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Join other experts in discussion on nuclear engineering. Topics on design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors. Radiation Protections, Radioactive Waste, Design, Reactors as well!

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Is a Minor in Nuclear Engineering Worth Pursuing for a Physics Major?

nlsherrill
May 23, 2010 · Replies 7 · May 26, 2010

Replies: 7

Is transitioning from chemical to nuclear engineering a good idea?

DL Mckinney
May 25, 2010 · Replies 3 · May 26, 2010

Replies: 3

Water vs. Liquid Sodium: The Optimal Coolant for Fast Reactors?

mohsenman
Apr 28, 2010 · Replies 6 · May 24, 2010

Replies: 6

Effectiveness of nuclear weapon in vacuum

PatentLawyer
May 16, 2010 · Replies 7 · May 22, 2010

Replies: 7

One group modified and Two group theory

koab1mjr
May 16, 2010 · Replies 3 · May 17, 2010

Replies: 3

How much CO2 for current US fission plants?

HarryWertM
Feb 18, 2010 · Replies 16 · May 17, 2010

Replies: 16

A question regarding synchrotron lightsources.

minerva
May 15, 2010 · Replies 1 · May 15, 2010

Replies: 1

Can Tokamak Miniaturization Lead to Portable Fusion Energy Solutions?

aquitaine
May 3, 2010 · Replies 2 · May 7, 2010

Replies: 2

Lightest Fissile Element/Isotope/Nuclide?

sanman
Apr 4, 2008 · Replies 14 · May 5, 2010

Replies: 14

Help: Definition: 'decay width' for isotopes

LaPaqueta
Apr 26, 2010 · Replies 14 · May 4, 2010

Replies: 14

What are the top post graduate books for nuclear engineering?

Saif al-dean
Apr 18, 2010 · Replies 9 · May 2, 2010

Replies: 9

Nanomaterial Converts Radiation to Electricity

sanman
Mar 31, 2008 · Replies 26 · Apr 26, 2010

Replies: 26

Do you know any companies in my field in Europe or in Switzerland?

maria2010
Apr 8, 2010 · Replies 1 · Apr 25, 2010

Replies: 1

Is Gas-Liquid Diffusion Applicable for Precursor Atoms in a Molten Salt Reactor?

mohsenman
Apr 18, 2010 · Replies 1 · Apr 24, 2010

Replies: 1

How can I make a particle accelerator?

heartless
Apr 24, 2006 · Replies 14 · Apr 17, 2010

Replies: 14

Is There a Safe Threshold for Ionizing Radiation?

Shukie
Apr 13, 2010 · Replies 5 · Apr 16, 2010

Replies: 5

Underwater Express power and propulsion

kgbgru
Apr 10, 2010 · Replies 1 · Apr 12, 2010

Replies: 1

What is a TerraPower reactor or 'traveling wave reactor'?

Orion1
Apr 9, 2010 · Replies 1 · Apr 10, 2010

Replies: 1

Molten Mantle of Earth: Bill Nye's Misleading Statements

Antiphon
Jul 13, 2005 · Replies 11 · Apr 8, 2010

Replies: 11

GEM*STAR: Future of Green Energy Reactors?

sanman
Apr 5, 2010 · Replies 5 · Apr 8, 2010

Replies: 5

Get a Job at Nuclear Power Plant in France?

kendra42
Apr 1, 2010 · Replies 6 · Apr 7, 2010

Replies: 6

Need career guidance Nuclear Engineeringor?

paul143
Apr 6, 2010 · Replies 1 · Apr 6, 2010

Replies: 1

Hybrid fusion fission reactor prospects

ensabah6
Mar 28, 2010 · Replies 7 · Mar 31, 2010

Replies: 7

DUPIC: Direct Use of PWR Waste in CANDU Reactors - Q&A

oldsloguy
Mar 4, 2010 · Replies 4 · Mar 29, 2010

Replies: 4

Plant aging Steam Generator Corrosion

koab1mjr
Mar 24, 2010 · Replies 3 · Mar 25, 2010

Replies: 3

Could a Small Reactor Power a Large Lunar or Martian Rover?

