Nuclear Materials (Centre d'étude nucléaire-Mol)

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Nuclear Materials (Centre d'étude nucléaire-Mol)
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
Q1
Language
English
Prerequisites
The following BNEN courses are a prerequisite
  • Nuclear Energy: Introduction
  • Introduction to Nuclear Physics and Measurements
Basic chemestry material behaviour
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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  • To familarise students with the basic aspects of material science as they apply to nuclear systems
  • To learn the basic processes of material degradation and ageing due to the nuclear environment (esp. radiation effects and fatigue).
 

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”.
Content
  • Brief review of most important mechanical properties of materials
o stress-strain relationship
o ductile and brittle fracture; ductile-brittle transition
o fatigue failure
o creep
  • Stress analysis: stress intensity, thermal stresses
  • Functional requirements of materials in a nuclear environment
o 'nuclear' materials: fuel, fuel cladding, moderator/reflector, coolant
o structural materials: reactor internals and vessel, piping, valves
  • Degradation mechanisms of materials in a nuclear environment
o radiation effects: general principles, atomic displacements, embrittlement, swelling fatigue: due to thermal stresses and stratification
o corrosion: p.m. (to be developed in course 'Nuclear Materials II')
  • Introduction on treatment of important materials in a nuclear environment (especially nuclear-mechanical interactions and relationships)
o fuel and cladding
o moderator/reflector
                         0 structural materials (incl reactor internals, reactor vessel).
Evaluation methods
Oral examination; written preparation.
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. Jacqueline Lecomte-Beckers ' Université de Liège
Prof. Eric van Walle ' Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Prof. Walter Bogaerts - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Online resources
https://www.sckcen.be/fbnen
Faculty or entity
EPL


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Advanced Master in Nuclear Engineering
GNUC2MC
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