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Nuclear Engineering Education at Texas A&M University Claudio Gariazzo Associate Research Engineer Texas A&M University Who are we? Largest nuclear engineering department in U.S. Zero Power teaching reactor 298
department in U.S. – 298 undergraduate students – 147 graduate students
institutions)
– Undergraduate, ranked 2nd – Graduate, ranked 2nd
nuclear reactors on campus
Zero Power teaching reactor 1 MW TRIGA research reactor
Fall 2013:
– (23.3% of university)
– (3.6% of COE) 1 MW TRIGA research reactor
Texas A&M University Students
9,261 Undergraduate Engineering Students 3,153 Graduate Engineering Students 445 Nuclear Engineering
– Nuclear Engineering
engineering problems.
– Radiological Health Engineering (health physics)
radioactive materials.
sterilization.
Course Description ENGL 104 – Comp.& Rhetoric
Analytical reading and writing abilities, critical thinking, and library research skills
ENGR 111 – Foundations of Engr. 1
Intro to engineering profession, ethics, and discipline
MATH 151 – Engr. Math 1
PHYS 218 – Mechanics
Mechanics for engineers and science majors
CHEM 107/117 – Chem. For Engrs.
General chemistry (and lab) for engineers
ENGR 112 – Foundations of Engr. 2
Continuation of ENGR 111
MATH 152 – Engr. Math 2
Differentiation and integration, calculus, etc.
PHYS 208 – Electricity & Optics
Electricity, magnetism, and intro to optics
Course Description
MEEN 221 – Statics & Particle Dynamics
Newtonian mechanics fundamentals
NUEN 265 – Material Science for Nuclear Energy Applications
Material science fundamentals with emphasis on nuclear applications, crystal structures, crystalline defects, radiation effects in metals, ceramics, and polymers, etc.
MATH 251 – Engineering Math 3
Vector algebra, partial derivatives, multiple integration, etc.
NUEN 201 – Intro to Nuclear Engr. 1
Intro to atomic and nuclear physics, history, types of radiation, applications
NUEN 101 – Principles of Nucl. Engr.
Global/national energy requirements, radioactivity, radiation protections, and fission/fusion reactor concepts
MEEN 315 – Principles of Thermodynamics
Theory and application of energy methods in engineering; conservation of mass and energy, energy transfers, etc.
CVEN 305 – Mechanics of Materials
Stress/deformation relationship in structural members, etc.
ECEN 215 – Principles of Elec. Engr.
Electric circuit analysis
MATH 308 – Differential Equations
Ordinary differential equations, Laplace transformations
NUEN 302 – Intro. to Nuclear Engr. 2
Basic radioactivity, nuclear physics
Course Description
COMM 203 – Public Speaking
Training in speeches of social and technical interest
MEEN 344 – Fluid Mechanics
Application of laws to ideal and real fluids, dimensional analysis and application to flow through ducts and piping
MATH 309 – Linear Algebra: Diff. Equations
Systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, transformations, eigenvalues, etc.
NUEN 301 – Nuclear Reactor Theory
Introduction to neutron diffusion theory, neutron moderation, conditions of criticality of nuclear reactors
NUEN 309 – Radiological Safety
Interactions of radiation with matter and biological systems; dosimetry; radiation protection; etc.
MEEN 461 – Heat Transfer
Heat transfer phenomena; SS and transient conduction, forced/natural convection, black/gray body radiation, etc.
ISEN 302 – Economic Analysis of Engr. Projects
Principles of economic equivalence; comparison of alternatives; capital recovery, etc.
NUEN 329 – Analytical and Numerical Methods
Numerical analysis and advanced analytical techniques for reactor flux distributions, temps and transients
NUEN 303 – Nuclear Detection and Isotopes Lab
Interactions with matter; behavior of radiation detectors
NUEN 304 – Nuclear Reactor Analysis
Group diffusion method, multi-region reactors, heterogeneous reactors, reactor kinetics, etc.
