Texas A&M’s Department of Nuclear Engineering is recognized as one of the best-equipped programs in the nation. We’re one of only three U.S. universities with access to two nuclear reactors for teaching and research—including a 1-megawatt reactor operated by the Nuclear Engineering and Science Center.
Our state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities support advanced research across a wide range of nuclear engineering topics. Explore the full list of labs and facilities on this page, and visit our separate page to learn more about our affiliated centers and institutes.
Department Labs and Facilities
- Accelerator Laboratory
- Computing Facilities
- Fuel Cycle and Materials Laboratory (FCML)
- Nuclear Heat Transfer Systems Laboratory
- Nuclear Engineering & Science Center (NESC), 1-megawatt TRIGA reactor
- Nuclear Power Plant Simulator Engineering Lab
- Radiation Detection Measurement Laboratory
- Scientific Machine Learning for Advanced Reactor Technologies (SMART) Lab
- Systems Radiobiology Laboratory (TIPS Joint-Facility)
- Thermal-Hydraulic Research Laboratory