2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Graduate major in Nuclear Engineering
Safety and Regional Symbiosis for Nuclear Energy
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Nuclear Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Hiroaki Tsutsui
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- NCL.F454
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 5, 2026
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
[Outline]
This course covers the question of what process is followed when creating nuclear power plants in order to ensure their safety, and comprehensively covers design techniques and regulatory systems for nuclear power from a manufacturing viewpoint, making students to think about the future of nuclear power safety. Students will also think about how the society with nuclear power plants relate to nuclear power, how they have coexisted, the historical understanding, and future regional coexistence, offering as an example Fukui Prefecture, which has experienced injuries from a steam generator's heat transfer pipe, and a sodium leak accident. Students will also perform integrity tests and experiments for nuclear reactor, while also visiting nuclear power related facilities, learning about the response after the Fukushima plant accident and the current situation.
This 5-day intensive course is held in collaboration with Fukui University, Osaka University, etc. during summer vacation at Fukui University.
[Goals]
Students will gain an understanding of the total picture relating to the construction and operation of nuclear power plants. Students will also experience and learn the basics of experimental technology for nuclear power plants.
Course description and aims
A student will acquire a broad perspective in order to work in the nuclear power industry.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
Some lectures will be conducted by researchers of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency working at the forefront.
Keywords
Nuclear power plant, Safety, Regional symbiosis, Test of materials used for nuclear power plants
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This 5-day intensive course is held at Fukui University during the summer break, in cooperation with Fukui University and Osaka University, etc.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction to Nuclear System Safety |
Safety Design of Fast Reactor Plant Systems, etc. |
| Class 2 | Basic Research of Light Water Reactor Safety |
Fundamental Research for Enhancing the Safety of Light Water Reactors |
| Class 3 | Introduction to the nuclear fuel cycle |
Overview of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: From Uranium Mining to Fuel Fabrication and Reprocessing at Power Plants |
| Class 4 | Treatment and disposal of radioactive waste |
Characteristics of Radioactive Waste, Disposal Methods, and Approaches to Ensuring Safety |
| Class 5 | Facility outline explanation |
Overview of the Monju Fast Breeder Reactor Prototype and Kansai Electric Power Company's Mihama Nuclear Power Station |
| Class 6 | Facility tour |
Tour of the Monju Fast Breeder Reactor Prototype and Kansai Electric Power Company's Mihama Nuclear Power Plant |
| Class 7 | Facility tour |
Tour of the Monju Fast Breeder Reactor Prototype and Kansai Electric Power Company's Mihama Nuclear Power Plant |
| Class 8 | Regional symbiosis of nuclear power plants |
From the siting of nuclear power facilities in Fukui to the present |
| Class 9 | Social consensus building |
Practices and Challenges in Dialogue within the Community |
| Class 10 | Nuclear Power and Regional Coexistence |
Discussion with Stakeholders in Nuclear Power Plant Host Communities |
| Class 11 | Structural soundness evaluation |
The Purpose of Fracture Mechanics, Fracture Mechanics Parameters, and Their Application in the Nuclear Field |
| Class 12 | Structural soundness evaluation guidance |
Approach to Reactor Structural Safety and Procedures for Structural Integrity Assessment |
| Class 13 | Structural safety training (1) |
Non-Destructive Testing Practice: Visual Testing (VT) and Penetrant Testing (PT) |
| Class 14 | Structural safety training (2) |
Destructive Evaluation Practice, Calculation of Destructive Parameters and Ultimate Strength Evaluation (Stress Test) |
| Class 15 | Structural safety training (3) |
Destructive testing, verification of evaluation accuracy, and discussion of safety |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Textbooks are distributed for this course.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Reports
Related courses
- NCL.F451 ： Nuclear Engineering Science I
Prerequisites
None
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Hiroaki TSUTSUI (htsutsui[at]zc.iir.isct.ac.jp)
Office hours
10:00-17:00
Prior appointment by e-mail is required.