Nuclear Engineering program

Learning objectives in terms of professional skills (the know and the know-how)

• Waste management
• Analysis and resolution of problems associated with the decommissioning of nuclear facilities
• Project management and planning
• Radioprotection associated with waste and decommissioning
• Economy of decommissioning
• Rules and regulations associated decommissioning and waste management

Pedagogical objectives and prospects

“Decommissioning and waste management” represents a privileged area for :

• engineering sciences (chemical, mechanical, electrical engineering, instrumentation …)
• approach of complexity : each case is unique and complex
• field approach
• innovation and creativity : figure about the best achievable solution, according to the
• constraints of the system (technical, delay, budget)

Consequences :

• Lectures are performed by professionals (ORANO, CEA, EDF, ANDRA) deeply involved in the field (operational and R&D points of view)
• Practical sessions, case studies and a project based on a real case ofdismantling and waste management of an facility
• Numerous visits : e.g. hot cells and laboratories (CEA/Saclay or FAR), fuel cycle plants (ORANO La Hague), Andra’s Disposal Facilities, CEA/Marcoule dismantling and R&D activities...
• Internships in industrial environments (except for students who want to continue in PhD)

Schedule

Courses start in September until March and are divide into four blocks (see table below)

The internship starts in April until the end of September (20 weeks minimum, 24 weeks maximum)

This specialism provides job opportunities in fields associated firstly with the management and treatment of radioactive waste, and secondly with the decommissioning of nuclear installations of all kinds.

This master notably provides such opportunities as:

• Engineering design, with a particular focus on the nature and phasing of decommissioning operations, or the design of waste storage facilities.
• Production engineering, with responsibility for conducting and monitoring on-site operations.
• Engineering related to the operation of waste storage facilities.
• PhD thesis in research laboratory.

The employers in these domains are notably:

• Operators of nuclear power stations (such as EDF, GDF SUEZ…) or other nuclear installations (ORANO…), both in France and abroad, who are responsible for decommissioning their facilities.
• Bodies responsible for waste management and storage, both in France and abroad (e.g. ANDRA in France)
• Industrial enterprises, large and small firms, which carry out decommissioning operations or work associated with waste storage.

This Master's degree draws on the skills of major academic players in the Paris region:

• Paris-Sud 11 University which provides strong training in the field of fundamental and applied physics, with recognized specificity in nuclear physics and energy physics.
• ParisTech schools (ENSTA and ChimieParisTech), whose teaching and research activities in the field of energy cover most areas (hydrocarbons, nuclear, renewable energies, energy efficiency, storage, economy, etc.).
• École Centrale Paris and Supélec which train general engineers and who have contributed greatly to the development of nuclear power in France and abroad for around fifty years.
• INSTN (Training Institute attached to the CEA) which is a major player in all training associated with nuclear industry and applications

• UE/EEA/Switzerland: €250
• Non-UE/EEA/ Switzerland: €6,243
• Engineering student from IP Paris schools: €166

Sébastien GERVILLERS - Head of the "Decommissioning and Waste Management" track of the Nuclear Energy Master 
Tel.: 01 64 15 37 76 - Email

Alice PHAM - Programme Administrator of the "Decommissioning and Waste Management" track of the Nuclear Energy Master
Tel.: 01 64 15 36 84 - Email