Course curriculum

  • 1

    Chapter 1 - Introduction & Background to Material Degradation

  • 2

    Chapter 2 - Physical Metallurgy of Structural Alloys

    • Physical Metallurgy - 2 h

    • Physical Metallurgy - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Physical Metallurgy

    • Two first chapters completed! What did you think?
  • 3

    Chapter 3 - Corrosion Basics

    • Corrosion Basics - 3 h

    • Corrosion Basics Aqueous Corrosion (1 of 3) - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Corrosion Basics Aqueous Corrosion (1 of 3)

    • Corrosion Basics and Electrochemistry - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Corrosion Basics and Electrochemistry

    • Corrosion Basics Aqueous Corrosion (2 of 3) - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Corrosion Basics Aqueous Corrosion (2 of 3)

    • Corrosion Basics Aqueous Corrosion (3 of 3) - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Corrosion Basics Aqueous Corrosion (3 of 3)

    • Basics of Corrosion Localised Corrosion and MIC (1 of 2) - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Basics of Corrosion Localised Corrosion and MIC (1 of 2)

    • Basics of Corrosion Localised Corrosion and MIC (2 of 2) - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Basics of Corrosion Localised Corrosion and MIC (2 of 2)
  • 4

    Chapter 4 - Environmentally-assisted Cracking of Austenitic and, Ni-base Alloys

    • Environmentally-Assisted Degradation of Structural Materials in Water Cooled Nuclear Reactors - 4 h

    • Stress Corrosion Cracking - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Stress Corrosion Cracking

    • SCC of Stainless Steels in PWRs - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • SCC of Stainless Steels in PWRs

    • SCC of Stainless Steels in PWRs (cont.) - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • SCC of Stainless Steels in PWRs (cont.)

    • IASCC of Stainless Steels in PWRs - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • IASCC of Stainless Steels in PWRs

    • PWSCC of Nickel Base Alloys in PWRs - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • PWSCC of Nickel Base Alloys in PWRs

    • PWSCC of Nickel Base Alloys in PWRs (cont.) - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • PWSCC of Nickel Base Alloys in PWRs (cont.)

    • Corrosion Mitigation in PWRs - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Corrosion Mitigation in PWRs
  • 5

    Test: Structural Material Degradation

    • Structural Material Degradation
  • 6

    Chapter 5 - Radiochemistry

    • Radiochemistry - 3h

    • Radiochemistry - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Radiochemistry
  • 7

    Chapter 6 - Primary Coolant Chemistry and CRUD formation

    • Primary Coolant Chemistry - 1h

    • Chemical Additives - 10h

    • Crud Formation - 5h

    • Crud Behaviour in Reactor - 4h

    • Primary Coolant Chemistry - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Primary Coolant Chemistry

    • Objectives and Historical Evolution - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Objectives and Historical Evolution

    • Chemical Additives - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Chemical Additives
  • 8

    Test: Primary PWR Coolant Chemistry and Corrosion

    • Primary PWR Coolant Chemistry and Corrosion Test
  • 9

    Chapter 7 - PWR T/H and Neutronics

  • 10

    Chapter 8 - Fuel Design and Manufacturing

  • 11

    Test: Fuel Design and Manufacturing

    • Fuel Design and Manufacturing Test
  • 12

    Chapter 9 - Fuel Performance during NO and AOO, part 1

    • Zr Alloy Materials - 1h

    • Microstructure and Effect of Irradiation on Zr - 1h

    • Basic Metallurgy and Microstructure - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Basic Metallurgy and Microstructure

    • Fuel Reliability, Primary Failures & Secondary Degradation - 4h

    • Fuel Reliability (1 of 2) - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Fuel Reliability (1 of 2)

    • Fuel Reliability (2 of 2) - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Fuel Reliability (2 of 2)

    • Corrosion and HPU - 7h

    • Corrosion and HPU - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Corrosion and HPU

    • Effects of Coolant Chemistry on Fuel Performance (cont.) - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Effects of Coolant Chemistry on Fuel Performance (cont.)

    • AOA Root Cause and Influence of Coolant Chemistry - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • AOA Root Cause and Influence of Coolant Chemistry

    • AOA Root Cause and Influence of Coolant Chemistry (cont.) - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • AOA Root Cause and Influence of Coolant Chemistry (cont.)

    • Dimensional Stability Introduction - 1h

    • Dimensional Stability Introduction - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Dimensional Stability Introduction

    • Irradiation Creep - 2h

    • Irradiation Creep - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Irradiation Creep

    • Irradiation Growth - 3h

    • Irradiation Growth - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Irradiation Growth

    • Fuel Assembly Bowing - 3h

    • Fuel Assembly Bowing - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Fuel Assembly Bowing
  • 13

    Test: Fuel Performance during Normal Operation & Anticipated Operational Occurrences, part 1

    • Fuel performance during normal operation and anticipated operational occurrences, part 1
  • 14

    Chapter 10 - Fuel Performance during NO and AOO, part 2

    • Deformation and Mechanical Properties of Zr Alloys - 3h

    • Deformation and Mechanical Properties of Zr Alloys - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Deformation and Mechanical Properties of Zr Alloys

    • The Effect of Hydrogen on Zirconium Alloy Properties - 20h

    • Hydrogen and Hydrides - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Hydrogen and Hydrides

    • Pellet Cladding Interaction - 3h

    • Pellet Cladding Interaction - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • Pellet Cladding Interaction

    • UO2 and MOX Fuel - 2h

    • UO2 and MOX Fuel (1 of 4) - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • UO2 and MOX Fuel (1 of 4)

    • UO2 and MOX Fuel (2 of 4) - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • UO2 and MOX Fuel (2 of 4)

    • UO2 and MOX Fuel (3 of 4) - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • UO2 and MOX Fuel (3 of 4)

    • UO2 and MOX Fuel (4 of 4) - Presentation for upcoming lecture

    • UO2 and MOX Fuel (4 of 4)

    • Performance of Ni-base Alloys

    • Fuel Performance Codes - 1h
  • 15

    Test: Fuel Performance during Normal Operation and Anticipated Operational Occurrences, part 2

    • Fuel performance during normal operation and anticipated operational occurrences, part 2
  • 16

    Chapter 11 - PWR Control Rods, Fuel Performance during Accident Conditions & Interim Dry Storage

  • 17

    Final exam

    • PWR Control Rods, Fuel performance during accident conditions and interim dry storage

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