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MSE 665

Nuclear Power Fundamentals

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
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Overview

Description

Nuclear physics, radioactive decay, nuclear reactor design, components of nuclear power plant, nuclear fuel, criticality/reactivity, nuclear fuel cycle, fission reactors, radioactive waste management.

Units

Lecture3

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Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

Terms

fall

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Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • apply engineering research and theory to advance the art, science, and practice of the discipline.
  • design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze, interpret, apply, and disseminate the data.
  • understand research methodology.