The future of nuclear energy starts here
Supported by an annual research budget exceeding $6 million, our school boasts 25,000 square feet of dedicated laboratory space and a 1.1 megawatt TRIGA reactor. We excel in signature research areas including reactor design, radiation detection, nonproliferation science, radiochemistry, and radioecology. Our faculty's research has been instrumental in securing regulatory approval for an advanced light-water reactor, and more recently, our work led to the approval of the first-ever small modular reactor design by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Research and Innovation
Areas of Research Excellence
Current research falls under seven broad areas: thermal hydraulics and reactor design; radiation transport and reactor physics; radiation detection and measurement; nuclear security and nonproliferation; materials for nuclear engineering applications; nuclear and radio- chemistry; and ecological and environmental dose assessment.
$6.3M
Research Funding
135
Masters Student
29
Doctoral Students
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