核子工程(Nuclear Science and Engineering)
核子工程系所創建於西元1958年，是美國最初的幾個核子工程系所之一。本系的課程走在核子科學和科技的最尖端，目的在提高核裂變反應爐的效能、核子和輻射在生物醫學、工業和環境領域的應用，以及研發核融合成為穩定的能源。在麻省理工學院和四周的波士頓大都會區中，科學、工程、經濟和企管領域都有相當集中且活躍的學習環境。
本系所將教學及研究規劃廣泛的定義為核子、分子、輻射反應和它對社會有益的應用。這些應用在人類的歷史中是相當晚近才開始發展的，多半都是在二十世紀後半才發生的。但是，今日核子科技已經因為其廣泛的發電應用、醫藥和工業界的需求而成為社會活力和保健重要的源頭；同時，它也成為從藥物學到環境研究等科學研究領域的重要工具。與傳統的工程學科相比較起來，核子工程是大學教育中新的領域。由於我們在晚近才開始瞭解基本的核子反應流程，因此在它對於我們生活的影響範圍中，這門學科依舊處在「先導」的階段。
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Established in 1958, the Department of Nuclear Engineering is one of the first nuclear engineering programs in the United States. The Department's programs are at the forefront of nuclear science and technology leading to improved performance of fission-powered reactors, the technological applications of nuclear and radiation phenomena in biomedical, industrial, and environmental fields, and the development of nuclear fusion as an energy source. Both within MIT and in the surrounding Boston metropolitan area, there is a unique concentration of a dynamic learning environment in many fields of science, engineering, economics, and business management.
The Department defines its education and research mission broadly as the study of nuclear, molecular, and radiation interactions and their applications to problems of beneficial interest to society. The development of such applications is a relatively recent activity in the history of mankind, taking place mostly in the second half of the 20th century. Yet, today nuclear technology is a major contributor to the vitality and health of society with its widespread use for electricity generation and industrial and medical diagnostics, and as an indispensable tool for scientific research in fields ranging from pharmaceuticals to environmental studies. Compared to more traditional engineering disciplines, the field of nuclear engineering is a new addition to university educational programs. Because we have only recently begun to understand basic nuclear processes, nuclear engineering is still in its "pioneering" phase with regard to its impact on our lives.
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