Course detail
Radioecology, nuclear chemistry and technology
FCH-MA_ENG5Acad. year: 2020/2021
This course presents to students the question of radionuclide occurence and behaviour in the environment, the natural and artificial sources of radionuclides and their influence on the human organism, and finally with the methods of radionuclide monitoring in the environment. Also, it includes fundamental definitions, the subject of nuclear chemistry, basic properties of radionuclides and ionizing radiation, radioactivity, nuclear transformations, nuclear reactions, ionizing radiation and radionuclides in environment. The use of radionuclides and ionizing radiation, technology of nuclear chemistry and waster treatment technologies.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Offered to foreign students
Learning outcomes of the course unit
1. Students will acquire basic knowledge, principles and definitions related to the issue of radioactive material in the environment
2. Students will be well versed in the issues of the effects of ionizing radiation on the environment
3. Students will be able to objectively evaluate current issues, such as the relationship between nuclear energy and radioactive waste to the environment.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Course curriculum
2. Radioactivity, nuclear transformations and reactions
3. Ionizing radiation and radionuclides in the environment
4. Technology and application of nuclear chemistry
5. Biological effects of ionizing radiation
6. Monitoring of ionizing radiation in the environment
7. Technology of nuclear fuel cycle I – uranium mining
8. Technology of nuclear fuel cycle II – nuclear power plants
9. Technology of nuclear fuel cycle III – spent nuclear fuel treatment
10. Technology of nuclear fuel cycle IV – decommissioning
11. Radioactive Waste Management I – Technology and treatment of low level radioactive waste
12. Radioactive Waste Management II – Technology and treatment of high level radioactive waste
13. Radioactive Waste Management III – Storage and Disposal of Radioactive Waste
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Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
M. Eisenbud: Environmental Radioactivity, 3rd edition. Academic Press, Inc., Orlando, 1987. (EN)
R. L. Kathren: Radioactivity in the Environment. Harwood Academic Publishers, London, 1984. (EN)
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme NPAP_ENVI Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
Type of course unit
Guided consultation in combined form of studies
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