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DU Nuclear Welding technologist

  • Organisation: Polytech Nantes
    (Nantes Université)
  • Type of Course: Life-long learning
  • Language(s): French
  • Place:
  • Prepared diploma/grade/title: DU or DE: Specific French University/Higher Education Institute one-year diploma (other acronyms: DES, DSP, DESA, DESU, DESUT)
  • Level of entry: French Baccalaureat + 3

Course Details

Objectives: Polytech Nantes and Framatome Academy offer anyone with initial industrial experience a NWT diploma course. This training is designed to give the learner the skills and autonomy needed to master welding during design, development, industrialization, industrial production and inspections. It includes know-how relating to interventions on nuclear component manufacturing sites, on operating sites and finally on future new assembly sites.

The training is divided into 4 modules: Module 1: Welding processes Module 2: Welding metallurgy, defectology, Non-destructive testing Module 3: Design, quality assurance in welding Module 4: Practical work, application

Intended for: This training is aimed at people with a minimum of a Bac +2 working or having worked in the fields of welding, metallurgy, mechanics or non-destructive testing. This training is also aimed at people with a general, technological or professional baccalaureate working or having worked in the field of welding and related techniques at the welding technician or chief welder level.

Degree Level (EU) : 6 - (EQC level or equivalent)

Admission requirements: see the application procedures on the training website

Targeted careers : Welding professions in the nuclear field:

Preparation of welding methods (welding notebook for example) Development of welding operating procedure Technical assistance in manufacturing Inspection (manufacturing monitoring, welding inspection, etc.)

Duration and terms: Full time
245 hours excluding exams, half of which are practical work

Dedicated web site: https://polytech.univ-nantes.fr/fr/les-formations/formation-continue/diplome-universitaire-nuclear-welding-tehnologist

Disciplines

  • Engineering Sciences

Topics

  • 3 - Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Solid Mechanics, Structural Dynamics, Composites, Metallurgy, Forming, Additive Manufacturing, Metamaterials, Processes, Plastics, Chemistry, Polymers, Surface Treatment, etc.