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SH2614 The Nuclear Fuel Cycle 6.0 credits

• Explain the physics, chemistry and costs related to each step in the nuclear fuel cycle
• Use quality references and critical thinking to analytically solve problems related to the nuclear fuel cycle
• Assess the economic feasibility of different options for the nuclear fuel cycle

Information per course offering

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Termin

Information for Autumn 2025 Start 25 Aug 2025 programme students

Course location

AlbaNova

Duration
25 Aug 2025 - 12 Jan 2026
Periods
P1 (3.0 hp), P2 (3.0 hp)
Pace of study

17%

Application code

51448

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

English

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Course syllabus as PDF

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Course syllabus SH2614 (Autumn 2024–)
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Content and learning outcomes

Course disposition

• Lectures on important phases of the fuel cycle

• 1 field trip to STUDSVIK or Westinghouse
• 1 field trip to Oskarshamn
• 1 visit to the nuclear fuel lab of KTH
• Simple home assignments where problems are solved individually but peer-reviewed in groups
• 1 comprehensive final assignment
• 1 seminar to deliver the final assignment
• Oral exam

Course contents

Uranium degradation, uranium enrichment, fuel production, recycling and waste management, transportation.

Intended learning outcomes

After passing the course, the student should be able to design a realistic, economically and environmentally thoughtful fuel cycle for a country that uses nuclear power.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Knowledge in Nuclear Reactor Physics and Nuclear Reactor Technology. English B / English 6

Literature

You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

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

Examination

  • FÄL1 - Field trips, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • INL1 - Home assignments, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • PRO1 - Project report, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • SEM1 - Seminar, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Oral examen, 1.0 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.

The examiner, in consultation with the KTH Disability Coordinator (Funka), decides on any adapted examination for students with documented permanent impairment. The examiner may grant another examination form for reexamination of single students.

Other requirements for final grade

Pass grade on all parts.

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.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

Main field of study

Engineering Physics

Education cycle

Second cycle