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Nuclear Engineering ProgramNuclear Engineering Program

COL Mark Visosky

Program Director

Briefing to the Classes of 2009 and 2010

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Nuclear Engineering Study at Nuclear Engineering Study at USMA (for Class of 2010 and later)USMA (for Class of 2010 and later)

• Nuclear Engineering Major– 17 Courses, 9 taught by the department

• Nuclear Engineering Science Major– 13 Courses, 8 taught by the department

• Nuclear Engineering Core Engineering Sequence– 3 Courses, all taught by

the department

NE496 visit to USS Alexandria

4th Class Yr 3rd Class Yr 2nd Class Yr 1st Class Yr

Fall Spring Term

Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring

CH101

CH102

PH201

PH252

(Note 1)

PL300

SS307

HI301

HI302

EN101

EN102

SS201

SS202

EN302

MA206

ME480

LW403

MA103

MA104

MA205

L_204

PH365

PH374

CE364

IT305

HI10_

HI10_

L_203

PY201

ME311

EV385

NE452

EE301

IT105

PL100

EV203

CE300

ME370

ME312

NE456

NE496

MA364

NE300

NE355

NE400

Nuclear Engineering Major (NEN0)Nuclear Engineering Major (NEN0)(Class of 2009)(Class of 2009)

Note 1: For cadets in the nuclear engineering major, the PH252 core laboratory program will have a nuclear science component..

Courses Specific to the majorCE300 Fundamentals of Engineering

Mechanics and DesignCE364 Mechanics of MaterialsEE301 Fundamentals of Electrical

EngineeringEV385 Introduction to Environmental EngineeringMA364 Engineering MathematicsME311 Thermal-Fluid Systems IME312 Thermal-Fluid Systems IIME370 Computer Aided DesignME480 Heat TransferNE300 Nuclear Reactor AnalysisNE355 Advanced Nuclear Reactor

DesignNE400 Nuclear Engineering SeminarNE456 Nuclear Weapons and

Weapons EffectsNE452 Instrumentation and Shielding NE496 Advanced Nuclear System

Design Project IIPH365 Modern PhysicsPH374 Medical Radiation Physics

Courses in the major taught outside Physics Department

Courses in the major taught in the Physics DepartmentCore courses

Courses not taken by NES0

(NES0)

TechnicalElective

4th Class Yr 3rd Class Yr 2nd Class Yr 1st Class Yr

Fall Spring Term

Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring

CH101

CH102

PH201

PH252

(Note 1)

PL300

SS307

HI301

HI302

EN101

EN102

SS201

SS202

EN302

MA206

ME480

LW403

MA103

MA104

MA205

L_204

PH365

PH374

NE495

IT305

HI10_

HI10_

L_203

PY201

ME311

CE364

NE452

EE301

IT105

PL100

EV203

CE300

ME370

ME312

NE450

NE496

MA364

NE300

NE355

NE400

Nuclear Engineering Major (NEN0)Nuclear Engineering Major (NEN0)(Class of 2010)(Class of 2010)

Note 1: For cadets in the nuclear engineering major, the PH252 core laboratory program will have a nuclear science component..

Courses Specific to the majorCE300 Fundamentals of Engineering

Mechanics and DesignCE364 Mechanics of MaterialsEE301 Fundamentals of Electrical

EngineeringMA364 Engineering MathematicsME311 Thermal-Fluid Systems IME312 Thermal-Fluid Systems IIME370 Computer Aided DesignME480 Heat TransferNE300 Nuclear Reactor AnalysisNE355 Advanced Nuclear Reactor

DesignNE400 Nuclear Engineering SeminarNE450 Nuclear Weapons and

Weapons EffectsNE452 Instrumentation and Shielding NE495 Advanced Nuclear System

Design Project INE496 Advanced Nuclear System

Design Project IIPH365 Modern PhysicsPH374 Medical Radiation Physics

Courses in the major taught outside Physics Department

Courses in the major taught in the Physics DepartmentCore courses

Courses not taken by NES0

(NES0)

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NE452CE300Shielding

Instrumentation & Measurements

NE452

Learning ModelLearning Model

Atomic & Nuclear Physics

NE300PH365

Nuclear Reactor Physics, Theory,

& Design

NE355NE300

Nuclear System Design

ME311ME312

ME480

NE355

CE364

NE450

PH374

Environment &

Radiation(Dirty Bombs)

Reactor Power Plants

Multi-disciplinary!

DesignProject

NE495/6

Nuclear Weapons

NE 450

General Engineering & Sciences MA364

EE301ME370

CE300

USCCMil Sci

CoreCurriculum

NE400

NE495/6Design Project

NEDP-2

NE452ShieldingExercise

NE450 or NE456Nuclear Weapons

Effects

NE355Reactor Core

NEDP-1

DesignDesignDesignDesign

NE452NaI, HPGe, GM

MCA/GENIE

NE355BF3 Neutron

Neutron Flux Map

PH252GM CountersNaI DetectorsMCA/GENIE

Gamma Spectroscopy ExperimentExperimentExperimentExperiment

Nuclear Engineering Program Threads

ComputationComputation(Industry (Industry

Code)Code)

ComputationComputation(Industry (Industry

Code)Code)

NE355Transport Theory

MCNPXBasics

NE450 or NE456MCNPXHPAC

DosimetryNE495/6MCNPX K-codeLattice

(Design Project)

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Nuclear Engineering Major Nuclear Engineering Major StatisticsStatistics

• Number of NE majors (NEN0+NES0) per class year:

• 14 of 14 NE majors from the Class of 2008 passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam

Indian Point

02468

1012141618

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Class Year

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Nuclear Engineering CES Nuclear Engineering CES StatisticsStatistics

• Number of NE CES cadets per class year:

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Class Year

9

PH 374 Trip to the SKCC

Program ActivitiesProgram Activities

National Ignition Facility

10

NE456 Trip to the UN

Program ActivitiesProgram Activities

Mobile Reactor

11

Program ActivitiesProgram Activities

High Altitude Nuclear Effects

NE355 visit to Indian Point

4th Class Yr 3rd Class Yr 2nd Class Yr 1st Class Yr

Fall Spring Term

Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring

CH101

CH102

PH201

PH252

(Note 1)

PL300

SS307

HI301

HI302

EN101

EN102

SS201

SS202

EN302

MA206

ME480

LW403

MA103

MA104

MA205

L_204

PH365

PH374

NE495

IT305

HI10_

HI10_

L_203

PY201

ME311

ME370

NE452

EE301

IT105

PL100

EV203

CE300

CE364

ME312

NE450

NE496

MA364

NE300

NE355

NE400

Nuclear Engineering Major (NEN0)Nuclear Engineering Major (NEN0)(Class of 2011)(Class of 2011)

Note 1: For cadets in the nuclear engineering major, the PH252 core laboratory program will have a nuclear science component..

Courses Specific to the majorCE300 Fundamentals of Engineering

Mechanics and DesignCE364 Mechanics of MaterialsEE301 Fundamentals of Electrical

EngineeringMA364 Engineering MathematicsME311 Thermal-Fluid Systems IME312 Thermal-Fluid Systems IIME370 Computer Aided DesignME480 Heat TransferNE300 Nuclear Reactor AnalysisNE355 Advanced Nuclear Reactor

DesignNE400 Nuclear Engineering SeminarNE450 Nuclear Weapons and

Weapons EffectsNE452 Instrumentation and Shielding NE495 Advanced Nuclear System

Design Project INE496 Advanced Nuclear System

Design Project IIPH365 Modern PhysicsPH374 Medical Radiation Physics

Courses in the major taught outside Physics Department

Courses in the major taught in the Physics DepartmentCore courses

Courses not taken by NES0

(NES0)