Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Tutorial
Module Offerings
7600RTC-APR-PAR
Aims
To provide a solid foundation of safety risk assessment approaches in the nuclear industry, with an emphasis on the concept of nuclear safety risk, and deterministic and probabilistic safety assessment techniques.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Understand the key features and outputs of nuclear safety risk assessment
2.
Critically review those elements of a nuclear safety case
3.
Apply selected assessment techniques (at a high level, rather than in detail)
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Introduction to Risk Analysis
Introduction to safety risk assessment in the nuclear industry, including definitions of key terms
Identifying and recording hazards to nuclear safety – radiological versus nuclear hazards; inventories, registers and schedules
The nuclear safety risk assessment process (overview), including a comparison with conventional risk assessment
Normal dose assessment (and criteria)
Deterministic safety assessment (and criteria)
Probabilistic safety assessment (and criteria)
Severe accident analysis
Radiological consequences analysis
HAZAN (hazard analysis) approach
Key outputs and uses of nuclear safety risk assessment
Good practice in nuclear safety risk assessment.
Introduction to Risk Analysis
Introduction to safety risk assessment in the nuclear industry, including definitions of key terms
Identifying and recording hazards to nuclear safety – radiological versus nuclear hazards; inventories, registers and schedules
The nuclear safety risk assessment process (overview), including a comparison with conventional risk assessment
Normal dose assessment (and criteria)
Deterministic safety assessment (and criteria)
Probabilistic safety assessment (and criteria)
Severe accident analysis
Radiological consequences analysis
HAZAN (hazard analysis) approach
Key outputs and uses of nuclear safety risk assessment
Good practice in nuclear safety risk assessment.
Additional Information:
The aim of this module is to provide nuclear safety-related risk assessment definitions and deliver a critical review of the key established safety assessment methods, both deterministic and probabilistic.
Assessment is in the form of an essay combined with activities (e.g. exercises, discussions, etc.).
The module is delivered via distance learning.
Lecture (using slides and slide notes) - Online self-study
Tutorial/Activities (exercises and reviews) - Online activities with teacher feedback, and virtual classrooms
Tutor-supported Online - Tutor feedback for activities, virtual classrooms and email support.
The aim of this module is to provide nuclear safety-related risk assessment definitions and deliver a critical review of the key established safety assessment methods, both deterministic and probabilistic.
Assessment is in the form of an essay combined with activities (e.g. exercises, discussions, etc.).
The module is delivered via distance learning.
Lecture (using slides and slide notes) - Online self-study
Tutorial/Activities (exercises and reviews) - Online activities with teacher feedback, and virtual classrooms
Tutor-supported Online - Tutor feedback for activities, virtual classrooms and email support.