NPRE 498

Spring 2014 All Classes

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Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in nuclear, plasma, and radiological engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites.

May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.

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NPRE 498 class schedule data for spring 2014
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
59909	Lecture-Discussion	A4	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Singer, C	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/14-05/07/14 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Spent Nuc Fuel Storage Bedrock Section Info: Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage in Bedrock. Course will include five meeting hours on Campus in Spring with discussion comparing U.S. and Swedish approaches to management of nuclear reactor fuel discharges. Enrollment in course requires attendance at one week of lectures and one week of field work in Stockholm, Sweden at the Royal Institute of Technology June 8 - 21. Lectures and field work in Sweden will be on geologic storage in Precambrian bedrock. Topics include petrology and mineralogy, plate tectonics, metamorphism, quaternary geology, hydro geology in soil, hydrogeology in fractured bedrock, hydrogeochemistry, planning and policy, and mapping. Prerequisites: a relevant course in geology, nuclear waste management, or civil engineering, or upper division standing in science or engineering. Contact instructor for full course description. Students registered in the course will be required to submit an application to International Programs in Engineering to attend the study abroad component.
60937	Lecture-Discussion	DD1	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	100H Talbot Laboratory	Holm, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Decontamination & Decommission Section Info: Qualitative overview of Decontamination and Decommissioning of nuclear power plants and broad scope licensees. Areas covered inclued: Regulatory aspects of decommissioning, responsibilities of parties involved, planning of a decommissioning project, management of waste, decontamination techniques, dismantlement techniques, financial planning, safety and radiation protection, management of project, MARSSIM, and case studies. Prereq: Jr. or Sr. or Graduate standing in Engineering. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
60938	Lecture-Discussion	DD4	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	100H Talbot Laboratory	Holm, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Decontamination & Decommission Section Info: Qualitative overview of Decontamination and Decommissioning of nuclear power plants and broad scope licensees. Areas covered include: Regulatory aspects of decommissioning, responsibilities of parties involved, planning of a decommissioning project, management of waste, decontamination techniques, dismantlement techniques, financial planning, safety and radiation protection, management of project, MARSSIM, and case studies. Prereq: Jr. or Sr. or Graduate Standing in Engineering. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.