Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

ME 754 - Introduction to Nuclear Criticality Safety


Credits 3

Review of criticality accidents, overview of the physics of criticality, factors that affect reactivity, experiments and the development of subcritical limits, standards and regulations, hand calculation techniques, engineering and evaluations for criticality safe processes and facilities.



Prerequisites
ME 455,   or equivalent or consent of instructor.