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NUE 303 — Analysis and Processes in Nuclear Fuel Cycles

2 units · NUE department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

relate the various technical and non-technical aspects of nuclear fuel cycle
have a deep knowledge of various uranium mining process and beneficiation
describe the enrichment processes and respective technologies
learn the fuel fabrication processes
Know the different reactor fuel types and their properties
explain fuel cycle economics and management;
identify the non-proliferation issues associated with spent fuels.

Course contents

Studies the relationship between technical and policy elements of the nuclear fuel cycle. Topics include uranium supply, enrichment, fuel fabrication, in-core reactivity and fuel management of uranium and other fuel types, used fuel reprocessing, and waste disposal. Presents principles of fuel cycle economics and the applied reactor physics of both contemporary and proposed thermal and fast reactors. Examine non-proliferation aspects, disposal of excess weapons plutonium, and transmutation of long-lived radioisotopes in spent fuel.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study NUE 303.

NUE 303 — Analysis and Processes in Nuclear Fuel Cycles

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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