Study Nuclear Engineering in China or the U.S.

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Hi.
I am a chinese student in my junior year in high energy physics. After I have done some research in a national lab the latest summer,I find myself not really like the HEP research and want to do something more helpful to our lives.
This term I have learned a lot courses about nuclear engineering.I intend to get a masters degree/PhD in nuclear engineering as China is now building a lot more nuclear power stations. And with a Masters degree or PhD in nulear engineering I can get a well-paied job. However,until last year, only 6 (this year has increased to 9)of over 3000 colleges(universities) in China have a nuclear engineering major.
So I intended to study in the U.S. (for the fact that even the US did not build a single nuclear power station during the past 30 years,the nulear technology of the U.S. is still the world first class and financial reasons).
I have a lot questions before I make my decision and I really appreciate it if anyone can offer me useful information.

1.May it be possible and worthy for a chinese student to study nulear engineering in the U.S.? (the visa seems to be a little tough to get.)
2.What is the situation of nuclear engineering in the U.S. colleges(universities)? Can I learn the latest technology?
3.Can you recommend any colleges(universities) to me?(I do not believe the school rank)
4.If I want to be admitted and get offer by a US colleges(universities), what should I do now?


You can say any thing about my plan.
Many Thanks!

 

[Astronuc]

One can obtain a student visa to study in the US.

Various state schools, e.g. Texas A&M, Univ. of Florida (Gainesville), Georgia Tech, North Carolina, U. of Michigan (Ann Arbor), U of Wisconsin (Madison), U of Illinois (Urban-Champaign), Oregon State Univ, Univ. of California-Berkeley, and private schools, e.g., RPI, MIT, . . . have nuclear engineering programs.

One would learn reasonably new areas of the science and technology, e.g., CFD in thermal-hydraulics. Different schools have different strengths.

To apply to a university, one would have to contact the registrar. It also helps to have a sponsor.

My company hired an MIT PhD who emigrated from China.