2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

CAPE5370M Nuclear Engineering and the Nuclear Industry

30 creditsClass Size: 60

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

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

Pre-requisites

CAPE3341

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Co-requisites

CAPE5380M

Nuclear Futures

Module replaces

PEME5384M Nuclear Engineering and the Nuclear Industry

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

This module aims to equip students to treat nuclear reactors and their operation as an integrated engineered system, that is both impacted by and impacts the broader context for nuclear power.

Learning outcomes
This module surveys a very large area and knowledge outcomes cover the following broad areas:
- How the context for nuclear power has shaped the character of the nuclear industry and vice versa
- Potential implications for the future of the UK nuclear industry
- Key engineering features of nuclear engineering
- The ability to communicate the arguments for and against nuclear energy
Students acquire in depth knowledge of selected aspects of these areas.

Skills outcomes
- Knowledge attained of nuclear engineering and the broader nuclear industry;
- Ability to address nuclear engineering from an integrated systems perspective;
- Ability to relate engineering to intended application in the nuclear industry.

Syllabus

Key principles of nuclear engineering
- climate change and international agreements
Decomissioning:
- Challenges
- Procedures
- Design for ease of subsequent decommissioning.
Nuclear materials
- Nuclear Materials
- Radiation Damage.
Problem-based case studies.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	5	2.00	10.00
Tutorial	4	2.00	8.00
Private study hours			282.00
Total Contact hours			18.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Private study

- Completion of case studies
- Independent study of the issues raised by the lectures

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Performance in case studies with detailed written and verbal feedback
- Contributions to discussions in tutorial sessions and themed in-class discussions

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	Group based assignment	20.00
Assignment	Group based assignment	20.00
Assignment	Problem based assignment	30.00
Assignment	Problem based assignment	20.00
Presentation	.	10.00
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: 31/03/2016

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