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- Graduate major in Nuclear Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Yano Toyohiko Takahashi Minoru
- Class Format
- Lecture
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon3-4(原講571, North No.2, 5F-571) Thr3-4(原講571, North No.2, 5F-571)
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- Course number
- NCL.N403
- Credits
- 2
- Academic year
- 2016
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2016/5/27
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
This course focuses on materials issue related to fission nuclear reactors, and covers the fundamentals of nuclear materials and structural mechanics.
The contents are as follows:
a) Introduction of reactor types and major components of each reactor.
b) Materials science of nuclear fuel materials.
c) Coolants and control materials.
d) Cladding materials.
e) Neutron radiation damage and introduction of crystalline defects into crystals.
f) Property changes due to neutron irradiation.
g) Thermal stability of defects.
h) Structural mechanics of fuel assembly and reactor systems
Aim of this course includes getting knowledge of nuclear materials and irradiation damage, structure of nuclear reactor components and required strength for them. These knowledge is the base for nuclear safety consideration.
Student learning outcomes
Students will be able to explain and discuss
1) Major components of fission nuclear reactors,
(a) such as nuclear fuels, structural materials, (b) control materials, coolants, (c) shielding materials,
from the view of materials science
2) Radiation damage of structural materials
3) Structural mechanics of nuclear reactors
Keywords
Fission nuclear reactor, Nuclear material, Fuel and structural materials, Neutron radiation damage, Defects in crystals, Structural mechanics, Structural design
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
1) The instructor explains with writing on the board. Students should take notes.
2) Attendance is taken in every class.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Nuclear fission reaction and variety of nuclear fission reactors. Main components of nuclear reactors. | |
| Class 2 | Fabrication process of metals and relation to their mechanical properties. | |
| Class 3 | Requirements of materials properties for nuclear applications. | |
| Class 4 | Interaction between neutrons and materials | |
| Class 5 | Structural defects in crystal | |
| Class 6 | Introduction of crystalline defects into materials and their recovery. | |
| Class 7 | Properties of mettalic fuel materials and their irradiation response. | |
| Class 8 | Properties of oxide fuels and their irradiation response. | |
| Class 9 | Structural materials and thier irradiation response. | |
| Class 10 | Control materials, coolants and shielding materials | Midterm exam. |
| Class 11 | Fundamentals on structural integrity of components in nuclear power plant | |
| Class 12 | Fundamentals on structural design of nuclear reactor: (1) Material mechanics | |
| Class 13 | Fundamentals on structural design of nuclear reactor: (2) Strength design of nuclear reactor components | |
| Class 14 | Structural design of light water reactor | |
| Class 15 | Structural design of fast water reactor |
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Benjamin Ma, Nuclear reactor materials and applications, Van Norstrand reinhold company, ISBN:0-442-22559-8
Murray and Holbert, Nuclear Energy, 7th edition, Elsevier ISBN:978-0-12-416654-7
Assessment criteria and methods
Students’ course scores are based on midterm and final exams.
Related courses
- NCL.C401 ： Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering
- NCL.D401 ： Experiments for Materials related to Decommissioning A
- TSE.A202 ： Solid Mechanics and Structure Engineering
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
No prerequisites.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).
Toyohiko Yano (tyano[at]nr.titech.ac.jp, 3380)
Minoru Takahashi (mtakahas[at]nr.titech.ac.jp, 2957)
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.
