ENER830 - Corrosion of Nuclear Materials
This course will provide an overview of corrosion phenomena including corrosion types, kinetics, and prevention strategies. Additionally, a detailed overview will be provided covering corrosion phenomena encountered by nuclear materials, including the corrosion of fuel cladding, pressure tubing, liquid metal, molten salt, and corrosion experienced by various forms of radioactive waste.
The structure of the course is broadly broken into three areas: 1. The fundamentals of corrosion phenomena, an overview of techniques used in the study of corrosion, and an in-depth investigation into particular corrosion challenges in nuclear energy.
Learning Objectives:
Introduction and thermodynamics of corrosion
Corrosion kinetics
Corrosion types
Fundamentals of electrochemical techniques for studying corrosion
Development of Corrosion Models Based on Electrochemical Measurements (focus on radioactive waste)
Nuclear basics and radiation-assisted corrosion
Corrosion in BWR and hydrogen embrittlement Corrosion in high-temperature steam environments
Corrosion in CANDU reactors and hydrogen embrittlement
Corrosion in molten salt environments
Corrosion in Gas-cooled reactors (a case study of Fort Saint Vrain)
Students can either attend class in-person at UofR's Collage Avenue Campus or over zoom with 3 hour classes held every Monday night this fall.
This professional development course is being offered as a non-credit option, running in parallel with the graduate credit course at the University of Regina. Participants who register for and attend the non-credit section will receive a letter of completion, acknowledging the professional development hours attended. However, please note this non-credit option does not count towards graduate credit or contribute to a degree program.