2008-09 Undergraduate Catalog
Majors
Nuclear engineering ranges from the use of radiation in medicine for treatment and diagnostics; the design, development and operation of nuclear power systems; numeric simulation of nuclear systems; health physics/radiation protection; biomedical engineering, especially in the area of radiation imaging; nondestructive examination of materials and structures using radiation techniques; nuclear energy for space power and propulsion; and using radiation in food processing and industrial process and manufacturing control.
A full complement of experimental facilities is available, including a 100 KW research and training reactor, a neutron activation analysis laboratory, a higher performance PC laboratory with multiple terminals and PCs and interface capability to the college network and the main university computing facility, a particle transport and distributed computing laboratory for nuclear systems simulations. The department also has robotic research facilities and specialized nuclear instrumentation.
Engineering Science and Technical Electives: The choice of electives allows emphasis in nuclear power engineering, health physics, engineering physics, nuclear instrumentation, radioisotope applications, radiation imaging, medical treatment and scientific computing.
Students should concentrate several electives in one discipline to achieve solid familiarity in a minor field of study. These electives, chosen with an adviser, allow option area specialization in reactor engineering, reactor operations, radioisotopes and nuclear radiation technology, and radiation and biological systems.
The department will provide quality education and conduct nationally recognized research in nuclear and radiological engineering to serve the needs of Florida and the nation.
The department's primary goal is to educate nuclear and radiological engineering professionals to benefit society in the release, control and safe utilization of nuclear energy, radiation and radioactivity.
The Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering has established the following educational objectives for its undergraduate program:
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
* Complete ENC 2210 or ENC 3254 with a C or better.
** All nuclear engineering and nuclear and radiological sciences majors must pass all required undergraduate department courses with an overall C average.
*** All technical electives must be approved by a department adviser. At least five credits of technical electives must be ENU courses. Example ENU courses include
+ Minimum C grade requirement in ENU 4001, ENU 4191, ENU 4192 and ENU 4605.
| Nuclear Engineering |
| College: Engineering |
| Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering |
| Hours for the Degree: 129 |
| Minor: Yes |
| Combined-Degree Program: Yes |
| Website: www.nre.ufl.edu/newsite/index.php |
Nuclear engineering ranges from the use of radiation in medicine for treatment and diagnostics; the design, development and operation of nuclear power systems; numeric simulation of nuclear systems; health physics/radiation protection; biomedical engineering, especially in the area of radiation imaging; nondestructive examination of materials and structures using radiation techniques; nuclear energy for space power and propulsion; and using radiation in food processing and industrial process and manufacturing control.
A full complement of experimental facilities is available, including a 100 KW research and training reactor, a neutron activation analysis laboratory, a higher performance PC laboratory with multiple terminals and PCs and interface capability to the college network and the main university computing facility, a particle transport and distributed computing laboratory for nuclear systems simulations. The department also has robotic research facilities and specialized nuclear instrumentation.
Engineering Science and Technical Electives: The choice of electives allows emphasis in nuclear power engineering, health physics, engineering physics, nuclear instrumentation, radioisotope applications, radiation imaging, medical treatment and scientific computing.
Students should concentrate several electives in one discipline to achieve solid familiarity in a minor field of study. These electives, chosen with an adviser, allow option area specialization in reactor engineering, reactor operations, radioisotopes and nuclear radiation technology, and radiation and biological systems.
Mission
The department will provide quality education and conduct nationally recognized research in nuclear and radiological engineering to serve the needs of Florida and the nation.
Goals
The department's primary goal is to educate nuclear and radiological engineering professionals to benefit society in the release, control and safe utilization of nuclear energy, radiation and radioactivity.
Educational Objectives
The Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering has established the following educational objectives for its undergraduate program:
- Graduates will have successful careers in nuclear engineering and related disciplines;
- Graduates will pursue continuing education or advanced degrees;
- Graduates will communicate effectively and work collaboratively in nuclear engineering and related disciplines; and
- Graduates will use the knowledge and skills obtained in their undergraduate education to practice high ethical professional standards in nuclear engineering and related disciplines.
