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  The record-setting 2023 ANS Student Conference was a great success for the department.
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  $2.25 Million Grant Launches New Chapter for UT Materials Research
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  Fusion-Focused Workshop a Rousing Success for Casali, Department
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  The American Nuclear Society profiled the department, calling it "an anchor nationally in training the best and brightest nuclear engineers."
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  The department inducted Fred Mynatt, Norbert Ackerman Jr., and Teresa Robbins into its Hall of Fame and celebrated Fred Mynatt's and John Mihalczo's 2020 induction.
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  Mentoring and tutoring programs are just two ways the department strives to help students achieve success throughout each stage of their educational journey

Established in 1957, UT’s Department of Nuclear Engineering was the first and continues to be one of the most prestigious in the United States.

Our faculty is internationally recognized for excellence in research and teaching, and our advanced research programs are enhanced by close ties with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Y-12 Nuclear Security Complex, UCOR, at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP), and more than one hundred nuclear related companies located within fifty miles of Knoxville. Watch a video about the future of nuclear in the region.

East Tennessee may have the largest concentration of nuclear industry anywhere in the world and is therefore an ideal place to come for nuclear education. View a map with area company contact information.

Our graduate program is consistently ranked as one of the top in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.