Mechanical Engineering

ME5373*Nuclear Reactor Engineering3 ch (3C)

Review of reactor systems. Neutronic design of equilibrium core. Fuel management. Reactor thermal hydraulics. Accident analysis and safety systems. (This course will not be offered every year. It will be a technical elective for chemical and mechanical engineering students, and is a designated elective in the Nuclear and Power Plant Engineering Option programs within mechanical and chemical engineering.)

Prerequisite: 90 credit hours completed in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.