3 ECTS credits
90 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 6009267FNR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
Global energy issue: world energy needs (developing world), greenhouse effect, liberalisation of the energy markets, strategic independence of the EU.
Environmental issues
Birds-eye view of nuclear power generation: principle of generating electricity by nuclear means (fission; chain reaction; heat transfer to coolant; turbine; alternator); fissile & fertile materials; burn up; production of fission products; breeding; current types of power plants (PWR, BWR,…); future types of power plants (LWR-type, gas cooled, ADS, …); introduction to the fuel cycle; front end, back end; intro to safety aspects of nuclear reactors (criticality; core melt); engineered safety systems; risk; difference with research reactors & fusion reactors; proliferation issues & safeguards.
Economics of nuclear power generation: European Utility Requirements; life time of existing NPP's; cost of nuclear kWh; investment costs of new types NPP's; construction time and licensing process; decommissioning costs; internalisation of waste management; external costs.
Public perception & communication (media, general public, public authorities)
To place the world and the Belgian nuclear energy production in its economic, social, technical and cultural context.
To define the scope and the structure of the post-graduate inter-university programme.
To introduce to the teaching method (largely based on individual work).
To give a first overview of nuclear electricity generation and an introduction to reactor and plant engineering.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master of Nuclear Engineering: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)