NUCLEAR REACTOR ENGINEERING

NE 411

Course Description

Reactor heat generation and removal; steady- and unsteady-state conduction in reactor elements; single phase, two-phase, and liquid metal cooling, core thermal design.

Prerequisties

NE 305 , ME 361 , and (ME 363 and ME 364 or CBE 320 ) or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

Satisfies

NE 550

Credits

Offered

Fall

Grade Point Average

3.03

-1.8% from Historical

Completion Rate

94.12%

-2.57% from Historical

A Rate

17.65%

-28.72% from Historical

Class Size

-21.6% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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Juliana Pacheco Duarte

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