Nuclear Safety and Security

3 Hours

Examine probabilistic risk assessment models and nuclear arms nonproliferation, including failure classifications; failure mode, effects, and criticality analysis (FMECA); fault and event trees; and reliability block diagrams. Discuss specific areas from the Code of Federal Regulations. Mechanical Engineering 388H and Operations Research and Industrial Engineering 390R (Topic 15) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.