講義概要

Technologies in nuclear fuel cycle, e.g., fuel fabrication, uranium enrichment, fuel reprocessing, waste management, will be explained.

1. Introduction

2. Uranium chemistry

3. Mining and refining of nuclear fuel materials

4. Uranium enrichment

5. Fabrication of nuclear fuels

6. Reprocessing of spent fuel

7. Properties of actinide elements

8. Partitioning

9. Radioactive waste treatment

10. Radioactive waste disposal