A Unique MasterĀ“s Program in Combined Nuclear Technology and Nuclear Chemistry at Chalmers University of Technology
Journal article, 2009

The need for engineers and scientists who can ensure safe and secure use of nuclear energy is large in Sweden and internationally. Chalmers University of Technology is therefore launching a new 2-year masterĀ“s program in Nuclear Engineering, with start from the autumn of 2009. The program is open to Swedish and foreign students. The program starts with compulsory courses dealing with the basics of nuclear chemistry and physics, radiation protection, nuclear power and reactors, nuclear fuel supply, nuclear waste management and nuclear safety and security. There are also compulsory courses in nuclear industry applications and sustainable energy futures. The subsequent elective courses can be chosen freely but there is also a possibility to choose informal tracks that concentrate on nuclear chemistry or reactor technology and physics. The nuclear chemistry track comprises courses in e.g. chemistry of lanthanides, actinides and transactinides, solvent extraction, radioecology and radioanalytical chemistry and radiopharmaceuticals. The program is finished with a one semester thesis project. This is probably a unique master program in the sense of its combination of deep courses in both nuclear technology and nuclear chemistry.

master´s program

nuclear technology

nuclear chemistry

nuclear engineering

Author

Gunnar Skarnemark

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Nuclear Chemistry

Stefan Allard

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Nuclear Chemistry

Christian Ekberg

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Nuclear Chemistry

Anders Nordlund

Chalmers, Applied Physics, Nuclear Engineering

AIP Conference Proceedings

0094-243X (ISSN) 1551-7616 (eISSN)

1164 78-84

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10/8/2017