Lecture
Nuclear Fuel Cycles
Course and term details
- Sequence
- 01
- Part of term
- 1
- Term
- Fall 2026
- Delivery
- Traditional
- Delivery code
- TR
- Linked section
- No
- Open section
- Yes
Fall 2026
ERS5201 CRN 13990Nuclear Fuel Cycles
LectureMainMoreau, Liane MTue Thu 1:20 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.
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Schedule
Tue, Thu
1:20 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.
Classroom Building 310
08/31/2026 – 12/11/2026
Meeting type
Class · LEC
Faculty
Moreau, Liane MPrimary
lmoreau1@uwyo.edu
Seats
29
open of 30 seats
Enrollment and waitlist
- Enrollment
- 1
- Maximum enrollment
- 30
- Seats available
- 29
- Wait capacity
- 0
- Wait count
- 0
- Wait seats available
- 0
Course description
This course will provide an overview of fuel cycles employed in the nuclear industry. Topics examined will include uranium mining, milling, conversion, and enrichment, different fuel forms and their fabrication, the radiochemical composition of used fuel, and backend strategies for used fuel storage and reprocessing. A particular emphasis will be placed on the chemical separations strategies employed throughout the fuel cycle. Cross-listed: CHEM 5201 Dual-listed: ERS 4201 Prerequisite: CHEM 1030
Credits
3
3
All credit fields
- Credit range
- 3
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