Program Overview

Decommissioning, Waste & Environmental Management

(Mod 4 NTEC Programme)

Course Overview

This short course covers the scientific, environmental, and socio-political issues surrounding the decommissioning of nuclear facilities. Students will gain knowledge of environmental principles and the storage of nuclear waste.

Learning Outcomes and Aims

On completion of this module, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the scientific, environmental, and socio-political issues surrounding the decommissioning of nuclear facilities.
• Understand and critically evaluate the overall environmental principles applicable to plant decommissioning and storage of nuclear waste.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the principal plant and equipment requirements for processing nuclear waste products.
• Understand and critically evaluate the impacts of radioactive waste on the environment and community.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge and critical understanding of Strategic Environmental Assessments, and an ability to apply that knowledge to case studies in the decommissioning of nuclear facilities and the storage of nuclear waste.
• Demonstrate an awareness of the principal sources of data on environmental and socio-political issues surrounding the decommissioning of nuclear facilities and the storage of nuclear waste, and display an ability to acquire and use that material.

Delivery

• Campus: Preston
• Study Mode: Part-time
• Start Date: Start dates are varied

Fees and Funding

The fee information can be found on the NTEC website.

Learning and Assessment

Following the week of teaching, students will complete an assignment based on the module covered. The assignment requires approximately 70 hours of input, it will be assessed and marked. Students will undertake their assignment at their place of work or at home. The assignment will be submitted about 8 weeks after the teaching week.

If students are required to complete a module exam, this will occur some weeks after the taught section of the course.

Industry Links

The University has good links with many nuclear employers such as Sellafield, NNL, BAe Systems Barrow, Westinghouse, and ONR.

The NTEC MSc is accredited by the:

• Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
• Energy Institute (EI)
• Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3)

Academic Expertise

Dr. Javad Yazdani Senior Lecturer

School

This course is delivered by the School of Engineering and Computing

Regulations and Policies

For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information.

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