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NSEG-4214: Nuclear Power Plant Operations

Description: Emphasis on pressurized water reactor plant operations. Review of boiling water reactor operations. Detailed system functions and operation, reactor plant startup and shutdown procedures, reactor refueling, reactor plant safety analysis, reactor plant licensing, ethics and integrity in the nuclear industry.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: NSEG-3145

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: NSEG-3146

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.69 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 56.72%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Mark A Pierson202484.2%11.7%2.7%0.0%1.4%0.0%3.696

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