Course Description

This course is designed to introduce the student to radiation detection, measurement, and quantification. Students will learn how to operate radiation measurement equipment for detecting alpha, beta, and gamma-rays. Emphasis will be placed on understanding contamination and radiation monitoring, techniques for working around contaminated objects, safe handling of radioactive products, waste disposition, and characterization. Students will learn technical writing skills including quality implications associated with writing procedures. Lecture 3 hours; lab 2 hours Sp
Prerequisites: College-level placement or the completion of all Learning Support English, Reading and Mathematics (if required), NUCT 1510, CHEM 1010 and 1020 or CHEM 1110 and CHEM 1120.
Not Part of TN Transfer Pathway

Effective 2025 Fall Semester, the following will be changing for NUCT 2510:

The course description is changing to: This course is designed to introduce the student to radiation detection, measurement, and quantification. Students will learn how to operate radiation measurement equipment for detecting alpha, beta, and gamma-rays. Emphasis will be placed on understanding contamination and radiation monitoring, techniques for working around contaminated objects, safe handling of radioactive products, waste disposition, and characterization. Students will learn technical writing skills including quality implications associated with writing procedures. Lecture 3 hours; lab 2 hours Sp
Prerequisites: College-level placement or the completion of all Learning Support English, Reading and Mathematics (if required), NUCT 1510, CHEM 1010 and 1020 or CHEM 1120 and CHEM 1120.
Not Part of TN Transfer Pathway