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.
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)
Copies of the transparancies are distributed to the students.
Main instructor: Didier HAAS (FANC)
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
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
This course offer isn't part of a fixed set of graduation requirements. Hence, it is a free elective.