noun
nuclear science
Academic and technical term covering the study of atomic nuclei, nuclear reactions, and their applications.
彼は大学で核科学を専攻している。
He is majoring in nuclear science at university.
核科学の進歩はエネルギー問題に貢献している。
Advances in nuclear science are contributing to energy issues.
核物理学 is nuclear physics, a subfield of 核科学 that focuses on the physical properties and behavior of atomic nuclei.
Compound of 核 (かく, 'nucleus') and 科学 (かがく, 'science').