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CAPE5331M Nuclear Operations

15 creditsClass Size: 25

Module manager: Dr X Jia
Email: x.jia@leeds.ac.uk

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

Year running 2021/22

This module is mutually exclusive with

CAPE3331Nuclear Operations

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

At the end of the module, students will:
- have a detailed knowledge of how core nuclear science translates into commercial nuclear power operations;
- understand key organisational and procedural aspects of nuclear power.

Learning outcomes
Students will develop a clear understanding of operations in the nuclear industry and the role of reactors as a component of an integrated engineered system.

Skills outcomes
- Knowledge attained of commercial nuclear operations
- Ability to apply core engineering and nuclear science to commercial nuclear operations
- Clear understanding of the safety culture and regulatory environment of the nuclear industry and how this is manifested in design/operation/waste management/decommissioning.


Syllabus

- Fundamental chemistry and physics pertaining to nuclear operations
- Principles of reactor operation
- Nuclear safety
- Spent fuel treatment and disposal
- Nuclear waste treatments (compaction, cementation, vitrification, final storage)
- Reactor decommissioning
- Decontamination techniques
- Regulatory aspects of the nuclear industry
- Brief comparison of UK versus international practices.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Lecture222.0044.00
Tutorial101.0010.00
Private study hours96.00
Total Contact hours54.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)150.00

Private study

- Completion of assignments
- Independent study of the issues raised by the lectures
- Revision

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Performance in assignments
- Contributions to discussions in tutorial sessions

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
AssignmentAssignment30.00
AssignmentAssignment20.00
AssignmentAssignment20.00
In-course AssessmentTest10.00
In-course AssessmentTest10.00
In-course AssessmentTest10.00
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: 30/06/2021 16:24:15

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