• ERS 4200: Law & Nuclear Technology

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  This class explores legal and policy frameworks applicable to development and deployment of nuclear technologies, including international law, state and federal regulations, and the role of nuclear in a net-zero economy. Prerequisites: COM2 and/or Junior Standing
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• ERS 4201: Nuclear Fuel Cycles

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  This course will provide an overview of fuel cycles employed in the nuclear industry. Topics examined will include uranium mining, milling, conversion, and enrichment, different fuel forms and their fabrication, the radiochemical composition of used fuel, and backend strategies for used fuel storage and reprocessing. A particular emphasis will be placed on the chemical separations strategies employed throughout the fuel cycle. Prerequisites: CHEM 1030
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• ERS 4202: Nuclear Forensics

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  An overview of analytical techniques commonly employed in the characterization of nuclear material. Topics covered will include a review of nuclear fuel cycle and relevant radiochemical processes, sampling techniques, radiochemical separations, spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and radioanalytical methods. Dual-listed: ERS 5202 Cross-listed: CHEM 4202 Prerequisite: CHEM 1030
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• ERS 4203: Nuclear Materials

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  An overview of materials commonly employed in nuclear reactors and their interactions with radiation. Topics covered will include atomic-level mechanisms responsible for radiation damage, the formation and transport of defects in materials, a survey of important oxide, ceramic, and metallic materials employed in fuel assemblies, and corrosion in nuclear reactors. Dual-listed: ERS 5203 Cross-listed: ME 4203 Prerequisites: ME 3450 is required for ME/ESE students; non-ME/ESE majors need CHEM 1030.
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• ERS 4204: Nuclear Energy Physics

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  An overview of scientific and engineering principles underlying nuclear energy generation. Topics will include basic atomic physics, radioactive decay, nuclear fission and fusion, neutron transport, criticality conditions, reactor kinetics, and an introduction to numerical methods employed in the modeling of nuclear reactors. Dual-listed: ERS 5204 Cross-listed: ME 4204 Prerequisites: ME 3450 is required for ME/ESE students; non-ME/ESE majors need PHYS 1220.
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• ERS 4205: Nuclear Power Systems

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  An overview of reactor engineering concepts in the context of current and emerging nuclear reactor designs. Topics to be covered include power plant design, heat generation in reactor cores, fluid mechanics and heat transfer, and reactor thermal hydraulics. Dual-listed: ERS 5205 Cross-listed: Me 4205 Prerequisite: ME/ESE 3360 is required for ME/ESE students; non-ME/ESE majors need PHYS 1220.
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• ERS 4480: Carbon Capture and Storage

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  To stabilize climate change, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a key option for deeply reducing carbon dioxide (CO ) emissions from fossil fuel-fired energy systems. This course offers a systematic view of CCS and then addresses technical, economic, and policy issues related to CCS and its applications.
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• ERS 4481: GEOL Carbon Sequestration

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Various aspects of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage, including Policy & Regulations, Geology, Geostatistics, and Engineering. Students will learn geological concepts, models of the subsurface, engineering of fluids and flow, policy and regulations related to CO2 emissions, pore-volume use, injection, monitoring and safety.
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• ERS 4482: Global Climate Governance

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  The 2015 Paris Agreement marked a new, more participatory and decentralized, approach to global climate governance which provides countries with substantial latitude to develop plans to adapt to climate impacts and reduce emissions. This course will examine the conceptual framework of climate governance and the challenges of its implementation.
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• ERS 4502: Energy Finance

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Introduces students to key methods used to evaluate investments in energy projects from the perspective of the developer as well as the lender and other stakeholders. Topics include project finance modeling, techno-economic considerations, business structures, regulatory and legal issues, risk analysis, and deal terms.
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