ENNE 4310 - Systems, Materials, Operations, Application Cycles I

(3) Credit Hours

Properties and selection of materials for nuclear steam supply systems. Systems and their interaction and operation within a nuclear plant. The Maintenance and fuel cycles. Handling of waste and waste material for short, intermediate and long-term. Disposal and recycle. Alternate reactor types and application modes and areas. Implications of radiation damage to reactor materials and material problems in nuclear engineering are discussed. Analysis and application of materials to applications and use in medical and industrial sectors beyond the nuclear industry. Mechanics techniques for components in plant systems, product applications, their functional purposes. Radiation effects and impacts of using radiation in the medical and industrial sectors. Prerequisites: ENNE 4010 or department head approval. Differential course fee will be assessed.