5 ECTS credits
140 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 6009275FNR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
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.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Andere bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Andere dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Information available at the BNEN-website: http://bnen.sckcen.be/en/Programme.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master of Nuclear Engineering: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)