ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: N E 405 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Physical Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and describe the relationships between different sectors of the nuclear energy industry and nuclear fuel cycle Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Perform economic and/or environmental analysis of energy systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Communicate the results of economic and/or environmental analyses to an audience of peers Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Describe the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of nuclear energy Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze potential tradeoffs and interrelationships among the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of nuclear energy Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Communicate the results of economic and/or environmental analyses to policy-makers Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and describe the relationships between different sectors of the nuclear energy industry and nuclear fuel cycle Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Perform economic and/or environmental analysis of energy systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Communicate the results of economic and/or environmental analyses to an audience of peers Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Describe the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of nuclear energy Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze potential tradeoffs and interrelationships among the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of nuclear energy Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Communicate the results of economic and/or environmental analyses to policy-makers Audience: Graduate