Nuclear engineering is a huge engineering discipline that encompasses microscopic quantum engineering and macroscopic system engineering.

Atomic and nuclear engineering has three major fields: 1) nuclear system engineering, which deals with all systems that produce electricity and heat using the energy generated by nuclear fission reactions; 2) nuclear fusion plasma, which deals with the use of plasma formed to generate nuclear fusion reactions and nuclear fusion systems; and 3) radiation engineering, which deals with radiation protection, medical and industrial uses.

The department focuses on education and research to foster talent who will lead research and development, industrial activities, education, and public activities in the three major fields of nuclear engineering.

The curriculum is based on basic engineering subjects such as mathematics, physics, computer science, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics, and covers nuclear physics, reactor physics, nuclear thermal hydraulics and safety engineering, nuclear materials, The department offers specialized courses in nuclear engineering, including plasma engineering, nuclear fusion engineering, radiation metrology, radiation engineering, accelerator engineering, and nuclear law and society. The department also conducts cutting-edge research in various fields of nuclear engineering and disseminates the knowledge gained.

The enormous energy generated by atomic nuclear reactions is essential for realizing a carbon-neutral society as a carbon-free clean energy. From this perspective, only a few of the subjects in the curriculum of nuclear engineering, which provide the basic education essential for the effective use of nuclear fission and fusion energy, are not related to carbon neutrality.

In the first year of undergraduate studies, students take the 'Foundations of Learning' course to improve their understanding of basic science, including classical mechanics, nuclear physics, atomic physics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and statistics, and learn the basic mathematics.

In the second year, students learn the concepts of nuclear systems, nuclear fusion/plasma, and radiation engineering through “Introduction to Nuclear Engineering,” and lay the foundation for nuclear engineering through courses such as “Fundamentals of Applied Nuclear Physics,” “Plasma Electrodynamics,” and “Engineering Mathematics.”

The first semester of the third year covers the basics of nuclear engineering through the subjects of 'Reactor Theory,' 'Plasma Fundamentals,' and 'Radiation Engineering.' After that, students will develop their expertise and skills as nuclear engineers through various major elective courses, including reactor physics, thermal hydraulics, nuclear materials, safety engineering, nuclear fusion, applications of plasma and radiation, computer physics, and energy policy.