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)
