3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 6009282FNR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Department
Faculty of Engineering
External partners
KU Leuven
Université de Liège
Educational team
Decaan IR (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

21 contact hours Lecture
12 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
9 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

For updated information concerning the course content we refer to the course sheet at the BNEN website: http://bnen.sckcen.be/en/Programme under the heading 'Courses'.

 

corrosion phenomena: description and occurrence
electrochemical and chemical study of corrosion problems: basic equations, user diagrams and practical examples
detailed study of frequent corrosion types: setting and context, explanation, influences of the environment and material properties
effects of radiation on corrosion (irradiation assisted corrosion)
corrosion problems in nuclear reactors: material behaviour and material requirements, technological aspects and environment-sensitive damage, with emphasis on light water reactors, in general, and the steam generators, in particular
advanced treatment of irradiation effects on materials: radiation damage on a microscopic level of crystalline materials

Course material
Handbook (Required) : Corrosion for Science and Engineering, Code KUL: B-KUL-H02H0A Nuclear Materials - Part 2, Trethewey, K.R. & J. Chamberlain, 2-nd Ed., Longman, Harlow Essex (UK), 1995
Handbook (Required) : Nuclear Reactor Materials and Applications, Benjamin, M., Van Nostrand Reinhold, 9780442225599, 1983
Handbook (Required) : Nuclear Reactor Engineering Vol 1, Glasstone, S. & A. Sesonske, 4-th Ed, Chapman & Hall, New York, 9780412985218, 1994
Additional info

Instructors:
Eric van Walle (KULeuven) (Main instructor), Walter Bogaerts (KULeuven), Jacqueline Lecomte-Beckers (ULiège)

Updated information available at the BNEN website: http://bnen.sckcen.be/en/Programme under the heading 'Courses'

Code KUL: B-KUL-H02H0A
Trethewey, K.R. & J. Chamberlain ,Corrosion for Science and Engineering, 2-nd Ed., Longman, Harlow Essex (UK), 1995
Benjamin, M., Nuclear Reactor Materials and Applications, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983
Glasstone, S. & A. Sesonske, Nuclear Reactor Engineering, 4-th Ed, Vol 1, Chapman & Hall, New York, 1994 (Chapter 7: Reactor Materials, pp 406-462)

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

To review the corrosion and embrittlement degradation mechanisms of materials in a nuclear environment

Grading

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 exam written prep with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: Oral exam with written preparation.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Oral exam with written preparation. More details available in the course sheet at the BNEN website: http://bnen.sckcen.be/en/Programme under the heading 'Courses.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Nuclear Engineering: Standaard traject