Courses Offered

Basic DC and AC circuits including capacitors and inductors and their applications in radiation measurement equipment and chemical process parameter measurements. Oscilloscopes, Op Amps, and Sensors and their use in the CBE and NE laboratories. General basis in coding and coding techniques.

Introduction to nuclear engineering and nuclear processes; neutron interactions with matter, cross sections, fission, neutron diffusion, criticality, kinetics, chain reactions, reactor principles, fusion and the nuclear fuel cycle. Includes open-ended exercises. Prerequisite: CHEM 1215 and CHEM 1215L and MATH 1522. Corequisite: 314.

A study of the unit operations involved with momentum and heat transfer. Focus will be on the basics of equipment design and how to synthesize a process from the basic units. Includes extensive use of computer techniques and design exercises. Prerequisite: 311. Corequisite: 313L. Restriction: admitted to School of Engineering. {Spring}

Techniques for error analysis, experiments in fluid flow, heat transfer, neutron detectors and neutron activation plus neutron diffusion theory and Fermi age. Design and development of experiments, emphasis on written presentations. Prerequisite: ENGL 2210. Corequisite: 312. Restriction: admitted to School of Engineering.

First and second law of thermodynamics and application to electrical generation, particularly nuclear energy conversion systems. Types of nuclear power plants, primary, secondary systems, feedwater, regeneration, and superheating. Corequisite: 231. Restriction: admitted to School of Engineering. {Spring}

Nuclear reactions, cross-sections and reaction rates, special relativity, quantum effects, atomic structure, nuclear properties, nuclear stability, decay modes, and neutron scattering. Prerequisite: 230 and MATH **316 and PHYS 1320. Restriction: admitted to School of Engineering. {Spring}

This is a laboratory class that prepares students to be qualified as a licensed Reactor Operator on the AGN-201M Reactor here at UNM. The skillsets learned here transfer well for those interested in reactor power operations and reactor research.

Understanding of material behavior from a molecular viewpoint. The effects of structure, properties, and processing of materials used in nuclear systems on their behavior in radiation environments. Corequisite: 231. Restriction: admitted to School of Engineering. {Spring}

Neutron transport equation, differential scattering cross section, diffusion approximation, one group diffusion theory including green s function and eigenfunction expansion, Breit-Wigner formula, slowing down theory, reactor kinetics, multigroup methods, topics selected from numerical methods for reactor analysis.

Laboratory investigations of the theory and practice of nuclear chain-reacting systems including open-ended experiments and experimental design, covering reactor kinetics, importance functions and criticality. One lecture, 6 hours lab. Prerequisite: 313L and 410. Restriction: admitted to School of Engineering. {Spring}

Senior year. Reports on selected topics and surveys; presentation and discussion of papers from current technical journals, and topics of interest to nuclear engineers. Restriction: admitted to School of Engineering. {Spring}

Introduction to design and mass optimization of Space Power Systems, passive and active energy conversion systems and design of RTG's, radiation shield, heat pipe theory, design and applications, advanced radiators, TE-EM pumps and orbital lifetime calculations and safety. Prerequisite: MATH **312 or MATH **316. Pre- or corequisite: 464. Restriction: admitted to School of Engineering. {Spring}

Materials for use in nuclear reactors, metallurgy and irradiation behavior, fundamentals of the nuclear fuel cycle including the uranium, thorium, and advanced fuel cycles. Prerequisite: 371 and 410 and 464. Restriction: admitted to School of Engineering. {Spring}

Advanced studies in various areas of nuclear engineering. Restriction: admitted to School of Engineering. {Summer, Fall, Spring}

Senior thesis for students seeking departmental honors. Restriction: admitted to School of Engineering. {Summer, Fall, Spring}

Senior thesis for students seeking departmental honors. Restriction: admitted to School of Engineering. {Summer, Fall, Spring}

Students will work in teams on a capstone design project requiring the application of nuclear engineering principles and the integration of material from other disciplines, with emphasis on creativity, decision-making and interactive design. Three lectures, 3 hours lab. Prerequisite: 410 and 462 and 464 and *497L. Corequisite: 470. Restriction: admitted to School of Engineering. {Spring}

A course which permits various faculty members to present detailed examinations of developing sciences and technologies in a classroom setting. Restriction: admitted to School of Engineering. {Offered upon demand}

Colloquia, special lectures and individual study in areas of current research. A maximum of 3 credit hours can be applied toward degree. {Fall, Spring}

Neutron transport equation, differential scattering cross section, diffusion approximation, one group diffusion theory including green s function and eigenfunction expansion, Breit-Wigner formula, slowing down theory, reactor kinetics, multigroup methods, topics selected from numerical methods for reactor analysis. Prerequisite: 315.

The theory of nuclear chain-reacting systems with emphasis on computer methods used in current applications. Multigroup diffusion theory, transport theory and Monte Carlo methods and applications to nuclear system design. Prerequisite: 510 and 525. {Spring}

Laboratory investigations of the theory and practice of nuclear chain-reacting systems. Experiments on the UNM AGN-201M reactor and the ACRR at SNL. Course credit based on the extent of related course work in student's undergraduate program. {Spring, offered upon demand}

A course exploring a topic not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester. {Offered upon demand}

Ionizing radiation, Kerma, Fluence, Dose, and Exposure, Attenuation and Buildup, Charged Particle Equilibrium, Bragg-Gray Cavity Theory and other Cavities, Fundamentals of Dosimetry, Ionizations Chambers, Integrating Dosimetry, and Pulse Mode Detectors, and Neutron Interactions and Dosimetry. Both theory and applications will be presented. Pre- or corequisite: 524. {Spring}

Advanced study, design or research either on an individual or small group basis with an instructor. Recent topics have included convective diffusion, reactor safety, inertial confinement fusion and nuclear waste management.

Introduction to design and mass optimization of Space Power Systems, passive and active energy conversion systems, and design of RTG s, radiation shield, heat pipe theory, design and applications, advanced radiators, TE-EM pumps and orbital lifetime calculations and safety. Prerequisite: 231 and MATH **316. {Spring}

(Also offered as MPHY 591) Professional practice experience in radiation protection and environmental measurements in non-traditional settings under the guidance of health physicists and radiation protection engineers. Internship arrangement with a local facility employing health physicists or related personnel such as a national laboratory, analytical facility, or hospital. {Summer, Fall, Spring}

Faculty-supervised investigative study that results in the development and writing of a master’s thesis. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Faculty-supervised investigative study that results in the development and writing of a doctoral dissertation. See Graduate Programs section for total credit requirements. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.