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NE 306 - (3) (Y)
Reactor Systems and Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Prerequisite: NE 301 or permission of
instructor
Anlaysis of reactor systems: light water reactors, fast breeder
reactors, gas-cooled and heavy water reactors; power plant steam cycle;
technology of the nuclear fuel cycle: mining, milling, isotope
enrichment, fuel element fabrication, spent fuel reprocessing, waste
management; and power plant economics.
NE 495 - (1-3) (IR)
Nuclear Engineering Projects I
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Students work individually or in small groups on projects pertinent to
the nuclear industry.
NE 496 - (1-3) (IR)
Nuclear Engineering Projects II
Prerequisite: Satisfactory performance in NE 495 or permission of
instructor
Students work individually or in small groups on projects pertinent to
the nuclear industry.
NE 503 - (3) (SI)
Nuclear Power Plant Operations
Prerequisite: NE 306
Combination of lectures with operation of the UVAR reactor and a power
plant simulator; reactor instrumentation; startup, shutdown and
steady-power operations; control rod calibrations; auxiliary systems;
control room layouts, response to transients, sessions at a nuclear
power plant simulator.
Note Courses at the 600 level and above are listed in the Graduate Record.
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