NSEG-4204: Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Description: Uranium nuclear fuel cycle: radiation basics, uranium reserves, mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel manufacturing, in-core fuel management and refueling, spent fuel storage, reprocessing/recycling and final disposition as waste in a geologic repository. Introduction to nuclear safeguards and nonproliferation as applied to each step of cycle. Alternative fuel cycles.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: NSEG-3146
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 6
Average GPA: 3.57 (rounds to A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 39.37%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%
| Jinsuo Zhang | 2024 | 61.8% | 36.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 3.57 | 6 |