noun
nuclear engineering; nucleonics
Technical field covering nuclear reactor design, radiation applications, and nuclear fuel cycle.
彼は大学で原子核工学を専攻している。
He is majoring in nuclear engineering at university.
原子力工学 is a broader term for nuclear power engineering, while 原子核工学 focuses more on the nuclear physics and core processes.
Compound of 原子核 (atomic nucleus) and 工学 (engineering).