Students must bring some understanding of the operation of electrical generation and nuclear power to this course in order to perform economic and environmental assessments of those plants.

Textbook:

No formal textbook is used. Course materials are based on notes on economics and environmental impact from current affairs and scientific literature.

References:

Nuclear Power Villian or Victim, M.W.Carbon; http://nuclearpowervillainorvictim.engr.wisc.edu/

E. P. DeGarmo and J. P. Canada, Engineering Economy, MacMillan Press, NY, 1967.

Nuclear Energy, the Environment and Man, IAEA Publication, 1982.

S. H. Schurr, et. al., Energy in America's Future: The Choices Before Us, John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1979.

H. Brooks, et. al., Energy in Transition, 1985-2010, W. Freeman and Co., San Francisco, 1979.

G. G. Eichholz, Environmental Aspects of Nuclear Power, Ann Arbor Sci. Publ., 1976.

M. Benedict, T. Pigford, and H. Levi, Nuclear Chemical Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1981.

D. Okrent, Nuclear Reactor Safety, UW Press, Madison, 1981.

Course Objectives:

It is the instructor's goal to instill in students technical competence in fundamentals of engineering economic analysis and environmental impact issues and analysis, with application to the nuclear fuel cycle and associated energy technologies.

Course Outcomes: Students must be able to...

- Identify, formulate and solve engr. economic and environmental problems;

- Appreciate the various nuclear energy fields of expertise;

- Communicate economic and environmental concepts and issues

- Be aware of impact of nuclear energy issues in a broad context of contemporary issues

- Work in teams on particular homework or projects.

Class meets 3 times per week for conventional 50-minute lectures.

The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.

NEEP 571 is dedicated entirely to the discussion of nuclear energy with respect to economics, environmental impact and sustainability.

NEEP 571 directly supports the NE program objective of "exhibit strong skills in problem solving, leadership, teamwork and communication, applied to nuclear engineering", as well as "continuing commitment to their own training and education".

Students are exposed to the complete set of diverse perspective on nuclear energy, providing additional perspectives on the impact of nuclear technology in a global and societal context. Note that this also contributes to our objectives of "skills that contribute to their communities".

Assessment of student performance is based equally on homework (30%), exams (30%), and a project (35%) and class discussion (5%).