Online Courses in Nuclear Engineering
Courses are offered by leading university professors at Baylor, Kansas State University, Texas A&M, University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and University of Texas-Austin. You must enroll in one of these member institutions to be eligible to take classes through the UEA.
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2016 Fall
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Master of Science Degree in Nuclear Engineering
for Navy Personnel* Kansas State University MS Degree 2016 Fall 2017 Spring
University of Texas MS Degree Please visit their website for more information. *You must be accepted into K-State or UT's graduate program before you can enroll in classes. |
Course Descriptions - Current and Future Offerings
Corrosion and Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Energy and in Reactor Operation & Design (KU/TTU)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. This online 3-credit course covers corrosion and degradation of materials in the nuclear and non-nuclear portions of nuclear power facilities.
Effects of Irradiation on Electronic Materials and Devices (KU/UT)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. This course is designed to discuss the effects of nuclear radiation on electronics which would be used in a nuclear environment, with an eye toward enhancing safe and long-term economical operation. The course will provide better knowledge of nuclear-related electronics.
Elements of Nuclear Engineering (K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate. This survey course covers the following: nuclear engineering concepts and applications, including nuclear reactions, radioactivity, radiation interaction with matter, reactor physics, risk and dose assessment, applications in medicine, industry, agriculture, and research.
Energy Systems and Resources (MU)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. General overview of energy systems, renewable and non-renewable energy sources, and advances in energy applications.
Engineering Analysis I (K-State)
3 credits, graduate. Methods of analysis employed in the solution of problems selected from various branches of engineering, emphasis is on discrete systems.
Engineering Analysis II (K-State)
3 credits, graduate.
Gen IV Reactor Design (K-State)
3 credits, graduate.
This course serves as an introduction to the complex field of nuclear reactor design, with emphasis on Generation IV reactor technology. The course includes a discussion of each of six primary Gen IV technologies, as well as the motivation for pursuing each technology. The nuclear reactor design processes covered including the calculation of hot channel factors, power distortion, thermal efficiency, breeding ratio, and peak fuel temperature.
Materials Requirements and Selection for Nuclear Engineering Applications (KU)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. This course covers selection and use of proper materials in nuclear environments for safe and long-term economical operation, including: available materials and their properties; critical properties required in materials for nuclear applications; materials typically selected for nuclear applications by usage area; selection criteria by application area with consideration for cost, safety, and maintenance; selection trade-offs; new and alternative materials for current and new generation reactors; and using NDT and other methods to monitor ongoing materials performance, degradation, and maintenance needs.
Nonproliferation Issues for Weapons of Mass Destruction (MU)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. Nonproliferation and impact on technology and world events.
Neutronics (K-State)
3 credits, graduate. The course will include particle transport, theories of diffusion, numerical analysis of diffusion, transient core analysis. It includes a discussion of differential cross sections and derivation of the neutron transport equation, a review of numerical methods for solving the neutron transport equation, and a brief discussion of transient analysis. Derivation of the neutron diffusion equation from the neutron transport equation, solutions of fixed-source and criticality problems, and multi-group diffusion theory will be covered. An introduction to perturbation techniques, the reciprocity principle, and neutron slowing down theory will also be addressed. Students should have previously been exposed to neutron diffusion theory. Individual reviews may be requested by those who did not go through Kansas State University's nuclear engineering program.
Nuclear Reactor Theory (K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. This course is a detailed introduction to neutron diffusion theory, neutron moderation, neutron thermalization, and criticality conditions of nuclear reactors.
Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Fire Safety (K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate. This online course introduces fire safety fundamentals, Monte Carlo methods for probabilistic risk assessment, and application of risk assessment methods to nuclear facility safety analysis. The fire safety portion discusses the basic chemical processes involved in combustion and fire issues; mass, energy, and species conservation; premixed flames; ignition dynamics; and the physical processes relevant to analyze flame spread on materials, fire heights, and fires in compartments. The Monte Carlo portion covers the law of large numbers, the central limit theorem, pseudo-random number generation, sampling and scoring, and variance reduction methods. The final portion applies the methods of probabilistic risk assessment to the safety of nuclear facilities from fire and other hazards.
Problems in Generation IV Reactor Design (K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate. This course will present nuclear reactor design concepts from the standpoint of Generation IV nuclear reactors. Students will learn how advanced reactors can be used to improve the nuclear fuel cycle and to provide high-efficiency electric power. Students will learn how to perform reactor design calculations with diffusion theory and Monte Carlo techniques. Reactor safety and hot channel factor calculations will be covered. Groups of students will model and analyze a Generation IV-type reactor designed to achieve a given set of objectives.
Radiation Dosimetry in Nuclear Health Physics (UNL, Baylor, K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate. This course provides an introduction to: types of radiation relevant to nuclear, medical, scientific, and engineering applications; interaction of radiation with materials; radiation detection mechanisms and detectors; radiation dosimetry; biological effects of radiation, including overexposure in mammals and humans; and use of radiation in medicine.
Radiation Protection and Shielding (K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate. This course covers the basic concepts of radiation protection, doses, associated risks, and exposure limits; properties of natural and other radiation sources, and evaluation of internal and external doses; and techniques for shield design including ray, point kernel, and transport theories for both neutrons and gamma rays.
