This series of lectures presents specific aspects of nuclear reactors technology and main steps of their fuel cycle from uranium mining to radioactive waste management:

• Main structural materials of nuclear reactor core and primary system


• Introduction to neutron irradiation damages to core materials


• Main nuclear fuels, operating conditions and technology limits


• Introduction to fuel cycle techniques and economics: mining and processing of uranium ore, manufacturing of fuel, in-reactor utilisation, recycling of used fuel and radioactive waste management


• Main uranium enrichment techniques


• Main spent fuel treatment and recycling processes


• Main treatment and packaging techniques for radioactive waste


• Research on recycling techniques to reduce radioactive waste production and increase resistance to risks of proliferation


Last Modification : Thursday 28 February 2013