18 Master Programs in Nuclear Energy Engineering in Europe for 2024

The aim of the MSc program in Nuclear Engineering is to prepare engineers with the necessary skills to design, build and operate power generation plants, radioactive waste treatment plants, systems using radiation for industrial and medical applications, etc.

MSc in Energy and Nuclear Engineering In this crucial decade for energy transition, studying energy generation, transport, and use is of paramount importance for global development, especially regarding environmental sustainability and exploitation of natural resources. You will become an Energy and Nuclear Engineer, a professional who can identify, formulate, solve, and even innovate within, complex problems that often require a multidisciplinary approach.

The joint master's programme in Nuclear Energy educates tomorrow’s nuclear engineers on how to address the key technical, social and environmental challenges faced by the industry. Going beyond the scope of traditional nuclear education, the programme helps tomorrow’s engineers understand nuclear power in the context of a diverse energy mix. The programme is offered by four European universities through EIT InnoEnergy.

This Master develops fundamental scientific, technical and industrial knowledge of the different nuclear technologies used in the medical field. It has a particular focus on the safety and radioprotection, to be considered in the management of a large project in this field.

Nuclear power is a key component in the transition towards clean and feasible energy systems. Nuclear power has an excellent track record in providing abundant and dispatchable clean electricity for the electrification of society. Nuclear heating and nuclear propulsion are emerging as new applications. In all applications, nuclear power must be safe. At LUT, nuclear engineering research and education focus on three aspects: nuclear power plant engineering, nuclear safety, and reactors for new applications – including next-generation technologies.

Graduates from Nuclear Power Engineering possess a vast knowledge of general mathematics, thermodynamics, mechanics of solids, mechanics of fluids, environment protection, thermal engineering, turbomachinery, conventional and renewable power technologies, and socioeconomics.

The program is aimed at training professionals in nuclear power engineering. After graduating from this program, you will be able to design, maintain and operate nuclear power plants and its main equipment such as nuclear reactors, steam generators, and steam turbines.

The environmental impact of the use of fossil fuels and the uncertainties in their sources of supply have led to many alternative energy sources being investigated. But of these, only nuclear fission power is at present sufficiently developed to provide an economically viable alternative to fossil fuels.

The Master of Nuclear Engineering is a one-year programme organised by 6 Belgian universities in collaboration with SCK CEN. It is a modular programme that facilitates individual participation in selected courses or foreign students' participation in blocs of courses.

The master’s programme in Nuclear Energy Engineering covers all aspects of nuclear engineering, including the physics and technology of nuclear reactors, nuclear power safety and radiation protection. Students choose from numerous unique elective courses covering, for example, generation IV reactors and small modular reactors. Graduates design, operate, manage and develop nuclear facilities, usually as nuclear engineers, consultants, researchers and managers.

The MSc NEPIA is designed to provide skilled and specialized human resources to the European and international states developing nuclear technology. The combination of scientific and technical skills with management knowledge and strong safety culture (human factor and organizational safety) is meant to put the human being and environment safety as the priority number one.

There is a substantial continuing need for specialist engineers to service the nuclear industry for the operation and decommissioning of the existing reactors, and a growing worldwide programme of building new reactors. Against this background, The University of Manchester is offering a postgraduate programme in Nuclear Science & Technology to help supply the industry with expertise level to help fill the predicted skills gap.

Acquisition of knowledge, development of skills and acquisition of competencies for research, development, testing, design, engineering, organizational, managerial and senior management activities in the field of hydrochemical regimes and corrosion of materials in nuclear power plants II- III generation, as well as research and development for the regimes and degradation of materials in nuclear power plants IV generation.

This course focuses on civil engineering aspects of nuclear power plants, high-risk installations, and buildings subjected to stresses, from design and construction to decommissioning.

Are you interested in solving environmental challenges due to the nuclear industry and waste management? There is an urgent need for university-trained candidates within nuclear sciences, including radioecology.