Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

NUE 411 — Nuclear Engineering Lab

1 unit · NUE department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

explain the scientific basis for radiation detection and measurements
describe the basic principles of neutron analysis
calibrate detector systems and coincidence detector systems
measure the neutron diffusion length using sub-critical pile;
properly analyse and interpret experimental results.

Course contents

Basic science of radiation measurement, nuclear instrumentation, neutronics, pulse neutron experiments, subcritical assembly measurement and radiation dosimetry. The lectures emphasize the principles of radiation detection. The weekly laboratory applies a variety of radiation detection systems to the practical measurements of interest for nuclear power, nuclear and non-nuclear science, and environmental applications. Students are expected to present goals and approaches of the experiments being performed.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study NUE 411.

NUE 411 — Nuclear Engineering Lab

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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