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MAT3860   Nuclear Waste Immobilisation and Disposal   (10 credits)

 
Year Running: 2017/2018
Credit level: F6
Excluded   MAT3861   MAT4860  

Description

This unit considers management and methods of immobilization for nuclear waste. Wastes from the complete fuel cycle will be considered with methods and regulation for each main type of waste covered. Specific topics covered include:natural sources of radioactivity, definitions and classifications of wastemining, extraction and enrichment tailings, high-level, intermediate-level, and low-level classificationspre-treatment methods, vitrification technology, ceramic immobilization, and cementitous immobilisation, geological disposal, regulatory concerns and management, effects of transmutation and radiation damage on wasteform development. 

 

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type Hours
Independent 64.0
Lecture 24.0
Seminar 6.0
Tutorial 6.0
 

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type Duration % of formal assessment Semester
Course Work 0.0 100 % S2
 

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2017-18.