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The branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors.

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nuclear engineering - the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors

applied science, engineering science, technology, engineering - the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study"

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