer isn't part of a fixed set of graduation requirements. Hence, it is a free elective.