OPTION 3

This teaching unit covers the various aspects of the current fuel cycle and future nuclear cycles. It will cover concepts relating to the front end of the cycle (mineral resources, uranium extraction and purification, isotopic enrichment), the passage of fuels through nuclear reactors, and the back end of the cycle (reprocessing of spent fuel, recycling of recoverable materials and fuel remanufacturing, management of final nuclear waste). This will be followed by several aspects relating to future nuclear fuel cycles, in particular the use of unconventional resources, advanced separation concepts, and the development of fourth-generation reactors.

Hourly volumes:

            CM: 3 p.m.

            Tutorial: 5 hours

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Metallurgy encompasses all industries and techniques involved in the processing of metals.

Hourly volumes:

            CM: 11

            TD: 9

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