Unit name | Nuclear Materials Behaviour |
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Unit code | MENGM0015 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Mostafavi |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
This unit covers the metallurgy and engineering structure-property relationships of reactor materials, focussing on structural and mechanical properties, and key life-limiting degradation mechanisms, such as creep-fatigue, corrosion, and radiation damage within reactor environments (e.g. PWR, AGR). Consequences on nuclear decommissioning will also be discussed.
Students will be able to:
Lectures including seminar talks by external nuclear experts in their specialist areas relevant to the unit topic. E-learning via industry partner training schemes.
Formative feedback will come from the results of the computer based test
The final mark is split as follows
Computer-based test (20%)
2-hour written exam (80%)