2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

PhD, MSc Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

1st, 2.1, MEng or Distinction, Merit, MSc in a relevant science or engineering discipline.
This Masters degree is part of a 4 year Integrated PhD and Masters Programme and is not available as a stand alone MSc.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Chemical and Process Engineering

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Chemical and Process Engineering

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Engineering

Programme specification:

Leeds has an excellent research reputation in the field of nuclear science and engineering and we are recognised as being one of the foremost academic groups in the country. The National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) chose Leeds to host one of three prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professorships in Nuclear Engineering. We are also hosting three other visiting research scientists from the NNL enhancing our critical mass and providing a firm basis for the industrial relevance of our research.

As a result of our long track record of research partnership with the nuclear industry, we are recognised as being the foremost centre of excellence for process engineering and particle science applied to the nuclear industry within the UK. We have a wide range of successful research projects as well as examples of technology transfer in these areas during the last 10 years. We are regularly employed as consultants to provide expert advice in a number of relevant areas to the industry and to government. The CDT will build upon this strong research base and the established industry partner network to provide a highly integrated experience for any student studying with us.

There are two major research student centres already supported by the EPSRC in the area of nuclear fission research, in both cases, there is essentially no process engineering or particle technology research despite its obvious importance to the nuclear industry.

The nuclear CDT at Leeds will have a clear and distinctive focus in Engineering and especially in the process engineering associated with managing the nuclear fuel cycle. This will allow us to develop research partnerships both with the historic legacy waste industry, where we have an extensive track record of partnership, as well as with the new build nuclear industry, where efficient management of fuel will be a key driver for public acceptance. We expect our graduates to be in demand from both industries.

Program Aims:
To provide advanced higher-level academic skills training for research students with an interest in nuclear science and engineering.

Progression:
Passing of the taught module components for the MSc part of the integrated degree is compulsory. Students will have a re-sit opportunity, if needed, as is normal for all taught degrees at Leeds. Failure to pass the MSc components will prevent progression on the integrated degree – depending upon credits received the student may be eligible to exit with a postgraduate diploma (see below) following standard university rules.

Progression on the PhD component will follow standard university rules. Students will be required to submit a report after 1 year (of the PhD: ie at end of year 2) for an upgrade examination. Passing this stage is compulsory for progression to later stages of the PhD.

Exit points:
Following the standard rules of the University, any student who has satisfied the credit requirements for either a Postgraduate Diploma or the MSc prior to completion of the integrated degree will be eligible to request to graduate with the lesser qualification. Normally students will graduate with the integrated MSc/PhD upon completion of the full course. No exit with a PhD only is possible.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 15 credits from the following optional modules:

Or other modules as approved by the DoSE.

Last updated: 30/03/2015

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