499-Computers and Nuclear Energy by Charles Kim

EECE499: Special Topics: Computers and Nuclear Energy 2012

* Development of this course was sponsored by the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission through the grant #: NRC-10-27-1123.

Catalog Data: This course focuses on the basic understanding of the challenge in computer control of safety-critical systems including nuclear power plants, guiding students through the topics of computer related accidents in safety-critical systems; computers and risks and challenges of computer-controlled systems; software project failures; software reliability; defense in depth and diversity; diversity training kit; and diversity kit lab. In addition, students are exposed to nuclear energy related subjects such as reactors, nuclear safety, licensing process, power generation, and severe accident analysis, taught by nuclear experts.

Coordinator: Dr. Charles Kim, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Class Schedule:

Introduction to the new class (Dr. Kim): Assignment 1 - Computer related accident

Computers and Risks (Dr. Kim): Assignment # 2 --- Reading Material "From Slide Rule to Computer: Forgetting How It Used to be Done" from To Engineer is Human - the role of Failure in Successful Design, by Henry Petroski.
Nuclear Physics Basics (Dr. Emmanuel Glakpe)

Computer Caused Accidents (Dr. Kim) : Assignment 3: Myths of Correctness - Reading Material from Sachertorte Algorithm by John Shore. + Student Presentations on Computer Accidents