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NUEN 101.

Principles of Nuclear Engineering. (1-0). Credit 1. I, II

Introduction to nuclear engineering including global and national energy requirements, radioactivity, radiation protection, and fission and fusion reactor concepts.

Previous Instructors:

Dr. Bragg-Sitton, Dr. Poston, Dr. Vierow, Dr. Reece, Dr. Burchill, Dr. Peddicord, Dr. Juzaitis

ABET Accreditation Information for this Course
This course fulfills the following ABET Educational Objectives for the Nuclear Engineering Degree:
Objective 2: will conduct their professional activities with full recognition of the choices and challenges implicit to their work, to its ethical dimensions, and to their implications for matters beyond their immediate tasks.
Objective 3: will take the local, global, historical, social, economic, and political settings into account in both their domestic and international endeavors.
This course fulfills the following ABET Educational Objectives for the Radiological Health Engineering Degree:
Objective 2: will conduct their professional activities with full recognition of the choices and challenges implicit to their work, to its ethical dimensions, and to their implications for matters beyond their immediate tasks.
Objective 3: will take the local, global, historical, social, economic, and political settings into account in both their domestic and international endeavors.
This course fulfills the following ABET Outcomes for the Nuclear Engineering Degree:
Outcome a: ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
Outcome c: ability to analyze and interpret measured data and numerical results
Outcome g: ability to understand professional and ethical responsibility
Outcome h: ability to communicate effectively with technical and general audiences
Outcome i: broad education necessary to understand impact of nuclear engineering solutions in a global and societal context
Outcome j: recognition of the limits of one's knowledge and an ability to engage in life-long learning, perhaps including graduate education
Outcome k: knowledge of implications and consequences of contemporary issues related to nuclear science and engineering
Outcome l: ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern tools necessary for nuclear engineering practice
This course fulfills the following ABET Outcomes for the Radiological Health Engineering Degree:
Outcome a: ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
Outcome c: ability to analyze, interpret data in contexts of radiation protection and radiation management
Outcome g: understanding of professional, ethical responsibility
Outcome h: ability to communicate effectively with technical and general audiences
Outcome i: broad education necessary to understand impact of radiation-inclusive engineering solutions in a global and societal context
Outcome j: recognition of limits of one's knowledge and an ability to engage in life-long learning, perhaps including graduate education
Outcome k: knowledge of contemporary health physics issues
Outcome l: ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern tools necessary for radiological-health engineering practice