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ME 697 - Radioactive Material Package Operations and Leak Testing

(1 unit)
Course include radioactive material packaging activities with a focus on the safe handling and loading of radioactive material into approved packaging systems and formal instruction on leak testing. This course offered only at Savannah River National Laboratory. Students are responsible for all national laboratory fees and expenses associated with the course location.

Prerequisite(s): A basic knowledge of nuclear physics and regulatory requirements for safe transport of radioactive materials, and a BS in an Engineering field. In addition, knowledge in radioactive material package design and testing, commercial cargo transport operations and logistics.

Units of Lecture: 1
Offered: Every Summer
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will have an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
2. Students will have an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
3. Students will have an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.


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