2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

CAPE5370M Nuclear Engineering and the Nuclear Industry

30 creditsClass Size: 60

Module manager: Dr TN Hunter
Email: t.n.hunter@leeds.ac.uk

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

Year running 2024/25

Co-requisites

CAPE5380M

Nuclear Futures

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

At the end of the module, students will understand the unique engineering challenges that face the UK nuclear industry and be able to provide an engineered solution, communicate aspects of the nuclear industry to non-experts and argue a case.

Learning outcomes
This module covers a number of skills across a wide subject base. Learning outcomes are summarised as:
- Gain an understanding of nuclear engineering and how this relates to conventional chemical engineering;
- Understand how risks affect nuclear engineering options and be able to show how to manage these risks;
- Gain an understanding of the types of engineering challenge that faces the UK nuclear industry;
- Demonstrate the ability to understand the technical background of a UK nuclear topic and be able to persuade an audience over to your view point on that topic;
- Demonstrate the ability to understand the technical background of a UK nuclear topic and communicate the important points to a non-expert audience.

Skills outcomes
- Knowledge obtained of nuclear engineering principles and the broader nuclear industry;
- Ability to create engineering solutions to solve nuclear issues;
- Communication and presentation skills.

Syllabus

- The key principles of nuclear engineering
- Issues that affect nuclear design:
-- Nuclear materials
-- Radiation damage
-- Ease of subsequent decommissioning
- Optioneering and decision making
- Experience from industry
- 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 written and verbal feedback
- Contributions to in-class discussions

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Viva	.	20.00
Assignment	Assignment 1	20.00
Assignment	Assignment 2	45.00
Presentation	Group presentation	15.00
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: 10/10/2024

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