NPRE 498

Spring 2017 Part of Term B

Part of Term B
Mar 13-May 3

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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NPRE 498 class schedule data for spring 2017
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.
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