Conference Session

Radiation and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Nuclear and Radiological

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 Academic Director in the College of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Delivery Modes in Nuclear Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Barsanti, The Citadel

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Nuclear and Radiological

that the planned number of topics was too ambitious and only a percentage of thetopics were actually covered. This required the instructor to make significant mid-coursecorrections to the syllabus and resulted in reduced student acceptance.The second time the course was offered the number of topics was reduced significantly. Thisresulted in a more focused curriculum. The remainder of the paper will discuss the details oftopic and text selection, the structure of the course, and student acceptance and performance.The paper is organized into four remaining sections. The first is background on The Citadel andits engineering programs. The second section describes the trials and tribulations of the firstattempt at teaching this course. This is

Conference Session

Partnerships in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitty Plummer, University of North Texas; Jerome Davis, University of North Texas; Charles Bittle, University of North Texas

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Nuclear and Radiological

andrelationship building with the plant management. Effort must also be directed to educating andinvolving University management in the program.The Hope for the Future: In the September 2006 edition of Nuclear News2, TXU announced plans to build six morenuclear power plants in addition to the two units at Comanche Peak that they already own. Inorder to benefit from the subsidies being offered for early builders of the next generation ofnuclear plants, the utility must begin construction by January 2010, a short 2.5 years from now.The Nuclear Engineering Technology program must bridge this small gap to continue to deliverits benefits to the utility and the North Texas Region. Construction offers access to much largerpools of potential students than are

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Delivery Modes in Nuclear Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erich Schneider

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Nuclear and Radiological

Nuclear Fuel Recycling Program Plan,” 20066“Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative Comparison Report,” 2003 and 20047,8“Comprehensive” Systems Analyses“Generation IV Roadmap: Report of the Fuel Cycle Crosscut Group,” DOE Report,20029“Accelerator Driven Systems and Fast Reactors in Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles,”OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, NEA-3109-ADS, 200210“The Future of Nuclear Power,” Massachusetts Institute of Technology Study, 200311Resource SustainabilitySchneider, “Long Term Uranium Supply Estimates,” 200712MacDonald, “Uranium: Sustainable Resource or Limit to Growth?” 200313Neff, “Insights Into the Future: Uranium Prices and Formation 1947-2004,” 200414International Atomic Energy Agency, “Analysis of Uranium Supply to 2050,” 200115Disposal

Conference Session

Radiation and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jonassen, University of Missouri; Matthew Schmidt, University of Missouri; Matthew Easter, University of Missouri; Rose Marra, University of Missouri; William Miller, University of Missouri

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Nuclear and Radiological

and contaminationPerform radiological decontamination of personnelDiagnose health effects of contaminationWrite procedures to describe tasksRadioactive Materials HandlingInventory Radioactive materials as requiredPerform radiological decontamination of areas and equipmentDispose of radioactive high-level and low-level waste materials Identify sources and levels Select disposal or mitigation methods Develop plan and compare plan with regulations) Ensure waster permits are up to date Properly dispose sources of solid waste (spent reactor fuel, de-ionization resins, filters, evaporators, protective clothing, glassware, tools, contamination control materials) Identify amounts of and properly dispose

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Delivery Modes in Nuclear Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin; Janet Ellzey, University of Texas-Austin; Brad Hull, University of Texas-Austin; Jessica Rosinski, University of Texas-Austin; James Wright, University of Texas-Permian Basin

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Nuclear and Radiological

, environmental-friendly energy sources are some of the major challengesfacing the energy industry. Along with its planned new high temperature teaching andresearch reactor The University of Texas of the Permian Basin has the unique opportunityof being able to design a new Mechanical Engineering department that will focus on allthe issues surrounding energy resources and production that will include a strong nuclearcomponent as well. The curriculum will incorporate application of fundamentalengineering principles to energy concepts in basic mechanical engineering courses, aswell as offer technical area electives that will provide a more in-depth look into certaintypes energy resources. The program will meet all ABET requirements to become anaccredited

Conference Session

Radiation and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin; Sean O'Kelly, University of Texas-Austin; Larry Welch, University of Texas-Austin

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Nuclear and Radiological

experiments are planned for future classes. These include the prompt jump,prompt drop and reactor pulse experiments that showcase time-dependent nuclear reactorkinetics. Page 12.398.6