Basic Information
Last update : 2012-03-13
Title : 2012-International Seminar on Nuclear Fuel Cycle, session 2
Country : France
Organisation : CEA
Language : English
Venue : Saclay, France
Start date : Monday 8 October 2012
Start date : Friday 19 October 2012
ENEN European Master : Yes
Course details
- The nuclear fuel cycle: an overview.
- Geology of uranium: exploration, mining and resources.
- From uranium ore to yellow cake: the concentration stage.
- From uranium ore concentrates to uranium hexafluoride UF6.
- Uranium enrichment: overview
- Boiler/Fuel: the constraints.
- Fuel assembly: general design.
- Recycling industry: Mixed oxide fuel (Mox).
- Fuel rod and assembly: thermal-mechanical design.
- Fuel services.
- Uranium enrichment by gaseous diffusion and ultracentrifugation processes.
- Options for spent fuel management.
- French experience with interim storage technologies.
- Transport of nuclear fuel cycle materials.
- Fuel cycle front-end: technical and economical aspects.
- Reprocessed uranium recycling.
- Reprocessing operations and technology.
- Inventory of fuel cycle wastes and long term waste management.
- R&D in the field of the long-lived nuclear waste management: advanced separation, transmutation and long-term interim storage..
Administrative information
How to apply :
Please contact th organizer:
nadia.nowacki@cea.fr
Deadline of application :
Wednesday 5 September 2012
Downloads
Document 1
For further information
Please refer the leaflet below
and the INSTN web site:
http://www-instn.cea.fr/Nuclear-fuel-cycle_theme_form_id1510.html
or contact the programme manager:
lionel.bion@cea.fr
