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The graduate program has two major programs, Nuclear
Engineering and Medical Physics. Specific areas of research and
study in Nuclear Engineering include advanced nuclear power
concepts and systems,digital control of nuclear reactor power plant
technology and operations, reactor dynamics and control, and
advanced radiation detectors and analysis in support of nuclear
forensics and homeland security.The Medical Physics program is a
CAMPEP accredited program designed to meet the professional
requirements for a career in clinical service or research and
development. Areas of Medical Physics study and research include
diagnostic medical imaging, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine
imaging, and radiation dosimetry.
The requirement for admission to the graduate program in nuclear
engineering sciences is a bachelor's degree in an approved program
in engineering or in the sciences. Students applying to the Medical
Physics program should have completed the equivalent of at least a
minor in physics. If the student's background is considered deficient
for the planned course of study, an articulation program of
background courses will be required.
Depending on professional objectives, the student may select a nonthesis
option for the MS degree and substitute 8 credits of
graduate-level course work, of which at least 6 credits are in
nuclear engineering sciences, including a 4-credit (minimum) special
project (ENU 6936). Completion of 32 credits will meet the
minimum requirements for the non-thesis MS degree.
Normally, the requirements for a master's degree can be completed
in 12 months. Students in the medical physics option usually take
21 to 24 months to complete the master's degree, which requires
40-42 credit hours. For a master’s degree in health physics, a
student must complete 42 hours of credit. If articulation work is
required, it may take longer, depending upon the extent of the
student's deficiency.
ENU 5142: Reliability and Risk Analysis for Nuclear Facilities
(3) Prereq: ENU 4144 or 5005 and 4934 or 6935. Nuclear facilities'
safety systems including reliability and probabilistic risk assessment.
ENU 5176L: Principles of Nuclear Reactor Operations
Laboratory (1) Prereq: ENU 4144 or equivalent and consent of
instructor. Principles of reactor operations applied to startup,
operation, and control of the training reactor to include performing
reactor physics measurements and instrumentation and control
calibrations.
ENU 5186: Nuclear Fuel Cycles (3) Prereq: ENU 4104. Fuel cycle
from uranium mining through waste management. Reactor fuel
cycle including economics and advanced fuel management. Nodal
code evaluation of criticality, power peaking and power sharing
through operating cycle, use of burnable poisons and reshuffle and