slide_Rules
Mar 3, 2010 · Replies 13 · Mar 24, 2010

Replies: 13

Quick one about first steps in mathematical modelling of nuclear stuff

Azuma
Mar 22, 2010 · Replies 2 · Mar 24, 2010

Replies: 2

Comparing APWR and PWR Core/Fuel Data

friendboy
Mar 10, 2010 · Replies 2 · Mar 17, 2010

Replies: 2

How much does nuclear power reduce CO2?

ensabah6
Mar 12, 2010 · Replies 12 · Mar 14, 2010

Replies: 12

Minimum Volume of a Hom., Bare Cylindrical Reactor

Uranium
Mar 13, 2010 · Replies 2 · Mar 14, 2010

Replies: 2

Harvesting Fission Fragment Energy with Magnetic Fields

sanman
Mar 12, 2010 · Replies 1 · Mar 12, 2010

Replies: 1

What Are the Future Prospects for Nuclear Engineers in India?

Anirudh B
Mar 9, 2010 · Replies 1 · Mar 10, 2010

Replies: 1

Need help understanding how plasma in a Tokamak loses energy.

joker_900
Mar 4, 2010 · Replies 1 · Mar 4, 2010

Replies: 1

Minimum critical mass with natural uranium

df001
Feb 21, 2010 · Replies 10 · Feb 28, 2010

Replies: 10

Fusion reactors: why is bigger better?

rabbit44
Feb 23, 2010 · Replies 7 · Feb 26, 2010

Replies: 7

Artificially Induced subcritical Heavy Ion fission

maxmc1027
Feb 22, 2010 · Replies 4 · Feb 26, 2010

Replies: 4

Why Isn't More Funding Allocated to Fusion Power Development?

James Leighe
Feb 22, 2010 · Replies 17 · Feb 25, 2010

Replies: 17

Experts give your tips for recent graduates

The Prince
Feb 25, 2010 · Replies 2 · Feb 25, 2010

Replies: 2

Corrections for the Introduction to Nuclear engineering by Lamarsh?

saifadin
Feb 23, 2010 · Replies 1 · Feb 23, 2010

Replies: 1

Uranium Fuels that are denser and cheaper to manufacture than uranium dioxide

bigev234
Feb 20, 2010 · Replies 7 · Feb 21, 2010

Replies: 7

Is the AP1000 reactor ushering in a new era of nuclear power efficiency?

ppnl
Feb 17, 2010 · Replies 5 · Feb 18, 2010

Replies: 5

How Do You Calculate the Effective Dose from a Given Concentration?

Smed
Feb 17, 2010 · Replies 4 · Feb 18, 2010

Replies: 4

Is a Master's in Nuclear Engineering Abroad the Key to Securing a Job in the US?

Yrrepy
Feb 16, 2010 · Replies 3 · Feb 18, 2010

Replies: 3

Maximum licensable core power rating

gmax137
Feb 17, 2010 · Replies 1 · Feb 17, 2010

Replies: 1

Do shielding materials get excited and start reactions?

aznsaiyan1029
Feb 16, 2010 · Replies 5 · Feb 16, 2010

Replies: 5

Where Can I Download MCNPX or MCNP5C for Free?

behzad2000
Feb 14, 2010 · Replies 7 · Feb 15, 2010

Replies: 7

Calculating Lifting Mechanism for Radioactive Fuel Element Removal Machine

netgear87
Feb 2, 2010 · Replies 9 · Feb 15, 2010

Replies: 9

Best Books on Neutron Scattering & Diffusion

saifadin
Feb 15, 2010 · Replies 1 · Feb 15, 2010

Replies: 1

Nuclear reaction leading to formation of C^14 ?

hermtm2
Feb 14, 2010 · Replies 5 · Feb 14, 2010

Replies: 5

How to get activity of 1g of radium 226?

hermtm2
Feb 11, 2010 · Replies 14 · Feb 13, 2010

Replies: 14

Scwr version of the mpower reactor

nuclear420
Feb 6, 2010 · Replies 6 · Feb 11, 2010

Replies: 6

Question about neutron shielding and resonance integral

aznsaiyan1029
Feb 9, 2010 · Replies 1 · Feb 9, 2010

Replies: 1

CASMO-5 vs HELIOS: Comparing Lattice Codes

libertad
Feb 6, 2010 · Replies 2 · Feb 9, 2010

Replies: 2

Nuclear fusion using plasma Part 2

timbot
Sep 16, 2009 · Replies 13 · Feb 9, 2010

Replies: 13

Building Gravitational Wave Experiment

emc2cracker
Feb 5, 2010 · Replies 20 · Feb 7, 2010

Replies: 20

What Does Hardening of Neutron Spectra Mean?

nuclear420
Feb 6, 2010 · Replies 2 · Feb 7, 2010

Replies: 2

Nuclear Engineering in Australia?

Sirsh
Feb 6, 2010 · Replies 1 · Feb 6, 2010

Replies: 1

How does ITER plan to produce its plasma current?

rabbit44
Jan 30, 2010 · Replies 5 · Feb 4, 2010

Replies: 5

PIDEC: Nuclear-Photoelectric Powerplant

sanman
Apr 14, 2009 · Replies 49 · Feb 4, 2010

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Replies: 49

Mass Energy Conversion: Can Energy be Converted to Mass?

Rubix
Dec 29, 2009 · Replies 21 · Feb 2, 2010

Replies: 21

Fission yield of fission products

friendboy
Jan 11, 2010 · Replies 10 · Jan 30, 2010

Replies: 10

Gamma ray Energy Spectrum of Cd-109 and Sn-113

omernuke
Jan 9, 2010 · Replies 6 · Jan 30, 2010

Replies: 6

Which nations plan to build the most nuclear plants next decade?

ensabah6
Jan 17, 2010 · Replies 12 · Jan 27, 2010

Replies: 12

Steam Generation with Microwaves

Fitter
Jan 21, 2010 · Replies 18 · Jan 26, 2010

Replies: 18

The need for reactor engineeers ?

koab1mjr
Jan 20, 2010 · Replies 5 · Jan 22, 2010

Replies: 5

Water and Uranium-235 Reactivity in W88 Secondary: Safety Concerns Explained

lowellite
Jan 15, 2010 · Replies 15 · Jan 21, 2010

Replies: 15

Geiger counter calibration question

bitrex
Sep 5, 2009 · Replies 4 · Jan 16, 2010

Replies: 4

MOX (Plutonium-Uranium mixed Oxide) Nuclear Fuel

CFDFEAGURU
Jan 12, 2010 · Replies 4 · Jan 14, 2010

Replies: 4

Generating electricity from fusion

RandomGuy88
Jan 9, 2010 · Replies 3 · Jan 11, 2010

Replies: 3

Can fission be coupled to he-3 or H3 to reduce waste?

ensabah6
Dec 2, 2009 · Replies 12 · Jan 11, 2010

Replies: 12

Electricity Output of Gen 2 & Gen 3+ Reactors

aquitaine
Jan 6, 2010 · Replies 19 · Jan 9, 2010

Replies: 19

What to expect in a Reactor physics and engineering class

koab1mjr
Dec 27, 2009 · Replies 5 · Jan 6, 2010

Replies: 5

How popular is PCTRAN in the industry?

koab1mjr
Jan 5, 2010 · Replies 3 · Jan 6, 2010

Replies: 3

Uranium in Nuclear Reactors: Why Use It?

otomanb
Jan 5, 2010 · Replies 1 · Jan 5, 2010

Replies: 1

When do we run out of uranium? How much is used per year?

