Nuclear Security Science and Analysis Graduate Certificate
Our country needs the brightest minds to facilitate efforts to protect assets in the nuclear field. With your love of science and engineers and the drive to keep people safe, you can expand your knowledge by studying for a nuclear security science and analysis graduate certificate.
Program overview
This program is designed primarily for students seeking specialization in nuclear security science with emphasis on current or aspiring members of the nuclear security community. Students will be prepared to engage in the research and development of new tools and processes related to nuclear security science and analysis.
Why get a Certificate in Nuclear Security Science and Analysis?
If you desire to be a leader along your nuclear career path, this graduate certificate could potentially give you the skills to succeed. Plus, you’ll contribute to the safety of society from impacts of nuclear materials and the beneficial use of nuclear technologies.
What can you do with a Certificate in Nuclear Security Science and Analysis?
When you obtain your graduate certificate in nuclear security science and analysis, you could go into areas with an emphasis on arms control, treaty verification, non-proliferation, international nuclear security issues in both civilian and military contexts, nuclear threat detection, and principles of nuclear intelligence assessment.
Featured Courses
Below are some of the courses that students in our program can choose to take. For a list of all courses, visit the graduate catalog.
NE 404 Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Covers all relevant components of the commercial nuclear fuel cycle, including methods for mining and milling, physics of uranium enrichment, fuel fabrication, in-core fuel management strategies, reactor physics, spent fuel storage, reprocessing, and disposal of high-level radioactive wastes. Additional topics include decommissioning of nuclear facilities and the economics of electric power production as they apply to nuclear energy systems. Discussions of relevant issues in nuclear material accountancy and international safeguards for fuel cycle facilities.
NE 470 Nuclear Reactor Theory
Fundamentals of reactor physics relative to cross sections kinematics of elastic scattering, reactor kinetics, reactor systems, and nuclear data. Analytical and numerical methods applicable to general criticality problems, eigenvalue searches, perturbation theory, and the multigroup diffusion equations.
NE 531 Global Nuclear Security Culture
Principles and best practices in nuclear security, nuclear safety, and nuclear materials safeguards (“3S”) culture with an emphasis on developing and expanding nuclear power-producing states. Introduction to relevant international conventions and agreements such as the Nonproliferation Treaty, the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the key milestones for nations seeking to develop a peaceful nuclear power program. This is the graduate version of NE 431 and requires additional assignments and expectations for graduate students.
NE 542 Management of Radioactive Materials
Technology for processing, treatment, handling and storage of radioactive nuclides. Analytical and numerical methods for evaluating environmental impact of radioactive materials. Licensing and regulation issues.
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