Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Management
From uranium mining to enrichment, reprocessing and the disposal of radioactive waste.
NUC-420 Year 4 3 credits 12 lessons planned
Offered by HSM University · Nuclear Engineering
Course content
- 1The fuel cycleComing
- 2Uranium mining and millingComing
- 3Conversion and enrichmentComing
- 4Fuel fabricationComing
- 5Spent fuel characteristicsComing
- 6Interim storageComing
- 7Reprocessing and recyclingComing
- 8Waste classificationComing
- 9Low- and intermediate-level wasteComing
- 10Deep geological repositoriesComing
- 11US policy after Yucca MountainComing
- 12Non-proliferation and safeguardsComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
From uranium mining to enrichment, reprocessing and the disposal of radioactive waste.
Part of the Engineering stream, typically taken in year 4.