Nuclear engineering
Nuclear engineering is the practical application of the principles of
nuclear physics and the interaction between
radiation and
matter. This field of
engineering includes the design, analysis, development, testing, operation and maintenance of
nuclear fission systems and components, specifically, nuclear reactors and
nuclear weapons. The field can also include the study of
nuclear fusion,
medical applications of radiation,
heat transport, nuclear fuels technology and the effect of
radioactive waste or
radioactivity in the
environment.
