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| − | + | '''Nuclear engineering''' is the branch of [[engineering]] concerned with the design, analysis, development, testing, operation and maintenance of [[nuclear fission]] systems and components; specifically, nuclear reactors, nuclear power plants and/or [[nuclear weapons]]. It can also include the study of [[nuclear fusion]], medical applications of radiation, nuclear safety, heat transport, nuclear fuels technology, nuclear [[proliferation]], and the effect of radioactive waste or radioactivity in the environment. | |
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.hindawi.com/journals/stni/ Science and Technology of Nuclear Installation Open-Access Journal] | ||
| + | *[http://www.neimagazine.com/ Nuclear Engineering International magazine] | ||
| + | *[http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/nuc_generation/gensum.html Electric Generation from Commercial Nuclear Power] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:49, July 13, 2016
Nuclear engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the design, analysis, development, testing, operation and maintenance of nuclear fission systems and components; specifically, nuclear reactors, nuclear power plants and/or nuclear weapons. It can also include the study of nuclear fusion, medical applications of radiation, nuclear safety, heat transport, nuclear fuels technology, nuclear proliferation, and the effect of radioactive waste or radioactivity in the environment.