The department is housed in the Pasqua Engineering Building, devoted exclusively to nuclear engineering. The building contains classrooms, offices, laboratories, shops, computer facilities and a lounge for students and faculty. This facility helps to maintain the cohesiveness among students and their faculty which characterizes the program. The department provides a comprehensive program to prepare young men and women for rewarding careers.
Students learn from and interact with a world class faculty.
The nuclear engineering curriculum constantly remains at the forefront of the technology. Students use facilities at nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory to supplement on-campus facilities for laboratory experience. Excellent scholarship programs are available for outstanding students. Students have the opportunity to hear international leaders in nuclear engineering speak in the area at frequent lectures and seminars which occur in the Knoxville area because of the high concentration of nuclear research and industry in the area. Summer and part-time work opportunities provide income and valuable experience for students.