Lecture
Nuclear Energy Physics
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
ME5204 CRN 14006Nuclear Energy Physics
LectureMainTue Thu 2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Schedule
Tue, Thu
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Engineering Building 1044
08/31/2026 – 12/11/2026
Meeting type
Class · LEC
Seats
29
open of 30 seats
Enrollment and waitlist
- Enrollment
- 1
- Maximum enrollment
- 30
- Seats available
- 29
- Wait capacity
- 5
- Wait count
- 0
- Wait seats available
- 5
Course description
An overview of scientific and engineering principles underlying nuclear energy generation. Topics will include basic atomic physics, radioactive decay, nuclear fission and fusion, neutron transport, criticality conditions, reactor kinetics, and an introduction to numerical methods employed in the modeling of nuclear reactors. Dual-listed: ME 4204 Cross-listed: ERS 5204 Prerequisites: ME 3450 is required for ME/ESE students; non-ME/ESE majors need PHYS 1220
Credits
3
3
All credit fields
- Credit hours
- 3
- Credit range
- 3
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