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- Instructor(s)
- Kato Yukitaka Tsukahara Takehiko Takasu Hiroki Nakase Masahiko
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon5-6(S4-203(S423))
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- Course number
- TSE.A338
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2024/5/27
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- English
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Course description and aims
Following the study of nuclear reactors in the first lecture(Basic Nuclear Engineering 1), this lecture aims to provide students with an overview of nuclear engineering from the nuclear back end, upstream to downstream. Isotope separation and enrichment, treatment and disposal of radioactive waste, and wet reprocessing and dry reprocessing as reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel are discussed. Furthermore, from the perspective of the nexus between the environment and nuclear power, the environmental release of fission products and future technologies for the nuclear fuel cycle will be introduced. In the final part of the lecture, the lecture will be summarized through nuclear fuel cycle scenarios and material quantity assessment. This lecture will provide an overview of the wide range of nuclear engineering.
Student learning outcomes
This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the main processes of the nuclear fuel cycle: nuclide separation and enrichment, spent fuel reprocessing, and radioactive waste and disposal concepts, as well as the relationship between nuclear power and the environment, an overview of innovative nuclear technologies, and the breadth and interest of nuclear engineering as a comprehensive engineering field.
Course taught by instructors with work experience
| ✔ Applicable | How instructors' work experience benefits the course |
|---|---|
| Lectures are given in collaboration with experts in various fields related to nuclear engineering (e.g., specified professors) in addition to the main faculty member in charge. |
Keywords
Nuclear fuel cycle, Nuclear chemical engineering, Nuclide separation and enrichment, Nuclear fuel reprocessing, Radioactive waste, Nuclear power and environment, Nuclear transmutation, Nuclear fuel cycle scenarios, and quantity assessment.
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
| ✔ Comprehensive understanding of the wide range of nuclear engineering. | ||||
Class flow
Lecture of 90 minutes and assignment after the lecture.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | After explaining the overall lecture, an overview of the current state of nuclear energy and the nuclear fuel cycle will be given. |
| Class 2 | Isotopic Separation and Enrichment | You will understand the theory of isotope separation and enrichment. |
| Class 3 | Radioactive Waste Treatment and Disposal | You will understand the vitrification of high-level radioactive waste and its geological disposal. |
| Class 4 | Reprocessing of spent nuclear fuels; wet- and pyro-reprocessing | You will understand the wet-reprocessing and pyro-reprocessing of spent nuclear fuels. |
| Class 5 | Environmental release of TRU and Fission Products | You will understand the relationship between nuclear power and the environment through an overview of the Oklo natural nuclear and the environmental release of radioactive materials in the TMI, Chernobyl, and Fukushima accidents. |
| Class 6 | Future technologies for nuclear fuel cycle: Partitioning, Recycling and Transmutation | The lecture will introduce the improvement of the nuclear fuel cycle to achieve less burdensome waste disposal and more efficient use of resources. |
| Class 7 | Scenario and mass balance studies of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Summary of the entire lecture | An overview of nuclear fuel cycle simulators and scenario evaluation to understand nuclear energy utilization scenarios and technology deployment strategies will be explained. Finally, a summary of the series of lectures will be given. |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To improve the effectiveness of learning, students are expected to prepare for and review the contents of each class for approximately 100 minutes by referring to the appropriate sections of the textbook, handouts, etc.
Textbook(s)
Benedict、Pigford and Levi : Nuclear Chemical Engineering, McGraw Hill
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None in particular
Assessment criteria and methods
The level of understanding of the lectures is evaluated mainly by the reports given in the lectures.
Related courses
- NCL.D501 ： Special Lecture on Reactor Decommissioning
- TSE.A311 ： Introduction to Nuclear Engineering
- NCL.C403 ： Nuclear Chemical Engineering
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
None in particular
Other
The lecture content was renewed this year.
