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MBE6105 - Decommissioning and Waste Management

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
Pre-cursor(s)
MBE3107 / AP3202 or equivalent
Course Offering Term*:
Not offering in current academic year

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

This course aims to give students a broad understanding of the management of backend nuclear fuel cycle which includes interim storage of spent nuclear fuels after discharged from the reactors, recycling and reprocessing of spent nuclear fuels, final disposal of spent nuclear fuels and high-level radioactive waste. An overview of the disposal of low-level radioactive waste and decommissioning a nuclear power plant will also be given. The two US geologic repository programs will be used to illustrate the steps of developing a geologic repository program and how to demonstrate its long-term safety after closure.

Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)

Quizzes: 10%
Term paper/oral presentations: 30%
Examination: 60%
Examination Duration: 2.5 hours
 
Detailed Course Information

MBE6105.pdf

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Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering