# NE 545: Materials Degradation in Advanced Nuclear Reactor Environments | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/courses/NE_545) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## course ### run id 20260907T155543-ce3781c4 ### semester 1272 ### observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### record version id bf52886f9602e61f98b559fb5d655ac7575ce600d26ceb54e185b2ef937858b6 ### course id NE 545 ### course uid course\_5ee82f5788df5c8cdcb7ec29 ### catalog version id 8420a527a36108eb35a493e424dc612c39eb0ce3b9d0f812ea94915b9f75eaa5 ### course number 545 ### subjects * NE ### title MATERIALS DEGRADATION IN ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR ENVIRONMENTS ### description Overview of materials (cladding and structural materials) used in advanced reactor systems and the associated degradation. Interactions between the advanced nuclear reactor environment and materials. Surface degradation, corrosion, oxidation, dissolution, vaporization, mass transfer, diffusion, and hands-on examples related to advanced reactors. ### requirements text M S & E 350,351, or352, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students ### credit offering ids None recorded. ### llm job id enrich-8b774950c2b6adfdc46d1b82 ### llm output id 4b91fa201b5cbc0422d1c2bf1f3c1b6a7487f6201a33ec07cd52230f2e025743 ### llm model nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4 ### llm model revision 1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5 ### llm task version 14 ### llm search status valid ### llm summary This course covers materials degradation, including corrosion and diffusion, in advanced nuclear reactor environments. ### llm topics * Advanced reactor materials and degradation mechanisms. ### llm skills * Analysis of material degradation mechanisms in advanced nuclear reactor environments. ### llm assumed background * Foundational materials science covering structure, properties, phase transformations, and corrosion mechanisms. ### llm search phrases * advanced nuclear reactor materials * materials degradation corrosion oxidation * nuclear reactor environment materials * MS\&E 350 351 352 prerequisites ### llm requirements status needs\_review ### llm student summary status valid ### llm experience status insufficient\_evidence ### catalog variants None recorded. ### student summary #### context hash e8182635210fca001390dd20a7cfc7ac7f38f91c84c196f21c1d71019c6420c2 #### course id NE 545 #### current instructors None recorded. #### difficulty workload None recorded. #### errors None recorded. #### historical context None recorded. #### message No course-specific reviews available #### offered false #### profile hash 5cb4dabf887cdbcd8c00d5a1312e10828b95c63f30bc3ea76aea199565390d02 #### quick take Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.62 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.71 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.55 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades). ```json { "citations": [ { "course_id": "NE 545", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_record": { "entity_id": "9abb3ac9-e63f-340f-b034-8a3e4f93a966", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "grades_latest", "term_id": "1234", "type": "grade" }, { "course_id": "NE 545", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_record": { "entity_id": "9abb3ac9-e63f-340f-b034-8a3e4f93a966", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "grades_latest", "term_id": "1252", "type": "grade" }, { "course_id": "NE 545", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_record": { "entity_id": "9abb3ac9-e63f-340f-b034-8a3e4f93a966", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "grades_latest", "term_id": "1264", "type": "grade" } ] } ``` #### student experience None recorded. #### task hash 74fb0997943e888960bbc9e47db8c4fd12e4292d55c20509d8d89db6a9910f68 #### teaching history None recorded. #### term id 1272 #### term name 2026 Fall #### version 2 ### requirements #### nodes ```json [ { "children": [ "n1", "n2", "n3" ], "condition": null, "course": null, "evidence": "M S & E 350,351, or352, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students", "id": "n0", "kind": "any" }, { "children": [], "condition": null, "course": { "course_number": 350, "minimum_grade": null, "subjects": [ "MS&E" ], "timing": "prior" }, "evidence": "M S & E 350", "id": "n1", "kind": "course" }, { "children": [], "condition": null, "course": { "course_number": 351, "minimum_grade": null, "subjects": [ "MS&E" ], "timing": "prior" }, "evidence": "351", "id": "n2", "kind": "course" }, { "children": [], "condition": null, "course": { "course_number": 352, "minimum_grade": null, "subjects": [ "MS&E" ], "timing": "prior" }, "evidence": "or352", "id": "n3", "kind": "course" } ] ``` #### notes * The phrase 'graduate/professional standing' and 'member of Engineering Guest Students' are condition leaves that reference no linked course. 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