r/NuclearEngineering

6k members
r/NuclearEngineering is a subreddit with 6k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses nuclear engineering, nuclear, engineering, career, and advice.
This subreddit primarily relates to nuclear engineering, but welcomes all things nuclear related.

Popular Themes in r/NuclearEngineering

#1
Advice Requests
: "People with a Nuclear Engineering degree, what was the most difficult part of getting it?"
43 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Need help designing a very high energy radiation shield (paragraph below image)"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Is a Nuclear B.S. even worth it?"
3 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Open-source RBMK-1000-inspired simulator I’m building for education and safety-software practice"
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/NuclearEngineering

#1

Nuclear Engineering

: "Nuclear Engineering - Questions From A College Student"
66 posts
#2

Nuclear

: "Finding reasons to be anti-Nuclear"
60 posts
#3

Engineering

: "People with a Nuclear Engineering degree, what was the most difficult part of getting it?"
44 posts
#4

Career

: "Is a Second Career as a Nuclear Engineer Possible?"
37 posts
#5

Advice

: "Early Career Advice for an unemployed undergraduate student"
10 posts
#6

Industry

: "Can a physics major get a job in Industry?"
10 posts
#7

Education

: "UW-Madison/NCSU Comp. (MS)"
9 posts
#8

Reactor

: "RBMK Reactor graphite block 3D-printed pen holder."
8 posts
#9

Technology

: "Island of Stability prediction using training-free pattern extrapolation from known nuclear data"
8 posts
#10

Degree

: "People with a Nuclear Engineering Degree, what was the most difficult part of getting it?"
7 posts

Flair Used in r/NuclearEngineering

#1
Need Advice
: "Will this work?"
67 posts
#2
Science
: "When renewables advocates oppose nuclear energy"
8 posts
#3
Memes
: "Sometimes the truth doesn't matter"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/NuclearEngineering

Yearly
+3k members(87.1%)

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Last updated: August 13, 2026