Editing Nuclear engineering (section)

==Sub-disciplines==
Nuclear engineers work in such areas as the following:<ref name="Britannica">{{cite news |last1=Martin and Bornstein |title=Nuclear Engineering |url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/nuclear-engineering |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=Britannica}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/nuclear-engineer|title=Nuclear engineer job profile {{!}} Prospects.ac.uk|website=www.prospects.ac.uk|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=What Nuclear Engineers Do |url=https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/nuclear-engineers.htm#tab-2 |website=Occupational Outlook Handbook |publisher=U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref>
* [[Nuclear reactor]] design, which has evolved from the Generation I, [[Proof of concept|proof-of concept]], reactors of the 1950s and 1960s,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldberg and Rosner |title=The History of Reactor Generations |url=https://www.amacad.org/publication/nuclear-reactors-generation-generation/section/5 |website=American Academy of Arts and Sciences |access-date=9 April 2023}}</ref> to [[Generation II reactor|Generation II]], [[Generation III reactor|Generation III]], and [[Generation IV reactor|Generation IV]] concepts
* [[Thermal hydraulics]] and [[heat transfer]]. In a typical [[nuclear power plant]], heat generates steam that drives a steam turbine and a generator that produces electricity
* [[Materials science]] as it relates to nuclear power applications
* Managing the [[nuclear fuel cycle]], in which [[fissile material]] is obtained, formed into [[nuclear fuel|fuel]], removed when [[Spent nuclear fuel|depleted]], and safely [[Radioactive waste|stored]] or [[Nuclear reprocessing|reprocessed]]  
* [[Nuclear propulsion]], mainly for military naval vessels, but there have been concepts for aircraft and missiles. [[Nuclear power in space|Nuclear power]] has been used in space since the 1960s
* [[Plasma (physics)|Plasma physics]], which is integral to the development of [[fusion power]]
* [[Nuclear weapon|Weapons]] development and management
* Generation of [[radionuclide]]s, which have applications in industry, medicine, and many [[Radionuclide#Uses|other areas]]
* [[Nuclear waste management]]
* [[Health physics]]
* [[Nuclear medicine]] and [[Medical physics|Medical Physics]]
* [[Environment, health and safety|Health and safety]]
* [[Instrumentation and control engineering]]
* [[Process engineering]]
* [[Project manager|Project Management]]
* [[Quality engineering]]
* Reactor operations<ref>{{cite web |title=Operation and maintenance of nuclear power plants |url=https://www.iaea.org/topics/operation-and-maintenance |website=IAEA |date=13 April 2016 |access-date=9 April 2023}}</ref>
* Nuclear security (detection of clandestine nuclear materials)<ref>{{cite web |title=Environmental Detection of Clandestine Nuclear Weapon Programs |url=https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/105171/Environmental%20Detection%20of%20Clandestine%20Nuclear%20Weapon%20Programs%20-%20Final%20Manuscript%20%282%29.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |publisher=MIT |access-date=21 April 2023}}</ref>
* Nuclear engineering even has a role in criminal investigation,<ref>{{cite web |title=Nuclear Techniques Help to Solve Crimes |url=https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/nuclear-techniques-help-solve-crimes |website=EIA |date=23 December 2003 |access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref> and agriculture.<ref name="Energy">{{cite web |title=5 Incredible Ways Nuclear Powers Our Lives |url=https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/5-incredible-ways-nuclear-powers-our-lives |website=Energy.gov |publisher=US Department of Energy |access-date=6 April 2023}}</ref>

Many [[Chemical engineering|chemical]], [[Electrical engineering|electrical]] and [[Mechanical engineering|mechanical]] and other types of engineers also work in the nuclear industry, as do many scientists and support staff. In the U.S., nearly 100,000 people directly work in the nuclear industry. Including [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] jobs, the number of people supported by the U.S. nuclear industry is 475,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jobs |url=https://www.nei.org/advantages/jobs |website=NEI |access-date=9 April 2023}}</ref>