ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER ENGINEERING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: N E 405 and ( N E 411 or concurrent enrollment), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the key features of a range of advanced reactor technologies Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze advanced reactors using theory applicable to multiple technologies Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe the design philosophy of advanced reactor technologies and be able to discuss the extent to which each of the reactor design types embodies those principles Audience: Undergraduate 4. Identify the drivers and goals for advanced reactors and assess critically whether they meet these goals Audience: Undergraduate 5. Synthesize information from multiple sources to make informed judgements about the relative merits and challenges of the various advanced reactor technologies Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the key features of a range of advanced reactor technologies Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze advanced reactors using theory applicable to multiple technologies Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe the design philosophy of advanced reactor technologies and be able to discuss the extent to which each of the reactor design types embodies those principles Audience: Undergraduate 4. Identify the drivers and goals for advanced reactors and assess critically whether they meet these goals Audience: Undergraduate 5. Synthesize information from multiple sources to make informed judgements about the relative merits and challenges of the various advanced reactor technologies Audience: Graduate