Module manager: Professor M Fairweather
Email: m.fairweather@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2023/24
| CAPE3331 | Nuclear Operations |
| CAPE5370M | Nuclear Engineering and the Nuclear Industry |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
At the end of the module, students will be able to identify, discuss and analyse the technological, economic and policy factors that will govern the future of the nuclear industry, both in the UK and overseas.
Students will develop the ability to conduct analyses of potential future pathways for the nuclear industry, encompassing technological, economic and policy factors and to some extent their interplay.
Ability to apply nuclear engineering knowledge gained elsewhere in the curriculum to open-ended and interdisciplinary issues in the future of nuclear power.
- Economic, political and public acceptance of the future of nuclear power
- Advanced fuel cycles and reactors (Gen-IV reactors, thorium fuel cycle, non-PUREX processing)
- Future technologies such as fusion
- Other topics relevant to the future of the UK and to a lesser extent the international nuclear industry, such as the future nuclear enterprise.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Tutorial | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Private study hours | 132 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 18 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150 | ||
- Completion of case studies
- Independent study of the issues raised by the seminar speakers
- Preparation for tutorials.
- Performance in case studies
- Contributions to discussions in tutorial sessions.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Case Study | 0 |
| Report | Technology Roadmap | 80 |
| Presentation | . | 20 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
There is no reading list for this module
Last updated: 1/25/2024
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