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.  Nuclear and radiological engineering application ranges from the use of radiation in medicine for treatment and diagnostics; the design, development and operation of nuclear power 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 the use of radiation in food processing and industrial process and manufacturing control.

        The program has sufficient flexibility so that the choice of electives allows emphasis in nuclear power technology, health physics, engineering physics, nuclear instrumentation, radioisotope applications, radiation imaging, medical treatment and other specialized areas.

        A full complement of experimental facilities are available. Major facilities include a 100 KW research and training reactor, a neutron activation analysis laboratory, a local area network (LAN) built around Sun SPARC Computers with multiple terminals and PCs and interface capability to the college network and the main university computing facility (Northeast Regional Data Center). The department also has robotic research facilities along with a full immersion virtual reality facility as well as specialized nuclear instrumentation.

Educational Objectives

• To provide students the ability to apply advanced mathematics, computational skills, science and en-gineering science, including atomic and nuclear physics, to identify, formulate, analyze and solve nuclear and radiological engineering problems
• To develop knowledge of the fundamentals of radiation transport, interactions and detection with the principles required for the analysis, design and safe operation of radiation producing and using equipment and systems
• To design and conduct experiments and to analyze and interpret data using current experimental, data acquisition and data analysis techniques, and
• To communicate effectively, work collaboratively and understand the professional and ethical respon-sibilities and the impact of engineering solutions in a societal and economic context to facilitate their pursuit of successful, productive careers.

        The department offers the Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering, Bachelor of Science (Nuclear Engineering Sciences), Master of Engineering, Master of Science, Engineer and Doctor of Philosophy. Also, students with special requirements may establish an interdisciplinary engineering program leading to the Bachelor of
Science.

Combined B.S./M.S. Program

        Qualified students can earn a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in nuclear and radiological engineering with a savings of credit hours. Students begin ME or MS work in the senior year and double count up to 12 credit hours of specific ENU courses for both the BS and MS (ME) degrees. The MS (ME) degree can be completed within two to three semesters after com-pleting the BS degree.  Seniors admitted to this pro-gram are eligible for teaching or research assistantships since and are classified 7EG upon admission to the program.

        Admission requirements include a junior/ senior level GPA of at least 3.3, admission to the  Graduate School, completion of 96 undergraduate credit hours towards a BS degree in nuclear and radiological engi-neering or at least 35 credits at the university toward this degree, and approvals of the departmet, the college and the Graduate School.

        For additional information and curriculum plan-ning, contact the undergraduate coordinator.

Special Grade Requirements

        In addition to the college requirements, all nuclear engineering and nuclear engineering sciences majors must pass all required undergraduate department courses with a C average overall.

Engineering Science and Technical Electives

        Students should concentrate several elective courses in one discipline to achieve solid familiarity in a minor field of study. The engineering science design technical electives, chosen in consultation with an adviser, allow specialization in reactor engineering, reactor operations, radioisotopes and nuclear radiation technology, and radiation and living systems.
 
 

The following electives are available:
Courses	Credits
ENU 4185 Nuclear Reactor Fuel Management	2
ENU 4144 Nuclear Power Reactor Systems 1.	3
ENU 4194 Control of Nuclear Reactors          and Power Plants.	3
ENU 4211 Computer Methods in Nuclear          Engineering Science.	3
ENU 4630 Fundamental Aspects of Radiation Shielding.	2
ENU 5186 Reactor Fuel Cycles.	3
ENU 5176L Principles of Nuclear Reactor          Operations Lab.	1
ENV 4212 Nuclear Power Radioactive Waste Tech.	3
ENU 5705 Advanced Concepts for Nuclear Energy.	3
ENU 5351 Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion	3
ENU 4405 Nuclear Processing, Separation and Storage	3
ENU 5176 Principles of Nuclear Reactor Operations.	3
ENU 5626 Radiation Biology	3

 
 
CURRICULUM LEADING TO THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NUCLEAR ENGINEERING

Critical Tracking Criteria:

        Critical tracking courses for semesters 1-4 appear in bold; these courses must be completed with a GPA of 2.50 or better.
 
