NPRE 498

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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: 03/12/18-05/02/18 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 9 - 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.
65504	Lecture	NP1	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	104 Talbot Laboratory	Holm, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/18-05/02/18 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: 01/16/18-05/02/18 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.
63909	Lecture	PMI	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	204 Transportation Building	Allain, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/18-05/02/18 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Fund Plasma Matls Interactions Section Info: The course will introduce the student to fundamental concepts in plasma-materials interactions (PMI). In particular the course connects the concepts of surface science to irradiation-driven modification used in plasma nanosynthesis of advanced materials and PMI phenomena encountered in extreme environments (e.g. nuclear fusion). The course is designed to lay the foundation of mastering selected techniques and methods for PMI. The organization of this course will: 1) prepare the student with the fundamental aspects of plasma-surface science, 2) use these fundamental concepts and expand into PMI of nanosynthesis and extreme environments and 3) master methods and characterization techniques used in plasma nanosynthesis and PMI in extreme environments including: techniques for in-situ analysis and simulated experiments. Prerequisites: NPRE 429 or NPRE 421. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
67572	Lecture-Discussion	PRA	9:00AM -10:50AM	MW	105 Talbot Laboratory	Mohaghegh, Z	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/18-05/02/18 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Advanced Risk Analysis Section Info: This course offers a comprehensive and in-depth review of advanced methods for Probabilistic Risk Analysis (PRA). Topics include: fundamental theories of risk modeling, risk scenario development, model uncertainty, parameter uncertainty, uncertainty propagation (e.g. Method of Moment, Monte Carlo), Bayesian updating, data analysis, hardware reliability, human error modeling, risk importance ranking, precursor analysis, expert elicitation and aggregation, and next generation PRA methods and tools. Risk analysis software will be used for homework and class projects. While the examples will primarily focus on the nuclear power domain, the course will also cover current advancements in risk analysis of other complex systems ( e.g. space, aviation, oil and gas). Prerequsites: NPRE 461 Probablistic Risk Assessment or Instructor Approval. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
67049	Lecture-Discussion	SD1	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	225A Talbot Laboratory	Abbaszadeh, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/18-05/02/18 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Sensor/Imag Design/Innovation Section Info: This course is a project-based course that starts with photon detection technologies, advanced semiconductor and scintillator devices, as well as a discussion of general aspects of creativity and innovation in engineering and medicine. The lectures cover fundamental detection concepts in a variety of modern scientific and commercial instruments and devices and discuss technological progress that makes them more ubiquitous. We take a deep dive into characteristics of photodetectors and how to select them for specific applications. Example of application such as LIDAR and TOF-PET will be covered. Students will visit Carle Foundation Hospital and will be exposed to examples of unmet needs and are expected to identify and evaluate opportunities to address the need. We continue the lectures with discussion of data scavenging and how to utilize more information from the available data, and student project presentations and peer evaluation. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.