22MURO - Radioactive Waste Management
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| Course title | Radioactive Waste Management | |||
| Acronym | 22MURO | |||
| Study programme | ||||
| Module | ||||
| Lecturer (for classes) | ||||
| Lecturer/Associate (for practice) | ||||
| Lecturer/Associate (for OTC) | ||||
| ESPB | 5.0 | Status | ||
| Condition | Облик условљености | |||
| The goal | The course is concieved for the students to gain knowledge on the the origin, classification, treatment, safe storage and disposal of radioactive waste, and also international frameworks for radiation protection and radioactive waste management, the effects of radioactive waste on human health and the environment, and the public perception of radioactive waste issues. | |||
| The outcome | Upon the completition of the course, the student is skilled and knowledgable in the ways the different forms of radioactive waste originate, the methods of their treatment, storage and disposal based on the waste type and characteristics, and also the principles of radioactive waste management for the control and mitigation of the risk for the population and the environment. Students also obtain practical knowledge in risk assesment and radiological implications of radioactive waste, and the lessons learned from previous accidents involving radiation sources. | |||
| Contents | ||||
| Contents of lectures | Introduction. Definition of radioactive waste. Origin and types of radioactive waste. Basic principles of radioactive waste management. Protection of persons and the environment. Protection and budren of future generations. Regulatory framework. Control of the generation of radioactive waste. The independence of radioactive waste generation and management. Radiation safety. Clasification of radioactive waste. Types of radioactive waste. Characterization of radioactive waste. Environmental release. Critical groups. Exposure models and dose estimates. International initiatives for radioactive waste management. The role and importance of international organizatons. Regulatory control. Phases in radioactive waste management. Pretreatment: segregation, chemical treatment, decontamination. Treatment: reducing volume, changes in composition, removal of radionuclides. Conditioning: immobilization and packing. Transport of radioactive waste. Storage of radioactive waste. Control of radiological risk, and monitoring. Monitoring methods. Activity estimates. Case studies: radioactive waste management in decomission of small research, medical and industrical facilities. Radioactive waste disposal. Exposure of the population. Sources of exposure. Communication with the public. | |||
| Contents of exercises | Experimental and demonstration exercises at Vinča Institute for Nuclear Sciences – Laboratory for radiation and environmental protection, radioactive waste section, and Nuclear technologies center. Visit to the radioactive waste storage facility. | |||
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| Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year | ||||
| Lectures | Exercises | OTC | Study and Research | Other classes |
| 2 | 1 | |||
| Methods of teaching | lectures, numerical exercises, seminars, laboratory exercises | |||
| Knowledge score (maximum points 100) | ||||
| Pre obligations | Points | Final exam | Points | |
| Activites during lectures | Test paper | 30 | ||
| Practical lessons | Oral examination | |||
| Projects | ||||
| Colloquia | 60 | |||
| Seminars | 10 | |||