SF3023 Nuclear Safety and Radioactive Materials Syllabus:
SF3023 Nuclear Safety and Radioactive Materials Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES
1. Reasonably practicable measures to prevent accidents in nuclear installations
2. Mitigate their consequences should they occur.
3. Ensure with a high level of confidence that, for all possible accidents taken Into account in the Design of the installation.
4. Accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and Prosperity Throughout the world.
5. Shut down the reactor, maintain it in a shutdown condition, and prevent the Release of radioactive material during events and accidents.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
Radio Active Material: Nuclear Reactor (Fission and Fusion) Nuclear fuel fabrication & reprocessing facilities, Basic theory Principles and Techniques of radiation dissymmetry. Techniques of area and air monitoring. Techniques of personnel radiation protection; Nuclear Materials in spent fuel and nuclear waste Responsibility for Safety, Emergency Preparedness and Response.
UNIT II DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
Sources and characteristics of radioactive waste and their types and their method of disposal, Handing and prevention of radiation emergencies and Storage requirements of radioactive materials; The Convention on Nuclear Safety Implementing measures
UNIT III SAFETY HAZARDS IN RADIOACTIVE
Firefighting and rescue operations in the presence of radiation hazard. Pre planning of Radiation incident. Nuclear materials in industrial, medical and weapons applications; Safe handling of nuclear materials
UNIT IV SAFETY IN NUCLEAR POWER STATION
Responsibility for Safety; Radiation Safety in Nuclear Power Stations; Optimization of Protection; Prevention of Accidents; Emergency Preparedness and Response; Safety considerations during the various phases of the installation; safety in removal of Heat.
UNIT V RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT DECAY PROCESS
Definition, Decay: classification of decay process, radioactive elements. Application of Radioactive Elements. Reactivity series and their salient features. Three Mile Island accident case study and health effects, INES (International Nuclear Event Scale) rating. Fukushima accident case study and health effects, INES (International Nuclear Event Scale) rating.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
CO1: Differentiate between inherent safety and engineered safety and recognize the importance of Safety in the design of chemical process plants.
CO2: Develop thorough knowledge about safety in the operation of chemical plants.
CO3: Apply the principles of safety in the storage and handling of gases
CO4: Identify the conditions that lead to reaction hazards and adopt measures to prevent them.
TEXT BOOK:
1. Radioactive Materials , B,m. Rao, Himalaya Publishing House.
2. Principles of Radiation Dosimetry, G .W.White ,John Wiley and Sons,
3. Radioactive Wastes,their Treatment and disposal ,J.C.Collins,E.F.NSpon Ltd.,
4. Environmental Redioactivity ,M.Eisembud,McGraw Hill Book Co.,
5. Industrial Safety, F.A.Patty(Ed.2007).
REFERENCE BOOK:
1. Radiation Hygiene Handbook,Henson Blat.2(Ed)McGraw Hill.
2. Effects of Nuclear Weapons,S.Glasstone.
3. Source Book of Atomic Energy S.Glasstone,3rd Ed., Affiliated East-West Press,New Delhi.
4. Fire Service Problem, Published by the United States Atomic Energy Commission.