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Overview
What you will learn
After graduating from the Nuclear Chemistry course offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the students should be able to:
- explain and apply basic concepts and relations within nuclear chemistry
- calculate doses and recommend suitable radiation protection for different exposure situations
- describe all steps of different nuclear fuel cycles
- describe and explain the use of radionuclides in nuclear medicine
- explain how radionuclides affect and accumulate in natural systems
- give example of and explain principles for industrial applications for non-nuclear sectors
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Basic nuclear chemistry including radiation protection
- Radioactive decay
- Interaction of radiation with matter
- Principles for measuring ionizing radiation
- The first principles for chemical and biological effects of ionizing radiation
- Basic radiation protection
- The nuclear fuel cycle
- Open and closed nuclear fuel cycles
- How nuclear energy is converted to electricity
- Production and reprocessing of nuclear fuel
- Geological repositories for used nuclear fuel
- Nuclear medicine
- The use of radionuclides within diagnostics and treatment
- Radio ecology
- Radionuclides in the environment
- Industrial applications for non-nuclear sectors
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
TOEFL® IBT 90
Credits
7 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Chemical Engineering Chemistry Nuclear Engineering View 8 other Short Courses in Chemistry in SwedenAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT 90
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or in sciences including 75 credits in chemistry or chemical engineering and 20 credits in mathematics and programmming
- English B/6
Tuition Fee
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EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 SEK for the full programme during 3 months.
If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen or hold a residence permit in Sweden for something other than studies you generally do not have to pay tuition fees.
Living costs for Stockholm
9668 - 17248 SEK /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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