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nuclear engineering
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Nuclear engineering
Nuclear engineering
is the branch of
engineering
concerned with the application of the breakdown (
fission
) as well as the
fusion
of
atomic nuclei
and/or the application of other sub-atomic physics, based on the principles of
nuclear physics
. In the sub-field of nuclear fission, it particularly includes the interaction and maintenance of systems and components like
nuclear reactors
,
nuclear power plants
, and/or
nuclear weapons
. The field also includes the study of
medical
and other applications of (generally
ionizing
)
radiation
,
nuclear safety
,
heat/thermodynamics
transport,
nuclear fuel
and/or other related technology (e.g.,
radioactive waste
disposal), and the problems of
nuclear proliferation
.
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