Phelma Formation 2022

Nuclear waste management - 5PMGACE0

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 11.0
    • Projects 0
    • Tutorials 11.0
    • Internship 0
    • Laboratory works 0

    ECTS

    ECTS 1.5

Goal(s)

The management of the nuclear wastes due to nuclear energy production is a key issue of this industry. The goals of these lectures are to introduce the fundamental notions to then present the physics of the transmutation and incineration processes, together with the behavior of current and future nuclear reactor technologies while introducing minor actinides in their fuel; finally to discuss the available options to reduce the risks linked to the long-lived radioactive wastes.

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Content(s)

Part 1 - Introduction: Fuel Cycles

  • Radioactivity and radioprotection
  • Nuclear: classification and production
  • The fission products
  • The transuranic elements: plutonium and minor actinides

Part 2 - The physics of transmutation and incinération

  • Case of the fission products
  • Case of the plutonium
  • Case of the minor actinides (Np, Am, Cm)

Part 3 - R&D activities towards future reactor concepts
(Generation 4 reactors and Accelerator Driven Systems



Prerequisites

Nuclear physics and reactor physics

Test

Written examination of 2h



Examen écrit Session1 : DS1
Examen écrit Session 2 : DS2
N1 = Note finale session 1
N2 = Note finale session 2

En présentiel :
N1 = % DS1
N2 = % DS2

En distanciel :
N1 = % DS1
N2 = % DS2

Additional Information

This course brings 2.0 ECTS to students in TU Reactors JUAS/ESIPAP (GEN S9)

Course list
Curriculum->Engineering degree->Semester 9
Curriculum->Double-Diploma Engineer/Master->Semester 9