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
- Complete 1 of 8 critical-tracking courses with a minimum grade of C within two attempts: CHM 2045, approved biological science course, MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, MAP 2302, PHY 2048, PHY 2049
Semester 2:
- Complete 1 additional course with a minimum grade of C within two attempts
Semester 3:
- Complete 2 additional courses with a minimum grade of C within two attempts
Semester 4:
- Complete 2 additional courses with a minimum grade of C within two attempts
Semester 5:
- Complete all 8 critical-tracking courses with a minimum grade of C in each course within two attempts
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Recommended semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE-M) | 4 |
| CHM 2045 General Chemistry 1 (GE-P) | 3 |
| CHM 2045L General Chemistry 1 Laboratory (GE-P) | 1 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| ENU 4934 Fundamentals of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering ** | 1 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| MAC 2312 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (GE-M) | 4 |
| ENC 2210 Technical Writing (GE-C) * or ENC 3254 Professional Writing in the Discipline (GE-C) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| PHY 2048 Physics with Calculus 1 (GE-P) | 3 |
| PHY 2048L Laboratory for PHY 2048 (GE-P) | 1 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| MAC 2313 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 (GE-M) | 4 |
| PHY 2049 Physics with Calculus 2 (GE-P) | 3 |
| PHY 2049L Laboratory for PHY 2049 (GE-P) | 1 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| MAP 2302 Elementary Differential Equations | 3 |
| Approved Biological Science (GE-B) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| CGS 2425 Computer Programming for Engineers | 2 |
| EGM 2511 Engineering Statics | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| ENU 4001 Nuclear Engineering Analysis 1 ** /+ | 4 |
| ENU 4034 Professional Ethics | 1 |
| ENU 4605 Radiation Interactions and Sources 1 ** /+ | 3 |
| EEL 3033 Elements of Electrical Engineering | 3 |
| EEL 3303L Electrical Circuits Laboratory | 1 |
| EML 3100 Thermodynamics 1 | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| ENU 4606 Radiation Interactions and Sources 2 ** | 3 |
| ENU 4133 Reactor Thermal Hydraulics 1 | 3 |
| EML 4140 Heat Transfer 1 | 3 |
| ENU 4103 Reactor Analysis and Computation 1 - Statics ** | 3 |
| ENU 4144 Nuclear Plant Reactor Systems 1 ** | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| STA 3032 Engineering Statistics | 3 |
| EMA 3010 Materials | 3 |
| Total | 6 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| ENU 4104 Reactor Analysis and Computation 2 - Dynamics ** | 3 |
| ENU 4612C Radiation Detection and Instrumentation Systems | 4 |
| ENU 4630 Fundamental Aspects of Radiation Shielding ** | 3 |
| ENU 4134 Reactor Thermal Hydraulics 2 | 3 |
| ENU 4191 Elements of NRE Design **/*** + | 1 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 9 | Credits |
| ENU 4145 Risk Assessment for Radiation Systems ** | 3 |
| ENU 4505L Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Laboratory 1 ** | 3 |
| ENU 4192 Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Design 1 ** /*** + | 3 |
| ENU 4641C Applied Radiation Protection ** | 2 |
| Technical elective *** | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 10 | Credits |
| Technical elective *** | 3 |
| Technical elective *** | 3 |
| Technical elective *** | 2 |
| Total | 8 |
* Complete ENC 2210 or ENC 3254 with a C or better.
** All nuclear engineering and nuclear and radiological sciences majors must pass all required undergraduate department courses with an overall C average.
*** All technical electives must be approved by a department adviser. At least five credits of technical electives must be ENU courses. Example ENU courses include
+ Minimum C grade requirement in ENU 4001, ENU 4191, ENU 4192 and ENU 4605.
| ENU 4194 Control of Nuclear Reactors and Power Plants | 3 |
| ENU 5186 Nuclear Fuel Cycles | 3 |
| ENU 5176L Principles of Nuclear Reactor Operations Lab | 1 |
| ENV 4212 Nuclear Power Radioactive Waste Technology | 3 |
| ENU 5705 Adv Concepts for Nuclear Energy | 3 |
| ENU 5351 Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion | 3 |
| ENU 5176 Principles of Nuclear Reactor Operations | 3 |
| ENU 5626 Radiation Biology | 3 |
| ENU 5658 Image Analysis with Medical Physics Applications | 3 |