Course Description
NUEN 405 – Nuclear Engr. Experiments
Experimental measurements of basic nuclear reactor parameters; reactor operation; reactor safety
NUEN 406 – Nuclear Engr. Systems and Design
Nuclear plant systems; conventional and advanced generation power reactors; design methodology; etc.
NUEN 430 – Computer Applications in Nuclear Engineering
Applications of computers to solve nuclear engineering problems; nuclear data and cross-section libraries; deterministic and stochastic reactor modeling
ENGR 482 – Ethics and Engineering
Moral analysis and application to ethical problems encountered by engineers; environmental issues, etc.
NUEN Technical Elective NUEN Technical Elective NUEN 410 – Design of Nuclear Reactors
Application of reactor theory and disciplines in fundamental and practical reactor system design
NUEN 481 – Seminar
Designed to broaden students’ capabilities and perspective in nuclear engineering through guests
NUEN Technical Elective
Intro to specific field: nonproliferation, computational analysis, materials and fuels, power reactor design, etc.
Course Description
NUEN 405 – Nuclear Engr. Experiments
Experimental measurements of basic nuclear reactor parameters; reactor operation; reactor safety
NUEN 406 – Nuclear Engr. Systems and Design
Nuclear plant systems; conventional and advanced generation power reactors; design methodology; etc.
NUEN Technical Elective ENGR 482 – Ethics and Engineering
Moral analysis and application to ethical problems encountered by engineers; environmental issues, etc.
NUEN 460 – Nuclear Plant Systems
Combining disciplines (nuclear, mechanical, electrical) to design a full NPP: core, control rod drive mechanisms, neutron source, detectors, PCS, ECCS
NUEN 418 – Fuel Assembly & Core Design
Computer codes for neutronic design, analysis, modeling
NUEN 410 – Design of Nuclear Reactors
Application of reactor theory and disciplines in fundamental and practical reactor system design
NUEN 481 – Seminar
Designed to broaden students’ capabilities and perspective in nuclear engineering through guests
NUEN Technical Elective
Intro to specific field: nonproliferation, computational analysis, materials and fuels, power reactor design, etc.
Course Description
NUEN 601 – Nuclear Reactor Theory
Neutron-nucleus interactions; neutron energy spectra; transport/diffusion theory; multi-group approximations; etc.
NUEN 604 – Rad. Interaction & Shielding
Principles of radiation interactions and transport; sources, detectors, shielding, photon interactions, dosimetry, buildup factors, etc.
NUEN 623 – Nuclr. Engr. Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow
Thermodynamics and unified treatment of mass, momentum, and energy transport with application to nuclear engineering systems
NUEN 606 – Rx Analysis/Experimentation
Perturbation theory; delayed neutrons and reactor kinetics; lattice physics calculations; reactivity coefficients
NUEN 624 – Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Stress Analysis
Advanced heat transport in solids and fluids including boiling phenomena, isothermal elasticity, thermoelasticity, viscoelasticity, etc.
NUEN 610 – Design of Nuclear Reactors
Advanced reactor design
NUEN 681 – Seminar
Topics not covered in NUEN courses; include faculty, student, and guest presentations
Course Description
NUEN 601 – Nuclear Reactor Theory
Neutron-nucleus interactions; neutron energy spectra; transport/diffusion theory; multi-group approximations; etc.
NUEN 604 – Rad. Interaction & Shielding
Principles of radiation interactions and transport; sources, detectors, shielding, photon interactions, dosimetry, buildup factors, etc.
NUEN 661 – Nuclear Fuel Performance
Nuclear fuel phenomena and performance
NUEN 606 – Rx Analysis/Experimentation
Perturbation theory; delayed neutrons and reactor kinetics; lattice physics calculations; reactivity coefficients
NUEN 662 – Nuclear Materials Under Extreme Conditions
Materials degradation under reactor environments; radiation-induced microstructure changes; corrosion; etc.
