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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
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PH 374 Trip to the SKCC
Program ActivitiesProgram Activities
National Ignition Facility
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NE456 Trip to the UN
Program ActivitiesProgram Activities
Mobile Reactor
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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)