Entry requirements

60 credits in science/engineering. Participation in Reactor Physics and Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Steam Turbine Technology.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course the student shall be able to:

• Provide an overview of the content of nuclear technology legislation and how the legislator's intentions are fulfilled at a nuclear facility
• Compare different types of radiation detectors and explain how ionizing radiation affects living organisms
• Explain how international safeguard works and how it affects the operation of a nuclear power plant
• Describe how experience feedback is used to learn from previous events to increase safety
• Motivate the principles of how projects are initiated, implemented, and concluded at a nuclear facility.

Content

Management of new and spent nuclear fuel.

Operational regulations

- Nuclear Technology Act.

- Examples of the Radiation Safety Authority's regulations for nuclear power operations.

Radiation Protection

- Basic radiation physics.

- Radiation detectors.

- Biological effects of ionizing radiation.

- Radiation Protection Act.

Safeguard

- History and development of safeguard.

- How the IAEA conducts safeguard.

Implementation of safeguard at Swedish nuclear facilities.

Experience Feedback

How experience feedback and further training are used to enhance safety at nuclear power plants.

How experience feedback is implemented in practice.

Project Management

Project management, e.g., organization, budget and budget monitoring, resource allocation at the project and activity levels, time and expense control, guiding documents, and document management, Gantt chart.

Instruction

Mandatory guest lectures, lesson exercises, and group seminars. Laboratory work with a nuclear power simulator.

Assessment

Written exam 4 credits, laboratory work 1 credit.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.