MSEN 601 – Fundamental Materials Science and Engineering
Fundamentals of microstructure properties and relationship of materials
NUEN 681 – Seminar
Topics not covered in NUEN courses; include faculty, student, and guest presentations
Course Description
NUEN 601 – Nuclear Reactor Theory
Neutron-nucleus interactions; neutron energy spectra; transport/diffusion theory; multi-group approximations; etc.
NUEN 604 – Rad. Interaction & Shielding
Principles of radiation interactions and transport; sources, detectors, shielding, photon interactions, dosimetry, buildup factors, etc.
NUEN 605 – Rad. Detection and Nuclear Materials Measurements
Lab-based course for special nuclear materials measurements; advanced radiation detection instrumentation; detection, identification, & quantification
NUEN 606 – Rx Analysis/Experimentation
Perturbation theory; delayed neutrons and reactor kinetics; lattice physics calculations; reactivity coefficients
NUEN 650 – Nuclear Nonproliferation and Arms Control
Political and technological issues with nuclear proliferation and arms control; verification technologies; proliferation resistance in fuel cycle; international/domestic safeguards
NUEN 651 – Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Nuclear Material Safeguards
Study of fuel cycles and application of nuclear material safeguards (CS, NMA, PPS, etc.)
NUEN 656 – Critical Analysis of Nuclear Security Data
Project-based capstone course analyzing nuclear security event data
NUEN 681 – Seminar
Topics not covered in NUEN courses; include faculty, student, and guest presentations
professional organizations
– (ANS, ASME, WIN, INMM, HPS)
– Undergraduate – Graduate
– (Europe, China, Japan, India, Russia, …)
– (2 individual advisors for each student, mentor groups led by faculty research groups)
EnergyCo.
Inc.)
Administration
31 Faculty Members, Researchers and Professionals
7 Full Professors
8 Associate Professors
2 Assistant Professors
Guetersloh
15 Other NTT/Researchers
Engineer
Director
Outreach & Development
Engineer
Scientist
Total CLASS Research Expenditures FY13 More than $1.9 million
energy density physics
reliability
Research Themes Activities Accomplishments Faculty
Ryan McClarren Jim Morel Jean Ragusa Marvin Adams Adaptive Mesh Refinement Multiphysics
Novel Numerical Techniques
radiative transfer
convergent Monte Carlo algorithm for a continuum transport system
massively-parallel long-characteristic transport method
techniques for transport solvers
multiphysics software platform
spherical harmonics methods for time- dependent transport
Total Research Expenditures FY13 More than $1 million
Research Themes Activities Accomplishments Faculty
Leslie Braby John Ford Stephen Guetersloh Gamal Akabani John Poston Dan Reece
particle transport via FLUKA and PHITS Monte Carlo codes
in space suite during EVA
Space Station dosimeter
damage in many other cells
emitting injectable brachytherapy sources for prostate cancer
extreme conditions
Research Themes Activities Accomplishments Faculty
Sean McDeavitt Kenneth Peddicord Lin Shao William Marlow
Total Research Expenditures FY13 More than $4.7 million Largest single university ion irradiation lab in US!
and evaluating the performance of novel nuclear fuel forms
composite
alloys and barrier coating methods
U-Zr and U-Mo alloy fuels
metallic and ceramic materials
codes to understand damage evolution caused by fission fragments
detection sheets
Total Research Expenditures FY13 More than $3.1 million
Research Themes Activities Accomplishments Faculty
Yassin Hassan Pavel Tsvetkov Karen Vierow
Experimental validation of modern simulations is key to quantifying uncertainties!
