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Diagram of a
pressurized water reactor
Nuclear engineering
is a field of
engineering
dealing with application of
atomic nuclei
breakdown and other sub-atomic physics, based on the principles of
nuclear physics
. It includes the interaction and maintenance of
nuclear fission
systems
and
components
such as
nuclear reactors
,
nuclear power plants
,
[1]
and
nuclear weapons
.
Nuclear engineering also includes the study of
nuclear fusion
, medical
[2]
and other applications of radiation, radiation safety,
heat
transport, nuclear fuel and other related
technologies
,
nuclear proliferation
, and the effect of radioactive waste or
radioactivity
on the
environment
.
