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NSEG-5204: Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Description: Uranium nuclear fuel cycle: 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 the cycle. Pre-requisite: Graduate Standing required

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: NSEG-6204

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 12

Average GPA: 3.90 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 79.23%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Mark A Pierson202293.3%6.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.919
Jinsuo Zhang202487.8%12.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.883

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