NUC E 001S
Atomic Adventures: First-Year Seminar (1) First-year seminar exploring the interesting and exciting world of nuclear science and its applications.
Effective: Fall 1999
NUC E 097
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 1998
NUC E 199
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2008
NUC E 296
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
NUC E 297
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
NUC E 299
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2008
NUC E 301
Fundamentals of Reactor Physics (4) Nuclear reactions and interactions relevant to nuclear engineering including fission, cross-sections, reaction rate calculations, energy depositions rates, and radioactive decay.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
MATH 230, MATH 251, PHYS 214
NUC E 302
Introduction to Reactor Design (4) Static and dynamic reactor theory applied to basic reactor design problems.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
NUC E 301, NUC E 309
NUC E 309
Analytical Techniques for Nuclear Concept (3) This course is an introduction to many of the analytical techniques used in the nuclear engineering discipline.
Effective: Summer 1993
Prerequisite:
MATH 230, MATH 251
NUC E 310W
Issues in Nuclear Engineering (2) Societal and technical issues facing nuclear engineers, including safety, operations, waste, regulation, public acceptance, economics, ethics, and radiation.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
fifth-semester standing
NUC E 397
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1992
NUC E 399
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2008
NUC E 401
Introduction to Nuclear Engineering (3) Fundamental concepts of nuclear engineering, including fission, reactor theory, shielding, and radioisotopes; intended for other than nuclear engineering students.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
MATH 250 orMATH 251
NUC E 403
Advanced Reactor Design (3) Physical principles and computational methods for reactor analysis and design. Multigroup diffusion theory; determination of fast and thermal group constants; cell calculations for heterogeneous core lattices.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
NUC E 302
NUC E 405
(CHEM 406)
Nuclear and Radiochemistry (3) Theory of radioactive decay processes, nuclear properties and structure, nuclear reactions, interactions of radiation with matter, biological effects of radiation.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
CHEM 452 orPHYS 237 orNUC E 301
NUC E 406
(M E 406)
Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics (3) Statistical description of systems composed of large numbers of particles in the context of classical and quantum mechanics; basic concepts of probability theory and thermodynamics as they relate to statistical mechanics.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
M E 300 orM E 201 orM E 202 orCH E 303;MATH 230 orMATH 231
NUC E 408
Radiation Shielding (3) Radiation sources in reactor systems; attenuation of gamma rays and neutrons; point kernel methods; deep penetration theories; Monte Carlo methods.
Effective: Spring 1985
Prerequisite:
NUC E 301
NUC E 409
(MATSE 409)
Nuclear Materials (3) Nuclear reactor materials: relationship between changes in material properties and microstructural evolution of nuclear cladding and fuel under irradiation.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
PHYS 214
NUC E 420
Radiological Safety (3) Ionizing radiation, biological effects, radiation measurement, dose computational techniques, local and federal regulations, exposure control.
Effective: Spring 1997
Prerequisite:
NUC E 301 orNUC E 405
NUC E 428
Radioactive Waste Control (3) Nature, sources, and control of radioactive wastes; theory and practice of disposal processes.
Effective: Spring 1997
Prerequisite:
NUC E 301 orNUC E 405
NUC E 430
Design Principles of Reactor Systems (3) Nuclear power cycles; heat removal problems; kinetic behavior of nuclear systems; material and structural design problems.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
M E 410;NUC E 301 orNUC E 401
NUC E 431W
Nuclear Reactor Core Design Synthesis (4) Technical and economic optimization of nuclear systems.
Effective: Spring 1994
Prerequisite:
ENGL 202C;NUC E 403, NUC E 430
NUC E 446
(M E 446)
Reliability and Risk Concepts in Design (3) Introduction to reliability mathematics. Failure data collection and analysis. Components and systems reliability prediction. Effects of maintenance on reliability. Risk Analysis. Case studies in engineering applications.
Effective: Spring 2011
Prerequisite:
MATH 250 orMATH 251;M E 345 orNUC E 309
NUC E 450
Radiation Detection and Measurement (3) Theory and laboratory applications of radiation detectors, including proton, neutron, charged particle detectors, NIM devices, and pulse-height analysis.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
NUC E 301 orNUC E 405;NUC E 309
NUC E 451
Experiments in Reactor Physics (3) Acquisition and processing of nuclear and atomic data; application to nucleonic phenomena of importance in nuclear engineering.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
E E 212, NUC E 450
NUC E 470
Power Plant Simulation (3) Basic knowledge necessary for intelligent simulation and interpretation of simulations of transients in nuclear power plants.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
M E 320, MATH 251, NUC E 302
NUC E 490
(AERSP 490, E E 471)
Introduction to Plasmas (3) Plasma oscillations; collisional phenomena; transport properties; orbit theory; typical electric discharge phenomena.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
E E 361 orPHYS 467
NUC E 494H
Senior Thesis (1-9) Students must have approval of a thesis adviser before scheduling this course.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
Junior or senior status in the University Scholars Program
NUC E 496
Independent studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
NUC E 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
NUC E 497A
Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering (3) An intensive course providing introduction to Nuclear Engineering to undergraduate co-op students, non-NucE graduate, and returning students.
Effective: Summer 2013 Ending: Summer 2013
NUC E 497D
Radiation Detection Measurement Lab (1) Theory and laboratory applications of radiation detectors, including proton, neutron, charged particle detectors, NIM devices, and pulse-height analysis.
Effective: Summer 2013 Ending: Summer 2013
NUC E 499
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2008
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