På Svenska

KD2430 Nuclear Fuel Cycle 9.0 credits

Kärnbränslecykelns kemi

  • Educational level

    Second cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    D

  • Subject area

    Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Course offerings

Autumn 12 for programme students

Autumn 13 for programme students

Learning outcomes

After the course the student should be able to:

-Describe radioactive decay and explain how different types of radiation interact with different media

-Calculate the activity of a substance by knowing the mass

-Understand how biological material is influenced by ionizing radiation

-Describe how radionuclides are enriched in natural systems

-Outline all the different parts of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle and describe them in chemical therms

-Explain the chemical impact of the different parts and describe the environmental impact

-Understand what principles a geological repository of spent nuclear fuel lean on and describe the important chemical processes whithin this system

-Relate the properties of the actinides to their chemistry

.

Course main content

-Radioactive decay

-Interaction between ionizing radiation and materia

-Chemical and biological impact of ionizing radiation

-Mining of Uranium

-Enrichment of Uranium and fuel production

-Reactor chemistry

-Reprocessing of nuclear fuel

-Accidents related to the Nuclear industry

-Nuclear bomb testing

-Risk philosophy

Study visits at nuclear power plants

Eligibility

Admission requirements for independent students:
75 university credits (hp) in chemistry or chemical engineering, 20 university credits (hp) in mathematics and 6 university credits (hp) in computer science or corresponding. Documented proficiency in English corresponding to English B.

Admission requirements for programme students at KTH:
At least 150 credits from grades 1, 2 and 3 of which at least 110 credits from years 1 and 2, and bachelor's work must be completed, within a programme that includes:
75 university credits (hp) in chemistry or chemical engineering, 20 university credits (hp) in mathematics and 6 university credits (hp) in computer science or corresponding.

Literature

G. Choppin, J.Rydberg, J.O Liljenzin. Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry
Handouts

Examination

  • PRO1 - Project, 2.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • STU1 - Study Visits, 1.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Examination, 6.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Requirements for final grade

Study visits (STU1; 1 hp)
Project (PRO1; 2 hp)
Examination (TEN1; 6 hp)

Offered by

CHE/Chemistry

Contact

Examiner

Susanna Wold <wold@kth.se>

Supplementary information

The course has the same content as the course KD2090 Nuclear Fuel Cycle as well as KD2080 Nuclear Chemistry (the fundamental nuclear chemistry part of the course)

Only one of the courses KD2430 and KD2090 may be included in the exam.

Version

Course plan valid from: Spring 11.
Examination information valid from: Spring 11.