NPRE 498

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Credit: 0 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.

1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.

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CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
59909	Lecture-Discussion	A4	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Roy, W	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/13/17-05/03/17 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 10 - 22. 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.
65504	Lecture	NP1	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	104 Talbot Laboratory	Holm, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Nuclear Power Plant Operations Section Info: Nuclear Power Plant Operations. Introduction to power plant systems, regulatory requirements, integrated plant operations, and emergency responses. A qualitative look at PWR and BWR power plant operations, including the ABWR and AP1000. Topics will include balance of plant designs, thermal cycles, plant components and advanced designs. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
65505	Lecture	NP4	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	104 Talbot Laboratory	Holm, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Nuclear Power Plant Operations Section Info: Nuclear Power Plant Operations. Introduction to power plant systems, regulatory requirements, integrated plant operations, and emergency responses. A qualitative look at PWR and BWR power plant operations, including the ABWR and AP1000. Topics will include balance of plant designs, thermal cycles, plant components and advanced designs. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.