Advanced nuclear Waste Management

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/ Post-MASTER’S specialisation diploma /
ANWM
Advanced Nuclear Waste Management :
A comprehensive approach
to the management of nuclear waste
ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES
Advanced
Nuclear Waste
Management
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cquire the basic scientific knowledge
necessary for nuclear waste management and
understand how to assess long-term safety and
environmental impacts.
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aster the operating techniques and strategies
for the management of nuclear waste.
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ne semester of academic coursework (350 hours) at
the Ecole des Mines de Nantes in the SUBATECH*
laboratory combined with regular site visits and group
projects.
• Implement appropriate solutions according
to the type of waste through project work in
industry.
• A 6-month internship with a key player in the field
to resolve an industrial problem of nuclear waste
management.
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ain understanding of a professional context
which is constantly monitored by various
stakeholders.
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uild contacts with a large number of key
international players in the field.
SUBATECH Joint research laboratory-Ecole des Mines de Nantes, CNRS/
IN2P3, University of Nantes.
• Take into account societal considerations in the
management of nuclear waste especially with
regard to the acceptability of solutions.
/ The program (60 ects) /
Fundamentals
100 hours
Wastes
175 hours
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Radioactive decay chains
Radioactivity measurements
Radioprotection
Radiochemistry
Radioecology
Hydrogeology
• Origins, types and classifications
• Waste management in the medical sector, research and industry: separation
and conditioning policies
• Management of short-lived low activity radioactive waste
• Long-lived low and high activity radioactive waste: toxicity, transmutation and
disposal
• Existing industrial solutions and ongoing research
• Confinement barriers
• Safety assessment
The legislative and
societal context
75 hours
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Internship
• Application of acquired competencies in a government agency or in the
nuclear industry
• Internship report
European legislation
Societal and ethical aspects
International control and waste management agencies
The current situation in Europe and North America
/ CANDIDATE profile /
Managers and engineers seeking to develop
their activities in nuclear waste management.
Young Master’s level graduates wishing to
pursue their career in this field.
/ Teaching team /
The courses and projects are run by a team
comprising faculty from the Ecole des Mines
de Nantes and international experts under the
direction of Prof. Bernd Grambow, Ivan Peychès
prize winner 2008 (Academie des Sciences,
France).
Post-master’s specialisation diploma, Awanded by the French ministry
of industry.
Start of program: September
Duration: 1 year
Cost: 12 000 a
Financial aid may be possible in the frame of corporate sponsorship
Selection: written application and interview
Scienific contact: Prof. Bernd Grambow
[email protected]
Administrative contact: [email protected]
(Please mention « anwm » in the subject of the mail)
This program has been designed in partnership with ANDRA, EDF and AREVA.
ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES
4, rue Alfred Kastler - La Chantrerie - BP 20722 - 44307 Nantes cedex 03 - Tél. 02 51 85 81 00 - Fax 02 51 85 81 99
www.emn.fr
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