Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Miron, University of Cincinnati; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Pradosh Ray, Tuskegee University

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Nuclear and Radiological

closely with the RESRAD team within the Environmental Science Division. His area of expertise includes: nuclear and radiological engineering; signal processing; emergency planning; and computer code development and testing. His accomplishments include: development and implementation of national nuclear emergency plans and technical procedures; contribution to methodology for dose assessment following a potential RDD event; signal reconstruction through wavelet-based signal de-noising; stochastic and deterministic process modeling; uncertainty analysis and statistical applications for improving fault detection and on-line monitoring.Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati Eugene Rutz is

Conference Session

Topics in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leonard Bond, Idaho National Laboratory; Robert Wharton, Idaho State University; Andrew Kadak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Kevin Kostelnik, Idaho National Laboratory

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Nuclear and Radiological

faced by the energycommunity, introduces the Center, and outlines a 5-year plan during which time CAES willprogress from its current status as an “Initiative” of the INL to that of an independent, nonprofitjoint institute. This institute will be a partnership which integrates government, industry anduniversity resources and it will engage a wide network of other national and internationalorganizations.The Energy ChallengeWorld energy demands are at an all time high. The world’s population- currently over 6 billionpeople - uses almost 400 quadrillion BTU of energy annually. This is roughly equivalent to180 million barrels of crude oil per day. These energy demands are expected to triple by 2050 asa result of several factors and could increase by

Conference Session

Topics in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, Idaho State University; Michael Lineberry, Idaho State University; Karen Leibert, Idaho State University; Anne Mollberg, Idaho National Laboratory

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Nuclear and Radiological

State University. He served as lead for the Idaho-based team that organized and ran the WNU Summer Institute.Karen Leibert, Idaho State University Dr. Leibert is the Program Coordinator for the Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering at Idaho State University. She acted as main logistics organizer and jack-of-all-trades for the Summer Institute.Anne Mollberg, Idaho National Laboratory Ms. Mollberg is the Educational Programs Group Lead at the Idaho National Laboratory. She lead a team of INL employees to offer many types of support and services for planning and running the Summer Institute

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Long, Nuclear Stewardship, LLC; Altaf Memon, Excelsior College; Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College; Byron Thinger, Diablo Canyon Power Plant

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Nuclear and Radiological

labeled NUC 495 and is assigned a faculty mentor. The entire courseprocess consists of a 15-week timeline. In general, weekly assignments for students during the 15weeks are as follows: • Week 1 – Review course and Develop professional resume • Week 2 – Develop ITA plan/outline • Week 3 – Develop draft learning statements for ITA objectives 1-6 • Week 4 – Develop draft learning statements for ITA objectives 7-13 • Weeks 5 through 12 – Student completion of ITA • Week thirteen – Faculty mentor review of complete ITA document • Week fourteen – Student revision, if necessary • Week fifteen – Final grading by faculty mentorThe Faculty mentor is required to review and provide feedback on the student’s professionalresume

Conference Session

Topics in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erich Schneider, University of Texas-Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin

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Nuclear and Radiological

Libraries for LightWater Reactor Calculations (PANTEX) Page 11.1318.5MCNP Critical Benchmarks for Mixed Oxide Lattices of the Saxton Plutonium Program(PANTEX)ConclusionThrough careful planning, recruitment and pursuing funding opportunities we have beenable to attract well qualified students who have worked at interns at the national labsand/or have secured employment, while employees at the national labs have been able topursue advanced degrees through our distance learning program.Biographic InformationDr. Steven Biegalski is an Assistant Professor in the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program. Hespecializes in the fields of nuclear instrumentation, neutron

Conference Session

Information Technology in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Altaf Memon, Excelsior College; Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College; Byron Thinger, Diablo Canyon Power Plant

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Nuclear and Radiological

creditsfrom approved sources. Therefore, at present there does not appear to be a strong demand forsuch courses. B&T has; however, included development of the laboratory courses in its onlinecourse development plan to assist students interested in taking these courses from Excelsior tocomplete their degree requirements.Format of Online CoursesAll of the online courses in B&T use a standard course template to ensure consistent look andfeel of the courses. The online courses are delivered through WebCT, a password protectedcourse management software. Upon entering the course, the students will get access to the“Homepage” of the course, the controller for the course that students will use. To provide thestudents with more control of the learning

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, Idaho State University; Michael Lineberry, Idaho State University; Leonard Bond, Idaho National Laboratory

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Nuclear and Radiological

section of the ANS.At the time this paper is being written, plans are being formalized for the summer to fallpracticum experience for the Scholars. They will spend nominally one-half to three-quarters oftheir time, from June through December of the junior to senior years, working on a nuclearproject with professionals at the INL. Scholarship monies will continue to cover any tuitionexpenses, but they will be paid a stipend for their work from the INL. During this time they willalso be continuing course work, especially the required reactor laboratory course, which they’llcomplete during the summer in a special pilot program using the INL’s Advanced Test ReactorCritical Facility and the ATR Simulator for many of the course experiments. When the