Nuclear Decommissioning and Environmental Management Minor
Although the world is moving towards using nuclear power, there are instances where the plants and facilities need to be safely dismantled. Studying nuclear decommissioning and environmental management prepares you to be a part of the deconstruction process to keep society and the environment safe during this process.
Program Overview
Through our nuclear decommissioning and environmental management minor program, you’ll learn about the procedures, regulations, and other important policies in place to ensure the safety of human life and environment during the dismantling process of a nuclear facility. Study nuclear fuel, radiological engineering, construction engineering, and more in preparation for a possible future in the nuclear field.
Why Get a Minor in Nuclear Decommissioning and Environmental Management?
The nuclear engineering field is a growing industry, but decommissioning is a normal part of a facility’s lifetime. Planning and implementing a decommissioning project provides engineers with a complex, multi-disciplinary challenge. You’ll get to use knowledge you learn in this program through real-world applications.
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 undergraduate catalog.
NE 404 Nuclear Fuel Cycle
This course 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.
NE 433 Principles of Health Physics
This class covers Radiation quantities, limits and risk assessment, external and internal dosimetry, biological effects of radiation, radiation detection, radiation interactions and decay, applications.
NE 406 Radiation Shielding
Learn about the types of radiation sources, fundamentals of gamma ray and neutron attenuation, biological effects, approximate methods of shield design, and use of modern analysis tools.
CE 441 Construction Engineering and Management II
Fundamental calculations and case studies associated with construction methods and equipment including selection, productivity, and operations.
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