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ENGY.5340 Fundamentals of Nuclear Security and Safeguards (Formerly 24.534)

Id: 039122 Credits Min: 3 Credits Max: 3

Description

This course will include technical and policy matters related to nuclear security and safeguards. The students will explore in interplay between technical and social science disciplines. Students will be introduced to fundamental nuclear physics and engineering, material science, risk assessment, computational techniques, modeling and simulation, information technology, measurement techniques, and detector development Those technical disciplines will be combined with social science fields such as political science, international relations, international law, energy policies, and regional studies.

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