Prof. Hamid Aït Abderrahim – Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve

3 ECTS

84 hours study time

24 contact hours theory

8 contact hours exercises/laboratory sessions/visits

0 hours additional personal work (reading etc.)

Learning Outcomes

• Describe the specifics of the different reactor codes
• Master the adjoint theory for neutron transport
• Describe the 6 GEN IV designs accepted by the GIF
• Give an overview on the on-going developments for Gen IV systems and perspective of deployment
• Compare GEN IV with GEN II and GEN III reactors.
• Give specific attention to the Accelerator Driven System and its role in closing the fuel cycle
• Give an overview of international networks and research infrastructures for GEN IV systems
  
  

Content

• Reactor codes and adjoint theory – 4h
• Reactor Physics for fast reactors – 4h
• GEN IV reactor technologies – 6h
• ADS reactor physics and technology – 6h
• GEN IV and the closed fuel cycle – 4h

• Lab session – GUINEVERE – 4h
• Exercise session on reactor codes – 4h
  
  

Course material and reference books

• Introduction to Nuclear Engineering – John R. Lamarsh – Third Edition
• Reference Book for Accelerator Driven Systems will be provided
  
  

Pre-assumed knowledge or prerequisites

• Nuclear reactor theory
• Introduction to nuclear physics and measurements
• Nuclear fuel cycle

Grading and examination