Level of study
BAC +4
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Description
This teaching unit covers the various basic elements that allow us to understand natural or artificial radioactivity phenomena. The aim is to introduce all the concepts related to the phenomena of parentage, natural radioactive families and their associated environmental consequences, dating methods, methods of production of radionuclides and their use in various fields as well as anthropic contributions. Various examples from industry, nuclear energy, radiochemistry, geochemistry and nuclear medicine will support the basic concepts discussed.
Hourly volumes* :
CM : 12h
TD : 8h
Objectives
The objective of this course is to provide students with a broad base of knowledge ranging from the description of radioactive decay phenomena and radioactive filiations to the different categories of radioelements and radionuclides and their potential applications. It will also include an inventory of the different categories of primordial or induced natural radioactivity and artificial radioactivity.
Necessary pre-requisites
Chemistry, chemistry-physics or physical science courses
Knowledge control
Continuous control
Syllabus
General :
- History and discoveries
- Description of the radioactive decay phenomena
- Notion of decay period
- Concepts of radioelement and radionuclide
- Fertile or fissile material
- Fission reaction and fission products
- Radioactive affiliations:
- Examples of filiation to one or more bodies
- Extension of the problem to the case of n-body filiations (Bateman's law)
- Consequences for the upstream nuclear power cycle
- Consequences for the management of certain nuclear waste
- Radioactive families:
- Case of the families of natural decay
- Specific role of radon
- Applications in geochemical dating methods
- Inventory of radioactive phenomena :
- Radioactive phenomena of natural origin
- Radioactive phenomena of artificial origin
- Induced phenomena
- Anthropogenic contribution
- Role of Radon in the radio-ecotoxicological inventory
- Chemical, physical, radiochemical, geochemical and medical applications
The teaching will take place in the form of lectures and tutorials applied to cases from different fields of application in industry such as radiochemistry, nuclear medicine, geochemistry and the environment.
Additional information
Administrative contact(s): Secretariat Master Chemistry