Nuclear fuel and waste generated in nuclear power industry 1200-1ENPALJADW6
The lecture is devoted to present:
- chemical aspects of uranium mining, milling,
- U enrichment,
- fabrication and composition of nuclear fuel,
- chemistry of normally operated reactor,
- burnup of nuclear fuel,
- composition of spent nuclear fuel,
- SNF reprocessing (PUREX, UREX, DIANEX, THUREX, SANEX, electrochem. separation),
- nuclear waste disposal and storage
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and skills:
- description of uranium cycle from ore to waste
- methods of UF6 enrichment
- sources of nuclear waste produced at every stage of nuclear fuel cycle
- spent nuclear fuel reprocessing storage and disposal
- advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power
Assessment criteria
Test. Minimum 50%.
50-60%: 3
61%-70: 3,5
71%-80%: 4
81%-90%: 4,5
91%-100%: 5
Practical placement
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Bibliography
1. P.D. Wilson (ed.), The nuclear fuel cycle. From ore to waste, Oxford, 1996
2. W. Loveland, D.J. Morrissey, G.T. Seaborg, Modern nuclear Chemistry, Wiley, 2005
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