edpell
Dec 30, 2009 · Replies 3 · Jan 1, 2010

Replies: 3

Nuclear Reactions: Fission & Fusion Explained

Eric McClean
Dec 29, 2009 · Replies 1 · Dec 30, 2009

Replies: 1

How do I become a Nuclear Engineer? (Split from Canadian Engineering Thread)

paragphalak
Jul 6, 2004 · Replies 16 · Dec 24, 2009

Replies: 16

Help with Geothermal Electric Generator from a hot spring

ActMax
Dec 21, 2009 · Replies 2 · Dec 22, 2009

Replies: 2

SCWR heat transfer deterioration phenomenon

Davsik
Dec 8, 2009 · Replies 4 · Dec 22, 2009

Replies: 4

Muon-Catalyzed Fusion in the Upper Atmosphere

loseyourname
Aug 2, 2005 · Replies 6 · Dec 19, 2009

Replies: 6

Could an Earthquake Rip Open a Nuclear Powerplant?

Nebula815
Dec 3, 2009 · Replies 14 · Dec 14, 2009

Replies: 14

Poll

DOE judges IFR best reactor design

ensabah6
Dec 13, 2009 · Replies 5 · Dec 14, 2009

Replies: 5

Prospective Nuclear Engineering Career

Hank_Rearden
Nov 24, 2009 · Replies 9 · Dec 10, 2009

Replies: 9

Benchmark of high temperature cross section libraries in MCNP

BessieM
Apr 4, 2008 · Replies 1 · Dec 5, 2009

Replies: 1

Nuclear weapons active research program/new designs?

ensabah6
Nov 26, 2009 · Replies 6 · Nov 27, 2009

Replies: 6

Giant nuclear powered combustion engine

Antiphon
Jul 14, 2005 · Replies 9 · Nov 26, 2009

Replies: 9

Nuclear Reactor With No Moving Parts

sysreset
May 23, 2008 · Replies 19 · Nov 25, 2009

Replies: 19

Using HELIOS Code for Preparing Macroscopic XS in PARCS

chivasorn
Oct 21, 2009 · Replies 5 · Nov 25, 2009

Replies: 5

What is the best way to find a liquid oxygen storage tank?

Omid
Aug 4, 2005 · Replies 9 · Nov 23, 2009

Replies: 9

Undergraduate Major for Career in Nuclear Fusion

DR13
Oct 2, 2009 · Replies 20 · Nov 22, 2009

Replies: 20

Could a tank or land vehicle be nuclear powered?

ensabah6
Oct 25, 2009 · Replies 34 · Nov 18, 2009

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Why Does Fission Chamber React to Neutron Fluxes Over Source Range?

chivasorn
Nov 14, 2009 · Replies 3 · Nov 18, 2009

Replies: 3

What are the cooling requirements for a gas core reactor?

aquitaine
Nov 17, 2009 · Replies 2 · Nov 17, 2009

Replies: 2

Photon Tracking Code: Calc New dx, dy, dz after 1st Scatter

Uranium
Nov 17, 2009 · Replies 1 · Nov 17, 2009

Replies: 1

Nuclear reactor in zero gravity

ChazH
Nov 16, 2009 · Replies 8 · Nov 16, 2009

Replies: 8

Focus Fusion is back in business

belbear
Aug 31, 2009 · Replies 10 · Nov 16, 2009

Replies: 10

Is Plasma Focus Fusion on the Verge of Success?

Aquamarine
Dec 19, 2004 · Replies 6 · Nov 14, 2009

Replies: 6

Could nanomachines reduced turbulence?

noblegas
Nov 12, 2009 · Replies 2 · Nov 13, 2009

Replies: 2

Could a full-scale thermonuclear war cause the extinction of the human species?

The_Absolute
Nov 4, 2009 · Replies 1 · Nov 5, 2009

Replies: 1

Interested in a career, 5 questions about Nuclear Engineering.

cmariss
Nov 4, 2009 · Replies 1 · Nov 5, 2009

Replies: 1

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