Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

4 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: None. Enforced Prerequisite: Preceded or accompanied by NERS 320 and PHYSICS 240; No OP/F. Minimum grade requirement of “C” for enforced prerequisite. (4 credits) Technological, industrial and medical applications of radiation, radioactive materials and fundamental particles. Special relativity, basic nuclear physics, interactions of radiation with matter. Fission reactors and the fuel cycle.