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Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas, Austin; Vanessa Sanders, Florida Memorial University; Chanika Symister, Florida Memorial University; Rose Stiffin, Florida Memorial University

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Nuclear and Radiological

working with sealed radioactive sources and radiation detectors at their home institution. Therefore, their Health Physics training focused on: a) a brief history of radiation and their types; b) characteristics and exposure effects of each type of radiation; c) the concept of activity and half-life; d) assessment of risk and the concept of ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) with the aim of minimizing the risk of radioactive exposure while accepting the fact that some very low exposure maybe acceptable if a certain task is to be accomplished; e) personnel monitoring; f) types of licenses; g) protocols during accidents and emergencies and h) federal and local regulations. At the end of the Health

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Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Pryor; Sheldon Landsberger

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Nuclear and Radiological

Alamos National Labs. Theauthors would also like to thank the mentors and students who are participating in the program.Bibliography 1. Hammel, B., and Kress, R., 2001, “Elements of telerobotics necessary for waste clean-up automation,” Proceedings of the 2001 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Seoul, Korea, pp. 393-400. 2. Harden, T., Pittman, P., 2008, “Development of a robotic system to clean out spherical dynamic experiment containment vessels,” Conference proceedings of the 2nd international joint topical meeting on emergency preparedness and response and robotic and remote systems conference. Albuquerque, NM. pp. 358-364. 3. Kulkarni, A., et. al., 2008, “Software framework for mobile

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Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Holbert, Arizona State University; Jeffrey Goss, Arizona State University

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Nuclear and Radiological

AC 2009-163: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONSCOURSE CO-DEVELOPED WITH THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATINGSTATIONKeith Holbert, Arizona State UniversityJeffrey Goss, Arizona State University Page 14.204.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 An Interdisciplinary Nuclear Power Operations Course Co-Developed With The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating StationAbstractThe development of an entire online course on interdisciplinary nuclear power operations isdescribed herein. This course is a unique industry-university team-taught course in cooperationwith the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS), and is part of a new graduate

Conference Session

Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Ofodike Ezekoye, University of Texas, Austin; David Hearnsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Rose Stiffin, Florida Memorial University; Michael Elliott, Florida Memorial University; Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Carlos Handy, Texas Southern University; Elena Stefanova, Texas Southern University; Muchere Russ, Huston-Tilliston

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studies, Compton suppression gamma-ray spectrometry and risk assessment in radioactivity handling. He is also involved in development of distance learning education.Ofodike Ezekoye, University of Texas, Austin Dr. Ofodike Ezekoye is an expert in combustion and heat transfer in high temperature and reacting systems such as combustion engines, furnaces, and fire enclosures. He is currently the Graduate Advisor for the Mechanical Engineering Department and is an advisor for the National Society of Black Engineers University of Texas Austin Chapter.David Hearnsberger, University of Texas, Austin Dr. David Hearnsberger is consultant for his own business Kaizen Innovations. He is a lecturer in

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Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Nuclear and Radiological

AC 2009-1423: SUMMER NUCLEAR ENGINEERING INSTITUTE FOR TEXASAND BIG-12 UNDERGRADUATESErich Schneider, University of Texas, AustinSteven Biegalski, University of Texas, AustinDavid Hearnsberger, University of Texas, AustinSheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin Page 14.1096.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Summer Nuclear Engineering Institute for Texas and Big- 12 UndergraduatesAbstractThrough a US Nuclear Regulatory Commission grant we have established a SummerNuclear Engineering Institute for Texas and Big-12 undergraduate students to amelioratetheir educational experience at their home institution. The Institute, which

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Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenden Mervin, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Guillermo Maldonado, University of Tennessee

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Nuclear and Radiological

AC 2009-2516: DEVELOPMENT OF SCALE-BASED EDUCATIONAL MODULESTO INNOVATE REACTOR PHYSICS AND CRITICALITY SAFETY CURRICULABrenden Mervin, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleGuillermo Maldonado, University of Tennessee Page 14.484.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Development of SCALE-based Educational Modules to Innovate Reactor Physics and Criticality Safety CurriculaAbstractThis paper addresses the development of a modular educational package based on the SCALE(Standardized Computer Analyses for Licensing Evaluation) nuclear analysis system1. Theeducational objective is to supplement theory with practice by introducing students to real