CE2010 Nuclear Chemistry 7.5 credits
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Application
For course offering
Autumn 2024 Start 28 Oct 2024 programme students
Application code
51186
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Basic nuclear chemistry including radiation protection
- Radioactive decay
- Interaction of radiation with matter
- Principles for measuring ionizing radiation
- The first principles for chemical and biological effects of ionizing radiation
- Basic radiation protection
The nuclear fuel cycle
- Open and closed nuclear fuel cycles
- How nuclear energy is converted to electricity
- Production and reprocessing of nuclear fuel
- Geological repositories for used nuclear fuel
Nuclear medicine
- The use of radionuclides within diagnostics and treatment
Radio ecology
- Radionuclides in the environment
Industrial applications for non-nuclear sectors
Intended learning outcomes
After graduating from the course, the students should be able to:
- explain and apply basic concepts and relations within nuclear chemistry
- calculate doses and recommend suitable radiation protection for different exposure situations
- describe all steps of different nuclear fuel cycles
- describe and explain the use of radionuclides in nuclear medicine
- explain how radionuclides affect and accumulate in natural systems
- give example of and explain principles for industrial applications for non-nuclear sectors
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Completed degree project 15 credits, 75 credits in chemistry or chemical engineering, 20 credits in mathematics and programming, English B/6.
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Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
Examination
- PRO1 - Project assignment, 2.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
- TEN1 - Written exam, 5.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
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Supplementary information
Only one of the courses CE2010, KD2430 and KD2090 may be included in the degree.