Objectives and competences
Objectives:
To acquire basic knowledge about the role and integration of nuclear electricity generation in the energy system (world level, EU and Slovenia). The course introduces all aspects of nuclear energy generation: carbon free generation of electricity, price of generataing electricity, waste and fuel supply. The course debates different sustainable power generation options.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Energy use in general
- Sustainability of energy use
- Energy policy
- Climate change
- Electricity supply and demand, system and market integration
- Nuclear electricity generation and system integration
Nuclear reactors
- History
- Different types in use
- Nuclear systems
Nuclear fuel cycle
Radwaste, Radiation protection
- Industrial waste and institutional waste
- Introduction to radiation protection and RW managment
Economics
- Life cycle cost of electricity
- System costs
- Electricity market
- Electricity market regulation
- Nuclear safety regulation
Other nuclear energy applications
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures: students learn about the theory.
Exercises: avditorial exercises include 10 hours of field visit and work where students meet practical examples of nuclear energy use in real operating conditions.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding
Student explains basic principles of nuclear electricity generation. Students lists and defines typical and specific attributes of nuclear energy use: low-carbon source of energy, low raw material consumption, capital intensity of this technology, radioactive waste and specific of safety requirements, nuclear regulation and licensing. Students lists advanced nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors, fusion, nuclear hydrogen and AMR.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Application
Knowledge is the basis for future understanding of the nuclear energy role in world wide sustainable energy supply.
Readings
All about Nuclear Energy, Bertrand Barre, Paris, 2003
Nuclear Renaissance, W. J. Nuttall, IoP Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol, 2005
Ian Hore-Lacy ; Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century,World Nuclear University Press, London, 2006
Projected Costs of Generating Electricity (2015 Edition), OECD, NEA, Paris, France, 2016
Synthesis on the Economics of Nuclear Energy, William D’haeseleer, University of Leuven, EIB, Luxembourg, 2013
Poročil o stanju na področju energetike v Sloveniji vletu 2016, Agencija Republike Slovenije za energijo, Maribor, 2017
Poročilo o varstvu pred ionizirajočimi sevanji in jedrski varnosti v Republiki Sloveniji leta 2016, Uprava RS za jedrsko varnost, Ljubljana, 2017
Additional information on implementation and assessment Type (examination, oral, coursework, project):
Writen exam, 50%
oral exam. 50 %