 

	FRESHMAN YEAR
Semester 1 - Fall	Credits
If you don’t place out of ENC 1101,take in the fall; if you do, take another GE category.
Composition (GE-C)	3
Humanities (GE-H)	3
MAC 2311 Analyt Geom & Calculus 1 (GE-M)	4
CHM 2045 General Chemistry (GE-P)	3
CHM 2045L General Chemistry Lab (GE-P).	1
Total	14
Semester 2 - Spring	Credits
ENC 2210 Technical Writing (GE-C)*.	3
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE-S).	3
MAC 2312 Analyt Geom & Calculus 2 (GE-M)	4
Biological Sciences (GE-B)	3
Total	13
	SOPHOMORE YEAR
Semester 3 - Fall	Credits
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE-S)	3
Humanities (GE-H)	3
MAC 2313 Analyt Geom & Calculus 3 (GE-M)	4
PHY 2048 Physics with Calculus 1 (GE-P).	3
PHY 2048L Physics Lab 1 (GE-P)	1
Total	14
Semester 4 - Spring	Credits
Humanities (GE-H)	3
CGS 2425 Computer Programming for Engrs	2
MAP 2302 Differential Equations  Or EGM 3311 Intro to Engr Analysis	3
PHY 2049 Physics with Calculus 2 (GE-P).	3
PHY 2049 Physics Lab 2 (GE-P).	1
Total	12
	JUNIOR YEAR
Semester 5 - Fall	Credits
ENU 4001 Nuclear Engineering Analysis 1**.	3
ENU 4103 Nuclear Engineering 1**	3
ENU 4605 Radiation Interactions & Sources 1**	2
PHY 3101 Modern Physics	3
EEL 3003 Elements of Electrical Engineering         Or  EEL 3111 Circuits 1	3
ENU 4934 Nuclear Engineering Seminar**	1
Total	15
Semester 6 - Spring	Credits
ENU 4054 Radiation Transport & Apps 1**.	2
ENU 4606 Radiation Interactions & Sources 2**	3
STA 3032 Engineering Statistics.	3
EEL 3303L Electrical Engineering Lab.	1
ENU 4641C Applied Radiation Protection**	3
Total	12
Semester 7 - Summer	Credits
EML 3100 Thermodynamics 1.	3
EMA 3010 Materials 1	3
Engineering Specialty Area Elective.	3
Total	9
	SENIOR YEAR
Semester 8 - Fall	Credits
ENU 4104 Nuclear Engineering 2**	3
ENU 4612L Radiation Detection &           Instrumentation Systems Lab**.	1
ENU 4055 Radiation Transport & Apps 2**.	3
ENU 4134 Thermo, Heat & Mass Transfer**	3
ENU 4612 Radiation Detection &          Instrumentation Systems Lab**	3
Total	13
Semester 9 - Spring	Credits
ENU 4145 Risk Assessment for Radiation Systems**.	3
ENU 4505L Nuclear & Radiation Engr Lab**	2
ENU 4192 Nuclear & Radiation Engr Design**	4
ENU 4621 Application of Radiation to Bio-Systems**.	3
Total	12
Semester 10 - Summer	Credits
Engr Sci Technical Elective -- Design.	6
Engr Specialty Area Elective.	3
Total	9
Total Hours Required for Degree	123

 
** Complete  ENC 2210 with a C grade or better.
** Special Grade Requirements: In addition to the college requirements, all nuclear engineering and nu-clear engineering
     sciences majors must pass all re-quired undergraduate department courses with a C average overall .

†† Six credits of electives will be selected in an engineering specialty: materials, electrical circuits, electronics,
     thermodynamics, heat and mass flow, computer sciences, engineering sciences, environ-mental engineering, or
     bio-engineering. A recom-mended computer science sequence would be COP 3530 and either CAP 4700 or CAP 4410.
     Specialty area electives must be approved by a department adviser.

†† All electives must be approved by the department adviser. At least three credits of the engineering sci-ence and design
     or technical elective courses must include non-required 4000-level or 5000-level ENU courses.