• Relevant physical terms of nuclear physics

• Decay heat removal- Borst-Wheeler equation

• The accidents in TMI- Three Mile Island, and Fukushima .

• Fission , chain reaction and reactor control systems

• Basics of nuclear cross sections

• Principles of reactor dynamics

• Reactor poisoning

• The Idaho and Chernobyl accidents

• Principles of the nuclear fuel cycle

• Reprocessing of irradiated fuel elements and vitrification of fission product solutions

• Interim storage of nuclear residues in surface facilities

• Multi barrier concepts for final disposal in deep geological formations

• The situation in the repositories Asse II, Konrad and Morsleben

The students

• understand the physical explanations of the known nuclear accidents

• can perform simplified calculations to demonstrate the accidents outcome.

• Define safety relevant properties of low/ intermediate / high level waste products

• Are able to evaluate principles and implications of reprocessing, storage and disposal options for nuclear waste.

Regular attendance: 14 h

self study 46 h

oral exam about 20 min.

AEA öffentliche Dokumentation zu den nukleare Ereignissen

K. Wirtz: Grundlagen der Reaktortechnik Teil I, II, Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe 1966

D. Emendorfer. K.H. Höcker: Theorie der Kernreaktoren, Teil I, II BI- Hochschultaschenbücher 1969

J. Duderstadt and L. Hamilton: Nuclear reactor Analysis, J. Wiley $ Sons , Inc. 1975 (in Englisch)

R.C. Ewing: The nuclear fuel cycle: a role for mineralogy and geochemistry. Elements vol. 2, p.331-339, 2006 (in Englisch)

J. Bruno, R.C. Ewing: Spent nuclear fuel. Elements vol. 2, p.343-349, 2006 (in Englisch)