5 ECTS credits
140 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 6009275FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
Variation of the core reactivity during a burn-up cycle (BOL-EOL) (temperature, Doppler and power coefficient; poisoning)
Methods of control of the reactivity change
Organisation of operating modes, operation and protection diagrams, Xe oscillations and their control
Organisation of operation and maintenance, interruption, surveillance and incidents
Operational constraints imposed by the electric net: regulation of steam cycle
Automatic control systems and their performance in transient and steady state operation
Evolution of the fissile and fertile composition of the core during a cycle and their impact on core behaviour
Plutonium production and MOX recycling
The basic principles of core-reloading
Information also available at the BNEN-website: http://bnen.sckcen.be/en/Programme.
Information available at the BNEN-website: http://bnen.sckcen.be/en/Programme.
Instructors: Hubert Druenne (primairy instructor) (UGent), Pierre-Etienne Labeau (ULB), André Poucet (KULeuven) and Greet Janssens-Maenhout (UGent).
To learn how to operate a nuclear reactor
To learn the reactivity change of a reactor core during a burn-up cycle
To learn the basics of core reloading
Emphasis will be placed on PWR-technology
Information also available at the BNEN-website: http://bnen.sckcen.be/en/Programme.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Information available at the BNEN-website: http://bnen.sckcen.be/en/Programme.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Nuclear Engineering: Standaard traject