Week 1: Introduction and course overview
Week 2: Energy needs, production, and the nuclear fuel cycle
Week 3: Atomic structure and binding energy
Week 4: Nuclear fission and the controlled chain reaction; breeding
Week 5: Fission reactor components and materials
Week 6: Cross sections, flux, reaction rates
Week 7: Effective written reports and oral presentation
Week 8: Applications of radiation and radioisotopes in industry and medicine
Week 9: Radiation and radioactivity
Week 10: Interactions of radiation with matter
Week 11: Radiation detection and dose units
Week 12: Health effects and shielding
Week 13: Contemporary nuclear and environmental issues; turn in written reports
Week 14: Instructor critiques written reports
Final Exam Period (2 hours): Student oral presentations; turn in corrected written reports
Course Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit