Spring 2027

Economic and Environmental Aspects of Nuclear Energy

Explores the economics and environmental impacts of the nuclear fuel cycle, including effects on design, plant siting, and regulation.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Sebastien Philippe

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.71 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.45 GPA, 61.9% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.79 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Recognize and describe the relationships between different sectors of the nuclear energy industry and nuclear fuel cycle

  • Perform economic and/or environmental analysis of energy systems

  • Communicate the results of economic and/or environmental analyses to an audience of peers

  • Describe the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of nuclear energy

  • Analyze potential tradeoffs and interrelationships among the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of nuclear energy

  • Communicate the results of economic and/or environmental analyses to policy-makers

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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N E 405, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

    • NE 405
    • graduate/professional standing
    • member of Engineering Guest Students
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NE 571

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  • Any of
    • NE 405
    • graduate/professional standing
    • member of Engineering Guest Students

Professors

Spring 2027
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SEBASTIEN PHILIPPE is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.71 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.45 GPA, 61.9% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.79 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Economics of the nuclear fuel cycle
  • Economic and environmental impact of the nuclear fuel cycle
  • Impact on design, plant siting and regulation
  • Social, economic, and environmental dimensions of nuclear energy

Skills

  • Perform economic and/or environmental analysis of energy systems
  • Communicate the results of economic and/or environmental analyses to an audience of peers and policy-makers
  • Analyze potential tradeoffs and interrelationships among the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of nuclear energy

Grades

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NE 571 · Spring 2027

Economic and Environmental Aspects of Nuclear Energy

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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