Science and Technology of Terrorism and Counter Terrorism (MU)
3 credits, undergrad or Grad credit. Terrorism has been a familiar tool of political conflict, and it has assumed greater importance during the past twenty years. This subject has been treated by political scientists in various forms, but the scientific and technological aspects of different forms of terrorism cannot be found in a single place. It is important for persons who propose counter measures to understand the basics of different types of terrorism such as for instance the nature of chemical agents, their properties such as toxicity, etc. in order to build better defense systems.
Corrosion and Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Energy and in Reactor Operation & Design (KU/TTU)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. This online 3-credit course covers corrosion and degradation of materials in the nuclear and non-nuclear portions of nuclear power facilities.
Effects of Irradiation on Electronic Materials and Devices (KU/UT)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. This course is designed to discuss the effects of nuclear radiation on electronics which would be used in a nuclear environment, with an eye toward enhancing safe and long-term economical operation. The course will provide better knowledge of nuclear-related electronics.
Elements of Nuclear Engineering (K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate. This survey course covers the following: nuclear engineering concepts and applications, including nuclear reactions, radioactivity, radiation interaction with matter, reactor physics, risk and dose assessment, applications in medicine, industry, agriculture, and research.
Energy Systems and Resources (MU)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. General overview of energy systems, renewable and non-renewable energy sources, and advances in energy applications.
Engineering Analysis I (K-State)
3 credits, graduate. Methods of analysis employed in the solution of problems selected from various branches of engineering, emphasis is on discrete systems.
Engineering Analysis II (K-State)
3 credits, graduate.
Gen IV Reactor Design (K-State)
3 credits, graduate.
This course serves as an introduction to the complex field of nuclear reactor design, with emphasis on Generation IV reactor technology. The course includes a discussion of each of six primary Gen IV technologies, as well as the motivation for pursuing each technology. The nuclear reactor design processes covered including the calculation of hot channel factors, power distortion, thermal efficiency, breeding ratio, and peak fuel temperature.
Materials Requirements and Selection for Nuclear Engineering Applications (KU)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. This course covers selection and use of proper materials in nuclear environments for safe and long-term economical operation, including: available materials and their properties; critical properties required in materials for nuclear applications; materials typically selected for nuclear applications by usage area; selection criteria by application area with consideration for cost, safety, and maintenance; selection trade-offs; new and alternative materials for current and new generation reactors; and using NDT and other methods to monitor ongoing materials performance, degradation, and maintenance needs.
Nonproliferation Issues for Weapons of Mass Destruction (MU)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. Nonproliferation and impact on technology and world events.
Neutronics (K-State)
3 credits, graduate. The course will include particle transport, theories of diffusion, numerical analysis of diffusion, transient core analysis. It includes a discussion of differential cross sections and derivation of the neutron transport equation, a review of numerical methods for solving the neutron transport equation, and a brief discussion of transient analysis. Derivation of the neutron diffusion equation from the neutron transport equation, solutions of fixed-source and criticality problems, and multi-group diffusion theory will be covered. An introduction to perturbation techniques, the reciprocity principle, and neutron slowing down theory will also be addressed. Students should have previously been exposed to neutron diffusion theory. Individual reviews may be requested by those who did not go through Kansas State University's nuclear engineering program.
Nuclear Reactor Theory (K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. This course is a detailed introduction to neutron diffusion theory, neutron moderation, neutron thermalization, and criticality conditions of nuclear reactors.
Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Fire Safety (K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate. This online course introduces fire safety fundamentals, Monte Carlo methods for probabilistic risk assessment, and application of risk assessment methods to nuclear facility safety analysis. The fire safety portion discusses the basic chemical processes involved in combustion and fire issues; mass, energy, and species conservation; premixed flames; ignition dynamics; and the physical processes relevant to analyze flame spread on materials, fire heights, and fires in compartments. The Monte Carlo portion covers the law of large numbers, the central limit theorem, pseudo-random number generation, sampling and scoring, and variance reduction methods. The final portion applies the methods of probabilistic risk assessment to the safety of nuclear facilities from fire and other hazards.
Problems in Generation IV Reactor Design (K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate. This course will present nuclear reactor design concepts from the standpoint of Generation IV nuclear reactors. Students will learn how advanced reactors can be used to improve the nuclear fuel cycle and to provide high-efficiency electric power. Students will learn how to perform reactor design calculations with diffusion theory and Monte Carlo techniques. Reactor safety and hot channel factor calculations will be covered. Groups of students will model and analyze a Generation IV-type reactor designed to achieve a given set of objectives.
Radiation Dosimetry in Nuclear Health Physics (UNL, Baylor, K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate. This course provides an introduction to: types of radiation relevant to nuclear, medical, scientific, and engineering applications; interaction of radiation with materials; radiation detection mechanisms and detectors; radiation dosimetry; biological effects of radiation, including overexposure in mammals and humans; and use of radiation in medicine.
Radiation Protection and Shielding (K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate. This course covers the basic concepts of radiation protection, doses, associated risks, and exposure limits; properties of natural and other radiation sources, and evaluation of internal and external doses; and techniques for shield design including ray, point kernel, and transport theories for both neutrons and gamma rays.
Science and Technology of Terrorism and Counter Terrorism (MU)
3 credits, undergrad or Grad credit. Terrorism has been a familiar tool of political conflict, and it has assumed greater importance during the past twenty years. This subject has been treated by political scientists in various forms, but the scientific and technological aspects of different forms of terrorism cannot be found in a single place. It is important for persons who propose counter measures to understand the basics of different types of terrorism such as for instance the nature of chemical agents, their properties such as toxicity, etc. in order to build better defense systems.
