NPRE 498

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

Special Topics

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.

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 fall 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
75448	Lecture-Discussion	D	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	3038 Campus Instructional Facility	Roy, W	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Decommission Nucl Facilities Section Info: Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities. This course will cover decommissioning, decontamination, waste management, and environmental restoration as conducted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. The courses will include methods and procedures that will be illustrated with domestic and international case studies.
56078	Lecture-Discussion	ESG	10:00AM -10:50AM	MWF	2018 Campus Instructional Facility	Ragheb, M	Availability: CrossListOpen (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Energy Storage Systems Section Info: Comprehensive coverage of energy storage and conveyance methodologies for nuclear and renewable systems in the context of the internet of Things (IOT) for power systems. The intermittence of renewable systems mandates the development of efficient energy storage and backups as well as conveyance systems for their effective implementation. Exhaustive coverage of energy storage technologies including: battery technologies encompassing primary and secondary electrochemical cells; lead acid, nickel-based, Li-ion batteries; advanced battery systems including reox/flow batteries, sulfur-sodium; hydrogen electrochemical cells and regenerative fuel cells including hydride storages, mechanical energy storage including flywheel, compressed-air and pumped hydraulic storage; thermal and chemical storage based on phase-change and medium enthapy-change reversible chemical reactions; and inductive storage in super capacitors and magnetic using superconducting magnets are covered. Social and economic aspects of storage technology and specific new development in storage technology are covered. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
54095	Online	ESO	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Ragheb, M	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Energy Storage Systems Section Info: Comprehensive coverage of energy storage and conveyance methodologies for nuclear and renewable systems in the context of the Internet of Things (IOT) for power systems. The intermittence of renewable systems mandates the development of efficient energy storage and backups as well as conveyance systems for their effective implementation. Exhaustive coverage of energy storage technologies including: battery technologies encompassing primary and secondary electrochemical cells; lead acid, nickel-based, Li-ion batteries; advanced battery systems including redox/flow batteries, sulfur-sodium; hydrogen electrochemical cells and regenerative fuel cells including hydride storages, mechanical energy stoarge including flywheel, compressed-air and pumped hydraulic stoage; thermal and chemical storage based on phase-change and medium enthalpy-change reversible chemical reactions; and inductive storage in super capacitors and magnetic using superconducting magnets are covered. Social and economic aspects of storage technology and specific new development in storage technolgy are covered. Restriction(s): Restricted to NDEG:Engineering UG ONL - UIUC, MS: Civil Engr - Online - UIUC, MS:Industrial Engr Online-UIUC, MS:Mechanical Engineerng -UIUC, MS:Env Engr CivilEngr ONL-UIUC, NDEG:Engineering GR ONL - UIUC, MS: Aerospace Engr-Online-UIUC, MENG:Mech Engineering Onl-UIUC, MENG:Elec & Comp Eng ONL -UIUC, MENG:Engr:Energy Sys Onl-UIUC, MENG:Bioeng:Gen Bioeng On-UIUC, MENG:Bioeng:Bioinstr Onl -UIUC, MENG:Engr:AeroSys Online- UIUC, MS:Biomed ImageComput ONL-UIUC, MENG:ENGR:Digital Ag ONL- UIUC, or MENG:Engr:ChemEngLead ONL-UIUC.
56076	Lecture-Discussion	ESU	10:00AM -10:50AM	MWF	2018 Campus Instructional Facility	Ragheb, M	Availability: CrossListOpen (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Energy Storage Systems Section Info: Comprehensive coverage of energy storage and conveyance methodologies for nuclear and renewable systems in the context of the Internet of Things (IOT) for power systems. The intermittence of renewable systems mandates the development of efficient energy storage and backups as well as conveyance systems for their effective implementation. Exhaustive coverage of energy storage technologies including: battery technologies encompassing primary and secondary electrochemical cells; lead acid, nickel-based, Li-ion batteries; advanced battery systems including redox/flow batteries, sulfur-sodium; hydrogen electrochemical cells and regenerative fuel cells including hydride storages, mechanical energy stoarge including flywheel, compressed-air and pumped hydraulic stoage; thermal and chemical storage based on phase-change and medium enthalpy-change reversible chemical reactions; and inductive storage in super capacitors and magnetic using superconducting magnets are covered. Social and economic aspects of storage technology and specific new development in storage technolgy are covered. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
63370	Laboratory	PL1	ARRANGED	n.a.	114 Nuclear Radiations Laboratory	Sankaran, R	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Plasma Laboratory Extension 1 Section Info: Concurrent registration in NPRE 423 required. Extension of laboratory experiments from NPRE 423. One or two credit hour options available. Co-Request: Must enroll concurrently in NPRE 423 43006.
63371	Laboratory	PL2	ARRANGED	n.a.	114 Nuclear Radiations Laboratory	Sankaran, R	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Plasma Laboratory Extension 2 Section Info: Concurrent registration in NPRE 423 required. Extension of laboratory experiments from NPRE 423. One or two credit hour options available. Co-Request: Must enroll concurrently in NPRE 423 43006.