2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Common courses
Introduction to nuclear energy technologies
- Academic unit or major
- Common courses
- Instructor(s)
- Yukitaka Kato / Takuya Harada / Koichiro Takao / Takehiko Tsukahara / Yoshinao Kobayashi / Katsumi Yoshida
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- XMC.A303
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Toward the carbon-neutral society construction, atomic energy and safe utilization are critically expected as "zero-carbon energy and technology". Integrated field of nuclear engineering is comprehensively introduced mainly in viewpoint of materials and chemical engineering, focused on energy theory, advanced reactor, fuel cycle, decommissioning, and back-end technology.
Course description and aims
This course aims at comprehensive understanding of the cocept of "Green Transformation" toward the carbon-neutral society construction by studying various energy systems, carbon circulating technology, energy materials and chemical technology centered in nuclear energy development with total energy strategy.
Keywords
carbon neutrality, zero-carbon energy, energy system, carbon circulating technology, advanced reactor, nuclear fusion, fuel cycle, back-end technology
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lectures are lively distributed by zoom system. Handout materials or references will be given. Comprehension check will be made in report style for each class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Energy system with atomic energy toward carbon neutral society. | Comrehesion check report. |
| Class 2 | Carbon circulating technology. | Comrehesion check report. |
| Class 3 | Materials technology for nuclear fission and fusion systems. | Comrehesion check report. |
| Class 4 | Nuclear fuel cycle technology. | Comrehesion check report. |
| Class 5 | Materials technology for advanced reactors. | Comrehesion check report. |
| Class 6 | Back-end technology. | Comrehesion check report. |
| Class 7 | Safe decommissioning of reactors having experienced severe accident. | Comrehesion check report. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 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)
Not specified.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Handout materials or references will be given.
Evaluation methods and criteria
(1) Comprehensive assessment based on a variety of in-class quizzes
(2) Homework reports for the topics
Related courses
- CAP.E361 ： Radiation Chemistry
- MAT.M302 ： Physical Chemistry in Metals
Prerequisites
Not especially. Student having interest in atomic energy technology and engineering and carbon neutrality.
Other
Not especially.