2023 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
Basic Nuclear Engineering 2
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Yukitaka Kato / Takehiko Tsukahara / Hiroki Takasu / Masahiko Nakase
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Mon (S4-203(S423))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TSE.A338
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The basic theories for Uranium isotope separation process and the spent nuclear fuel reprocessing as the main stage of the nuclear fuel cycle are lectured.
Course description and aims
To learn extraction process theory and the separation cascade theory for Uranium isotope separation process and the spent nuclear fuel reprocessing.
Keywords
Uranium isotope separation, nuclear fuel reprocessing, separating cascade theory, the extraction process theory
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lecture of 90 minutes and the quiz on the lecture
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | Understanding of structure and characteristics of the nuclear fuel cycle |
| Class 2 | Isotope separation (1) | Understanding of Uranium isotope separation and isolation cascade (1) |
| Class 3 | Isotope separation (2) | Understanding of Uranium isotope separation and isolation cascade (2) |
| Class 4 | Reprocessing(1) | Understanding of nuclear fuel reprocessing and solvent extraction (1) |
| Class 5 | Reprocessing(2) | Understanding of nuclear fuel reprocessing and solvent extraction (2) |
| Class 6 | Advanced Reprocessing | Understanding of advanced reprocessing process and waste |
| Class 7 | Final disposal | Understanding of final disposal process and technologies |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Benedict、Pigford and Levi : Nuclear Chemical Engineering, McGraw Hill
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Nothin special
Evaluation methods and criteria
The level of understanding of basic theory for cascade theory and solvent extraction theory are evaluated. Report (60%) and in-class exercises (40%) are used for the performance evaluation.
Related courses
- NCL.D501
Prerequisites
Nothin special