Advanced Nuclear Reactor Physics and Technology (Centre d'étude nucléaire-Mol)

Language

English

Prerequisites

The following BNEN course is a prerequisite

• Nuclear Reactor Theory

Main themes

Theoretical part

• Reactor codes and adjoint theory -4h
• Reactor Physics for fast reactors -4h
• GEN IV reactor technologies -6h
• ADS reactor physics and technology- 6h
• GEN IV and the closed fuel cycle - 4h

Laboratory session and exercises

• Lab session - GUINEVERE - 4h
• Exercise session on reactor codes - 4h

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Describe the 6 GEN IV designs accepted by the GIF Compare GEN IV with GEN II and GEN III reactors. Give an overview of international networks and research infrastructures for GEN IV systems

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Evaluation methods

Written examination on theory and exercises (open book)    

Other information

This course is part of the Advanced Master programme in nuclear engineering organized by the Belgian Nuclear Higher Education Network (BNEN).  BNEN is organised through a consortium of six Belgian universities and the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK-CEN and takes place at the SCK-CEN in Mol.
Prof. Hamid Aït Abderrahim ' Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve

Online resources

https://www.sckcen.be/fbnen

Bibliography

The PowerPoint presentations of the lectures are available on the BNEN website.

Faculty or entity

EPL