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| 20NUC211 | Fundamentals of Nuclear & Radiological Engineering A survey of major aspects of modern nuclear processes and radioactivity, elementary theory of special relativity, interactions of radiation with matter, biological effects of radiation, radioisotope applications, neutron reactions, introduction to nuclear fission and fusion reactor theory. Required of second year MNE-ACCEND students. 3 UG |
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| 20NUC245 | Fundamentals of Nuclear Reactor Theory Introduction to the fundamentals of nuclear fission reactor theory, including the neutron-induced fission process, chain reaction concepts, 4 and 6 factor formulas, delayed neutrons, neutron flux, neutron reaction rates and the neutron current density vector. Fundamentals of neutron diffusion theory in non-multiplying and multiplying regions, and the physical basis for the criticality equation. Required of second year MNE-ACCEND students. Permission of instructor required for other students. Delivered by web-based distance-learning techniques. 3 UG |
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| 20NUC333 | Elementary quantum theory Atomic and nuclear processes associated with radioactive decay and radiation emission, physical and biological consequences of radiation interactions, technical basis for radiation protection standards and regulations. |
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| 20NUC523 | Radiation Measurements I 3 cr. A theoretical and experimental study of nuclear radiation sources, interactions with matter, general radiation detector properties, pulse processing electronics, counting statistics, error propagation, and gas detectors. lec. & lab. |
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| 20NUC524 | Radiation Measurements II 3 cr. A theoretical and experimental study of scintillation detectors, semiconductor detectors, neutron detectors, background radiation, shielding, advanced topics, and gammaray spectroscopy using NaI(Tl) and HPGe detectors. lec. & lab. |
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| 20NUC550 | Radiation Shielding Design 3 cr. Dosimetry definitions, terminology. Methods for calculating neutron and photon attenuation in reactor shields. Shield heating, induced activity, shield design. 3 lec. |
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| 20NUC585 | Nuclear Waste Management 3 cr. Characteristics of highlevel, lowlevel, and transuranic radioactive wastes, mixed radioactive/hazardous waste and spent nuclear fuel. Methods for handling, packaging, processing, storing, transporting, and disposing of radioactive waste. Review of the basis for current regulations and their impact on waste management. 3 lec. |
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| 20NUC599 | Nuclear Reactor Laboratory 3 cr. Experimental determination of reactor parameters: use of graphite pile, subcritical reactor, operating experimental reactor, reactor power plant simulator. Coreq.: NUC601-602. lec. & lab. |
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| 20NUC601 | Nuclear Reactor Theory & Engineering 1 3 cr. |
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| 20NUC602 | Nuclear Reactor Theory & Engineering 2 3 cr. |
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| 20NUC603 | Nuclear Reactor Theory & Engineering 3 3 cr. |
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| 20NUC610 | Light Water Reactor Operations 3 cr. Practical aspects of nuclear power plant operation from design and licensing, through . Prereq.: Available to senior undergraduate and graduate students in Nuclear Engineering and Health Physics and Mechanical Engineering. 3 lec. |
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| 20NUC615 | Radiation Interactions 4 cr. Includes reviews of of the standard nuclear model, nuclear decay and radioactivity. Focus is on the fundamentals of interactions of neutral and charged particles with atomic electrons and nuclei and evaluation of cross sections. |
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| 20NUC616 | Fundamentals of Fusion 3 cr. Basic analysis of thermonuclear fusion reactions and containment principles with introduction to plasma behavior. Criticality Conditions for NFEP (Lawson's criterion, ignition temperature & plasma losses). Fusion Reactor concepts: Magnetically and Inertially confined designs. 3 lec. |
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| 20NUC620 | InCore Fuel Management of Nuclear Power Reactors 3 cr. Applications of the linear reactivity model to the management of uraniumfueled power reactors. Nonsteady state applications, unequal power sharing, assembly power mapping, uranium utilization, and fuel shuffling strategies. Prereq: NUC601-602. 3 lec. |
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| 20NUC621 | Health Physics Lab I 3 cr. Measurement of radioactivity in samples of air and water to using a variety of modern health physics laboratory equipment. Use of health physics survey instruments. Personnel dosimetry monitoring and environmental field monitoring techniques. 1 lec & 3 lab. |
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| 20NUC630 | The Monte Carlo Method This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts, sampling techniques, error estimation, variance reducing devices of the Monte Carlo method and its application in particle transport calculations. |
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| 20NUC640 | Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Health Physics I 3 cr. Fundamental radioactivity concepts, basic nuclear physics, interaction of alpha, beta, gamma and neutrons in matter, fundamental dosimetry. Standards for ionizing radiation protection. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor for all students who are not NRE majors. 3 lec. |
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| 20NUC641 | Radiological Engineering 3 cr. The engineering application of health physics principles to reduce worker and population exposure to ionizing radiation. The topics included are the identification of source terms, internal dose calculations using ICRP 30 dose conversion factors, environmental surveillance and ALARA programs. Sources. atmospheric transport, groundwater modeling, environmental pathways, internal dosimetry, external dosimetry, and health effects. 3 lec. |
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| 20NUC643 | Introduction to Nuclear Criticality Safety 3 cr. Fundamental aspects of criticality safety, analysis methods, experimental methods, accidents, standards and regulations for criticality safety. Prereq.: NUC601. 3 lec. |
