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Nuclear Engineering (NUC ENG) 1 NUC ENG 101 Nuclear Reactions and Nuclear Engineering Radiation 4 Units Terms offered: Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2018 (NUC ENG) Energetics and kinetics of nuclear reactions and radioactive decay, fission, fusion, and reactions of low-energy neutrons; properties of Courses the fission products and the actinides; nuclear models and transition probabilities; interaction of radiation with matter. Expand all course descriptions [+]Collapse all course descriptions [-] Nuclear Reactions and Radiation: Read More [+] NUC ENG 24 Freshman Seminars 1 Unit Rules & Requirements Terms offered: Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020 The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new Prerequisites: PHYSICS 7C and NUC ENG 100 students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty Hours & Format member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley Seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of and semester to semester. discussion per week Freshman Seminars: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements Additional Details Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Subject/Course Level: Nuclear Engineering/Undergraduate Hours & Format Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week Instructors: Bernstein, L. Additional Details Nuclear Reactions and Radiation: Read Less [-] Subject/Course Level: Nuclear Engineering/Undergraduate NUC ENG 102 Nuclear Reactions and Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the Radiation Laboratory 3 Units instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required. Terms offered: Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2013 Laboratory course in nuclear physics. Experiments will allow students Freshman Seminars: Read Less [-] to directly observe phenomena discussed in Nuclear Engineering 101. These experiments will give students exposure to (1) electronics, (2) NUC ENG 100 Introduction to Nuclear Energy alpha, beta, gamma radiation detectors, (3) radioactive sources, and and Technology 3 Units (4) experimental methods relevant for all aspects of nuclear science. Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 Experiments include: Rutherford scattering, x-ray fluorescence, muon The class provides students with an overview of the contemporary lifetime, gamma-gamma angular correlations, Mossbauer effect, and nuclear energy technology with emphasis on nuclear fission as an energy radon measurements. source. Starting with the basic physics of the nuclear fission process, the Nuclear Reactions and Radiation Laboratory: Read More [+] class includes discussions on reactor control, thermal hydraulics, fuel Rules & Requirements production, and spent fuel management for various types of reactors in Prerequisites: NUC ENG 101 use around the world as well as analysis of safety and other nuclear- related issues. This class is intended for sophomore NE students, but is Hours & Format also open to transfer students and students from other majors. Introduction to Nuclear Energy and Technology: Read More [+] Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture, 1 hour of discussion, Rules & Requirements and 4 hours of laboratory per week Prerequisites: PHYSICS 7A, PHYSICS 7B, and MATH 53 Additional Details Hours & Format Subject/Course Level: Nuclear Engineering/Undergraduate Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. Additional Details Instructor: Norman Subject/Course Level: Nuclear Engineering/Undergraduate Nuclear Reactions and Radiation Laboratory: Read Less [-] Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. Instructor: Fratoni Introduction to Nuclear Energy and Technology: Read Less [-] 2 Nuclear Engineering (NUC ENG) NUC ENG 104 Radiation Detection and NUC ENG 120 Nuclear Materials 4 Units Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory 4 Units Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2019 Effects of irradiation on the atomic and mechanical properties of materials Basic science of radiation measurement, nuclear instrumentation, in nuclear reactors. Fission product swelling and release; neutron neutronics, radiation dosimetry. The lectures emphasize the principles of damage to structural alloys; fabrication and properties of uranium dioxide radiation detection. The weekly laboratory applies a variety of radiation fuel. detection systems to the practical measurements of interest for nuclear Nuclear Materials: Read More [+] power, nuclear and non-nuclear science, and environmental applications. Rules & Requirements Students present goals and approaches of the experiements being Prerequisites: MAT SCI 45 and one of the following: ENGIN 40, performed. MEC ENG 40, or CHM ENG 141 Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory: Read More [+] Hours & Format Rules & Requirements Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of Prerequisites: NUC ENG 101 or consent of instructor; NUC ENG 150 discussion per week recommended Additional Details Hours & Format Subject/Course Level: Nuclear Engineering/Undergraduate Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 4 hours of laboratory per week Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. Additional Details Instructor: Wirth Subject/Course Level: Nuclear Engineering/Undergraduate Nuclear Materials: Read Less [-] Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. NUC ENG 124 Radioactive Waste Instructor: Vetter Management 3 Units Terms offered: Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019 Formerly known as: 104A Components and material flowsheets for nuclear fuel cycle, waste characteristics, sources of radioactive wastes, compositions, radioactivity Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory: Read Less and heat generation; waste treatment technologies; waste disposal [-] technologies; safety assessment of waste disposal. Radioactive Waste Management: Read More [+] NUC ENG 107 Introduction to Imaging 3 Units Rules & Requirements Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2016 Introduction to medical imaging physics and systems, including x- Prerequisites: NUC ENG 100 ray computed tomography (CT), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), positron emission tomography (PET), and SPECT; basic principles of Hours & Format tomography and an introduction to unfolding methods; resolution effects Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week of counting statistics, inherent system resolution and human factors. Introduction to Imaging: Read More [+] Additional Details Rules & Requirements Subject/Course Level: Nuclear Engineering/Undergraduate Prerequisites: NUC ENG 101 and NUC ENG 104 Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. Hours & Format Instructor: Ahn Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Radioactive Waste Management: Read Less [-] Additional Details Subject/Course Level: Nuclear Engineering/Undergraduate Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. Instructor: Vetter Introduction to Imaging: Read Less [-] Nuclear Engineering (NUC ENG) 3 NUC ENG 130 Analytical Methods for Non- NUC ENG C146 Radiochemical Methods in proliferation 3 Units Nuclear Technology and Forensics 3 Units Terms offered: Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019 Terms offered: Spring 2021 Use of nuclear measurement techniques to detect clandestine movement Experimental illustrations of the interrelation between chemical and and/or possession of nuclear materials by third parties. Nuclear detection, nuclear science and technology and nuclear forensics; radioactive forensics, signatures, and active and passive interrogation methodologies decay and counting techniques; nuclear spectroscopy; fundamental will be explored. Techniques currently deployed for arms control and radiochemical techniques; radiochemical separations techniques; tracers; treaty verification will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on common activation analysis; forensic applications of radiochemistry; fusion, fission elements of detection technology from the viewpoint of resolution and nuclear reactors. of threat signatures from false positives due to naturally occurring Radiochemical Methods in Nuclear Technology and Forensics: Read radioactive material. Topics include passive and active neutron signals, More [+] gamma ray detection, fission neutron multiplicity, and U and Pu isotopic Objectives & Outcomes identification and age determination. Analytical Methods for Non-proliferation: Read More [+] Course Objectives: Familiarize students with principles of nuclear and Rules & Requirements radiochemistry and its many important applications in our daily lives; provide hands-on training. Prerequisites: NUC ENG 101 (or similar background in nuclear physics), or consent of instructor Student Learning Outcomes: A solid understanding of nuclear and radiochemistry; proficiency in safe handling of radioactive materials in Hours & Format the laboratory, and appreciation for the wide application of radiochemical techniques in chemistry, nuclear technology, and nuclear forensics. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Rules & Requirements Additional Details Prerequisites: CHEM 4B or CHEM 15; and CHEM 143 is recommended Subject/Course Level: Nuclear Engineering/Undergraduate Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for CHEM