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

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Advanced Nuclear Reactor Physics and Technology (Centre d'étude nucléaire-Mol)
3.00 crédits
Q2
Langue
d'enseignement
Anglais
Préalables
The following BNEN course is a prerequisite
  • Nuclear Reactor Theory
Thèmes abordés
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
Acquis
d'apprentissage

A la fin de cette unité d’enseignement, l’étudiant est capable de :

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
 
Modes d'évaluation
des acquis des étudiants
Written examination on theory and exercises (open book)    
Autres infos
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
Bibliographie
The PowerPoint presentations of the lectures are available on the BNEN website.
Faculté ou entité
en charge
EPL


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

Intitulé du programme
Sigle
Crédits
Prérequis
Acquis
d'apprentissage
Master de spécialisation en génie nucléaire