tubes
Research Themes Activities Faculty
William Charlton Sunil Chirayath David Boyle Craig Marianno
NSSPI Expenditures FY13 More than $2.4 million
Accomplishments
radiation data from a crane used in port operations
for testing by IAEA
scale reprocessing of SNF
latency method for proliferation risk analysis
as the 5th most important US science and technology activity in the Middle East
states will go nuclear
Russia, Switzerland, UAE, England
– To produce leaders in the development of technological solutions to prevent, detect, and deter proliferation and combat nuclear terrorism. – These graduates can:
facilities
proliferation
nuclear forensics and consequence management
that can lead to the creation of new knowledge in the field of nuclear nonproliferation
– Nuclear engineering core discipline courses – Nonproliferation specific technical courses – Elective courses to provide increased breadth of knowledge
and international research facilities and visits to commercial fuel cycle facilities
INMM
– NUEN 650 – Nuclear Nonproliferation and Arms Control – NUEN 605 – Radiation Detection and Nuclear Materials Measurement – INTA 620 – International Security – INTA 617 – Nuclear Deterrence
– NUEN 651 – Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Nuclear Material Safeguards
– NUEN 489 – Nuclear Security System Design – INTA 689 – Threat Assessment – INTA 657 – Terrorism in Today’s World
– NUEN 656 – Critical Analysis of Nuclear Security Data – CHEM 689 – Radiochemistry and Nuclear Forensics – MATH 644 – Inverse Problems in Nuclear Forensics
– text, graphics, videos, wikis, quizzes
– Basic Radiation Detection – Nuclear and Atomic Physics – The Nuclear Fuel Cycle – Introduction to Statistics – Containment and Surveillance – Nuclear Material Accountancy – Physical Protection Systems – Nuclear Security Threats – Safeguards Terminology – Treaties and Legal Issues
Advanced Reprocessing Product Materials Containing U, Np, Pu, and Am” (2013)
Mounted Gamma-Ray Radiation Detect...” (2013)
Forensics for Spent Research Reactor Fuel” (2012)
State Level Nuclear Security…” (2012)
Spent Fuel in MACSTOR KN-400 CANDU..” (2012)
DBT Perturbations” (2012)
for Nuclear Forensics…” (2012)
Nuclear Fuel” (2011)
Reactors” (2011)
Level Proliferation” (2011)
Radiation Portal Monitoring Systems” (2011)
(2010)
Content” (2010)
Monitor Applications” (2010)
+1A Process” (2010)
Evaluation …” (2009)
Acquisitions” (2008)
Coincidence Counter for Field Measurements …” (2008)
Acquisition Pathways” (2008)
and Nuclear Security (ISCN) of the Japan Atomic Energy Authority
– With students from Tomsk Polytechnic University and the Hanoi University of Science
– Hiroshima Peace Park, the Peace Memorial Museum, and attended personal account from Keijiro Matsushima (Hiroshima) – Monju Fast Breeder Reactor R&D Center, the Fugen Decommissioning Center, Mihama Nuclear Power Plant (Tsuruga) – ISCN HQ, Plutonium Fuel Production Facility, and the Tokai Reprocessing Technology Development Center (Tokai-mura) – Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo) – Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited Rokkasho Uranium Enrichment Plant, the Vitrification Storage Facility, and the Reprocessing Plant (Rokkasho)
as part of the UK-Norway Initiative with the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), King’s College of London (KCL), and the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)
– to build upon the formal arms control education of students, – to engage in discussion about a growing issue in non-proliferation, and – to recreate the process and roadblocks faced by negotiators and weapons inspectors in the real world
together to strengthen skills that were underdeveloped, explore new nuclear security issues, and network with international colleagues on negotiations, on-site inspections, communications, and verification
– a strong disciplinary background in traditional nuclear engineering – ability to apply engineering principles to nuclear nonproliferation issues – an introduction to the policy aspects of nuclear nonproliferation
– US national laboratories – government – intelligence – nuclear industry – insurance industry – security consultants and vendors – International entities (IAEA, WINS, JRC, etc.) – academia
Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute Texas A&M University cgariazzo@tamu.edu