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| 20NUC644 | Radiation Effects of Materials 3 cr. Mechanisms for radiation-induced changes in materials properties and component behavior. Selection of materials and design techniques to minimize radiation effects. 3 lec. |
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| 20NUC648 | Radiological Pathway Analysis 3 cr. Source term analysis, activity scenario development, radiological transport mechanisms, dose calculations, risk and health assessment, computer program applications. 3 lec. |
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| 20NUC656 | Light Water Power Reactor Systems 3 cr. Light water reactor power plant systems requirements and design parameters. Systems required for steam production, cooling of core in all modes of operation, and safe and efficient plant operation. Includes applications of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and stress analysis to plant systems. Suitable for upper level mechanical or nuclear engineering students. Prereq: Junior, Senior, or Graduate Standing in Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering. 3 lec. |
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| 20NUC660 | Health Physics II 3 cr. Internal and external radiation dosimetry. ICRP models, calculations techniques for whole body dose and organ dose, computer programs for internal and external dosimetry. Prerequisite: Health Physics I. 3 lec. |
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| 20NUC680 | Probabilistic Risk Assessment 3 cr. Use of stochastic techniques to assess nuclear power station risks. Application of fault and event tree analyses to evaluate accident sequences and probability. Probabilities coupled with evaluated consequences to establish risk. 3 lec. |
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| 20NUC683 | Environmental Radioactivity 3 cr. Evaluation and assessment of the risk to humans from the natural and technologicallyenhanced background radioactivity, nuclear power generation, radioactive waste disposal, nuclear weapons development and the accidents at Chernobyl, Chelyabinsk and TMI. Dynamics of aquatic and atmospheric dispersion. Environmental impacts of the fuel cycle including power generation, waste disposal, and nuclear weapons development. 3 cr. 3 lec hr. |
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| 20NUC691 | Seminar Seminars on research topics and/or current events delivered by NRE students to aid in developing skills necessary for effective written and verbal technical communication |
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| 20NUC715 | Nuclear Reactor Safety 3 cr. Methods for determining the effect of accident situations on reactor safety. Principles illustrated by a comprehensive design problem. Prereq.: NUC601-603. 3 lec. |
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| 20NUC806 | Reactor Dynamics and Control 3 cr. Generalized derivation of the reactor kinetic equation spacetime kinetics behavior of nuclear reactors. Reactor noise analysis in the frequency and time domains. Prereq.: NUC601-602. 3 lec. |
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| 20NUC811 20NUC812 |
Neutron Transport Theory I & II 3 cr. each. Methods for solving neutron transport equation; spherical harmonics, discrete ordinates, Monte Carlo and perturbation variational techniques. Prereq.: NUC601-602. 3 lec. |
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| 20NUC821 | Special topics in Nuclear Engineering 26 gr. cr. Specialized and developing topics such as fast reactors, nuclear safety analyses, isotope power sources, and pulsed neutron techniques. 3 lec |
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Courses In Other Programs, Departments & Colleges |
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| 20MECH565 | Basic Electric Power Engineering 4 cr. Review of circuit fundamentals. Study of synchronous generators, transformers, DC machines, induction machines, switchgear design, protection of circuits, generators, motors, and transformers. 3 lec. |
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| 20ECE651 | Environmental Law and Policy 3 cr. Current environmental regulation and processes and institutions which share environmental law and policy and addresses special needs of environmental managers and professionals. |
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| 26EIH741 | Air Sampling Analysis I 3 cr. Calibration of sampling equipment, collection, analysis of pollutant gases, vapors, particulate matter. 1 lec, 3 lab. |
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| 26EIH742 | Air Sampling Analysis II 3 cr. See above. |
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| 26EIH743 | Aerosol Measurement 2 cr. Concepts and parameters for generating, sampling, and characterizing airborne particles, statistical methodology, calibration and evaluation of particulate samplers. 1 lec, 2 lab. |
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| 26EIH776 | Introduction to Epidemiology 3 cr. Methodology for studies of disease in human populations. sources, collection, handling, interpretation of data. 3 lec. |
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| 26BE787 | Introduction to Biostatistics 4 cr. Descriptive statistics, probability distributions, estimation, types of error, significance level, test of hypothesis, sample size, correlation, linear regression, nonparametric methods. 3 lec, 2 lab. |
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| 26BE788 | Regression Analysis 4 cr. Linear regression, least squares analysis, matrix operations, multiple regression models, correlation analysis, analysis of variance. 3 lec. 2 lab. |
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| 26BE789 | Experimental Design 4 cr. Study of the applications of randomized block,Latin square, and factorial designs for scientific experimentation including confounding, fractional factorial, fixed, random, and mixed designs. |
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| 26MP941 | Radiobiology I 2 cr. Physical interactions between particulate and electromagnetic radiation with living materials; biochemical, physiological and hematological effects. |
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| 26MP942 | Radiobiology II 2 cr. See above. |
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| 26BE943 | Radiobilogy III 2 cr. See MP941 |
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