Nuclear Engineering

Nuclear engineering offers unique opportunities to make a difference by developing uses of nuclear materials for medical equipment, food production, and much more!

Some of the duties of a nuclear engineer are:

• Developing nuclear power sources for naval vessels and spacecraft
• Finding industrial and medical uses for radioactive materials for example, in equipment used to diagnose and treat medical problems
• Designing nuclear equipment
• Examining nuclear accidents and gathering data to design preventive measures

To become a nuclear engineer, you need a college degree. When deciding on a college or university you need to make sure that the program is accredited by ABET https://www.abet.org/. To find a college or university that has a nuclear engineering program that is accredited, you can visit the ABET website at https://www.abet.org/ or you can try the Try Engineering website at https://tryengineering.org/find-a-university/.

Here are some free online games:

Nave X Racer: https://www.kiloo.com/en/nave-x-racer/

Nuclear Gun: http://www.engineering.com/gamespuzzles/nucleargun.aspx

Some associations related to nuclear engineering are:

American Nuclear Society: https://www.ans.org/

Nuclear Industry Association: https://www.niauk.org/