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| GENU0018-3 | Nuclear Engineering and Nuclear Power Plant Technology
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Pierre Dewallef |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| The course Nuclear Power Plant consists in an introduction to the different techniques related the nuclear based power generation. It begins with an introduction presenting the different fondamental concepts such as the neutron diffusion, the neutron moderation, nuclear fission... It continues with the following chapters:
- reactor kinetics,
- nuclear reactor design,
- different types of nucleat power plant,
- dynamics of pressurized water reactor,
- thermohydraulics,
- Nuclear fuel life cycle,
- radioprotection and
- nuclear fusion.
Exercises related to real life applications are solved in order to illustrate the theoretical concepts studied in class. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The student will get familiarized with the concepts related to the production of electricity based on nuclear energy. He will be able to understand the physics and the operation of a nuclear power plant. He will be introduced to the safety and security risk inherent to the nuclear applications.
The student will learn the different types of existing nuclear power plants together with the fuel used. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| This course is an introduction to nuclear power plant and not pre-requisite is mandatory to follow it. However, a good knowledge of the thermodynamical cycles used to convert heat to mechanical work (e.g., Rankine cycle or Brayton cycle) helps to a better understanding of the course. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course is given through 13 lectures of 2 hours each made of theoretical sesssions mixed with different exercise sessions illustrating the theoretical concepts. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 2 hours of lectures once per week at the first semester. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Lecture slides are made available electronically to students before every session through myULg. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The first and second session exams are made of a single written exam (theory and exercise). |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| For any information, you can contact Prof. Pierre Dewallef by mail (p.dewallef@ulg.ac.be) or by phone to 04/366.99.95. |
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