Duration
28,5h Th, 3h Pr
Number of credits
| Specialised master in nuclear engineering | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Brief review of most important mechanical properties of materials
- stress-strain relationship
- ductile and brittle fracture; ductile-brittle transition
- fatigue failure
- creep - Stress analysis: stress intensity, thermal stresses
- Functional requirements of materials in a nuclear environment
- "nuclear" materials: fuel, fuel cladding, moderator/reflector, coolant
- structural materials: reactor internals and vessel, piping, valves - Degradation mechanisms of materials in a nuclear environment
- radiation effects: general principles, atomic displacements, embrittlement, swelling fatigue: due to thermal stresses and stratification
- corrosion: p.m. (to be developed in course "Nuclear Materials II" - Detailed treatment of important materials in a nuclear environment (especially nuclear-
mechanical interactions and relationships)
- fuel and cladding
- moderator/reflector
- structural materials (incl reactor internals, reactor vessel).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- To familarise students with the basic aspects of material science as they apply to nuclear systems
- To learn the basic processes of material degradation and ageing due to the nuclear environment (esp. radiation effects and fatigue).
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic chemistry, material behaviour.
REFERENCE BOOKS ON PREREQUISITE
See website www.sckcen.be/bnen,
Brochures and Info, Background books W. D'haeseleer
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Visits to SCK laboratories.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
- 1 t.m.
- Visits to SCK*CEN laboratories
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
- Benjamin, M., Nuclear Reactor Materials and Applications, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983.
- Glasstone, S. & A. Sesonske, Nuclear Reactor Engineering, 4-th Ed, Vol 1, Chapman & Hall, New York, 1994 (Chapter 7: Reactor Materials, pp 406-462).
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Oral examination; written preparation.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Lectures are given in english at SCK-CEN ( Mol) in a modular way ( 1 week in October)
Contacts
Eric van Walle: eric.van.walle@sckcen.be