2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

CAPE5380M Nuclear Futures

15 creditsClass Size: 60

Module manager: Professor BC Hanson
Email: b.c.hanson@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

Pre-requisites

CAPE3341

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Co-requisites

CAPE5370M

Nuclear Engineering and the Nuclear Industry

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

At the end of the module, students will be able to identify, discuss and analyse the technological, economic and policy factors that will govern the future of the nuclear industry, both in the UK and overseas.

Learning outcomes
Students will develop the ability to conduct analyses of potential future pathways for the nuclear industry, encompassing technological, economic and policy factors and to some extent their interplay.

Skills outcomes
Ability to apply nuclear engineering knowledge gained elsewhere in the curriculum to open-ended and interdisciplinary issues in the future of nuclear power.

Syllabus

- Economic, political and public acceptance of the future of nuclear power
- Advanced fuel cycles and reactors (Gen-IV reactors, thorium fuel cycle, non-PUREX processing)
- Future technologies such as fusion
- Other topics relevant to the future of the UK and to a lesser extent the international nuclear industry, such as the future nuclear enterprise.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Seminar	10	1.00	10.00
Tutorial	20	1.00	20.00
Private study hours			120.00
Total Contact hours			30.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

- Completion of case studies
- Independent study of the issues raised by the seminar speakers
- Preparation for tutorials.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Performance in case studies
- Contributions to discussions in tutorial sessions.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Case Study	Case Study	50.00
Case Study	Case Study	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 14/04/2015

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