Reactor Materials Technology
Description: Includes the study of mechanical, thermophysical and nuclear-physical properties of materials; thermoradiation and corrosion resistance; compatibility issues; traditional and advanced designs of fuel rod. Obtaining knowledge about the main types, classes and groups of materials, their compositions and properties; modern methods of creating promising materials and their compositions
Amount of credits: 5
Пререквизиты:
- Chemistry
Course Workload:
Types of classes | hours |
---|---|
Lectures | 15 |
Practical works | 30 |
Laboratory works | |
SAWTG (Student Autonomous Work under Teacher Guidance) | 30 |
SAW (Student autonomous work) | 75 |
Form of final control | Exam |
Final assessment method | Written exam |
Component: Component by selection
Cycle: Profiling disciplines
Goal
- Formation in students of holistic ideas about nuclear reactors and the structural materials used in them, the patterns of changes in their properties under the influence of irradiation and corrosion, their compatibility with various types of nuclear fuel
Objective
- Study of the structure, composition and properties of the main structural materials used in reactor building; study of critical physical processes affecting the properties of materials; study of the evolution of the structure and properties of materials during fuel burnout, corrosion processes and irradiation with particles of various types; study of the compatibility of structural materials with various types of nuclear fuel
Learning outcome: knowledge and understanding
- Knowledge and understanding of the main types, classes and groups of materials, their composition and properties (nuclear fuel, coolants, moderators, structural materials, protection materials). Dependences of the main properties and characteristics of nuclear power plants on the material composition of the core and its design features, the physical characteristics of the moderators and the fundamental design solutions for units and elements of the reactor core and the reactor plant as a whole.
Learning outcome: applying knowledge and understanding
- Apply the acquired knowledge to determine the optimal combinations of core materials depending on the purpose and type of power plants, as well as justify the decisions made.
Learning outcome: formation of judgments
- Own a culture of thinking, generalize and analyze design solutions of developed and being created power plants, choose the most effective methods and methods for performing professional tasks.
Learning outcome: communicative abilities
- Be able to work in a team, communicate effectively with the team, management. Be able to listen and understand people, influence them, establish good personal and business relationships with them.
Learning outcome: learning skills or learning abilities
- Independently determine the tasks of professional and personal development; engage in self-education; organize their own activities based on the goal and ways to achieve it.
Teaching methods
program oriented studies
debates and discussions
educational and research technology
technology of distance learning
Assessment of the student's knowledge
Teacher oversees various tasks related to ongoing assessment and determines students' current performance twice during each academic period. Ratings 1 and 2 are formulated based on the outcomes of this ongoing assessment. The student's learning achievements are assessed using a 100-point scale, and the final grades P1 and P2 are calculated as the average of their ongoing performance evaluations. The teacher evaluates the student's work throughout the academic period in alignment with the assignment submission schedule for the discipline. The assessment system may incorporate a mix of written and oral, group and individual formats.
Period | Type of task | Total |
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1 rating | Individual tasks | 0-100 |
Delivery of lecture material | ||
Abstract on a given topic | ||
Testing | ||
2 rating | Individual tasks | 0-100 |
Delivery of lecture material | ||
Abstract on a given topic | ||
Testing | ||
Total control | Exam | 0-100 |
The evaluating policy of learning outcomes by work type
Type of task | 90-100 | 70-89 | 50-69 | 0-49 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Excellent | Good | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory |
Evaluation form
The student's final grade in the course is calculated on a 100 point grading scale, it includes:
- 40% of the examination result;
- 60% of current control result.
The final grade is calculated by the formula:
FG = 0,6 | MT1+MT2 | +0,4E |
2 |
Where Midterm 1, Midterm 2are digital equivalents of the grades of Midterm 1 and 2;
E is a digital equivalent of the exam grade.
Final alphabetical grade and its equivalent in points:
The letter grading system for students' academic achievements, corresponding to the numerical equivalent on a four-point scale:
Alphabetical grade | Numerical value | Points (%) | Traditional grade |
---|---|---|---|
A | 4.0 | 95-100 | Excellent |
A- | 3.67 | 90-94 | |
B+ | 3.33 | 85-89 | Good |
B | 3.0 | 80-84 | |
B- | 2.67 | 75-79 | |
C+ | 2.33 | 70-74 | |
C | 2.0 | 65-69 | Satisfactory |
C- | 1.67 | 60-64 | |
D+ | 1.33 | 55-59 | |
D | 1.0 | 50-54 | |
FX | 0.5 | 25-49 | Unsatisfactory |
F | 0 | 0-24 |
Topics of lectures
- 1 Materials and designs of nuclear reactors
- Main mechanisms of thermoradiation damage
- 3 Nuclear fuel
- 4 Coolants and moderators
- 5 Structural materials of the reactor core
- 6 Absorbent materials
- 7 Fuel elements
- 8 Technology for the production of fuel elements
- 9 The IAEA is the world's centre for cooperation in the nuclear field and seeks to promote the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies
Key reading
- 1 Tashlykov O.L. Osnovy yadernoj energetiki. Uchebnoe posobie. - Izdatel'stvo Ural'skogo universiteta, 2016. - 212 s. 2 Kolin Takker Kak upravlyat' yadernym reaktorom. - Izdatelstvo DMK-Press, 2019. - 230 s. 3 Toplivo i materialy yadernoj tekhniki. Uch. posobie. L.A. Belyaev, A.V. Vorob'ev, P.M. Gavrilov, D.V. Gvozdyakov, V.E. Gubin. Tomsk: Izd-vo TPU. 2010 4 V.I. Bojko i dr. Perspektivnye yadernye toplivnye cikly i reaktory novogo pokoleniya. Tomsk: Izd-vo TPU, 2005 Atomizdat. 1977. - 256 s
Further reading
- 1 Skorov D.M., Bychkov YU.F., Dashkovskij A.I. Reaktornoe materialovedenie. M. Atomizdat. 1979 2 I.YA. Emel'yanov, V.I. Mihan, V.I. Solonin. Konstruirovanie yadernyh reaktorov.M.: Energoizdat. 1982. - 400 s. 3 F.YA. Ovchinnikov, L.I. Golubev, V.D. Dobrynin, V.I. Klochkov, V.V. Semenov, V.M. Cybenko. Ekspluatacionnye rezhimy vodo-vodyanyh energeticheskih yadernyh reaktorov. M.: Atomizdat, 1977 4 Budov V.F., Farafonov V.A. Konstruirovanie osnovnogo oborudovaniya AES. M.:Energoatomizdat. 1985 5 Konstrukcionnye materialy yadernyh reaktorov. V 2-h ch. CH. II. Struktura, svojstva, naznachenie. Uchebnoe posobie dlya vuzov. Pod red. M.N. Beskorovajnogo. M. Atomizdat. 1977. - 256 s