Nuclear education
TU Delft is the leading university in the Netherlands in the field of nuclear technology. Our research and education cover the fields of nuclear fission energy, nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear structural materials research, and nuclear medical technologies. Although the centre of gravity is with the TU Delft Reactor Institute, significant contributions come from other departments at TU Delft as well.
At TU Delft we cover, among others, the following expertise fields related to nuclear technology for energy, materials and medical applications:
- Nuclear Reactor Physics (Prof. Jan Leen Kloosterman)
- Nuclear Computational Reactor Physics (Dr. Danny Lathouwers)
- Nuclear Reactor Data Sciences (new position)
- Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics and Transport Phenomena (Dr. Martin Rohde)
- Nuclear Fuel Materials Chemistry (Dr. Anna Smith, Prof. Rudy Konings)
- Nuclear Metals Science (Dr. Erik Offerman, Dr Niels van Dijk, and colleagues)
- Nuclear Structural Materials (new position)
- Nuclear Security (Marcel Schouwenburg)
- Nuclear Technology (new position)
- Energy Conversion Systems (Prof. Rene Pecnik, and colleagues)
- Energy Ethics (Prof. Behnam Taebi, and colleagues)
- Energy Systems (Prof. Machteld van den Broek, Dr. Emile Chappin, and colleagues)
- Geo-Mechanics (Prof. Phil Vardon, Dr. Anne-Catherine Dieudonné, and colleagues)
- Radiochemistry (Dr. ir. Antonia Denkova, Dr. ir. Robin de Kruijff)
- Radiation Detection (Dr. Dennis Schaart, and colleagues)
- Radiation Dosimetry and Biophysics (new position)
- Radiation Health Physics (Dr. Klazien Huitema, Dr. Marcel Schouwenburg, and colleagues)
We cover these expertise fields with leading-edge research and inspiring education, both for students at TU Delft and other Universities, and for non-academic students. In all fields mentioned above, students can follow introductory or advanced courses and perform bachelor or master thesis projects in these expertise fields.
The courses can be found in the study guide. A few of our most relevant courses are:
| Course code | Course title |
| MOOC online | MOOC: Understanding Nuclear Energy | TU Delft |
| AP3311 | Neutrons, X-Rays and Positrons for Studying Microscopic Structures and Dynamics |
| CH3765 | Advanced Materials Analysis by Radiation Instrumentation |
| AP3091 | Elementary Particles |
| AP3352 | Introduction to Nuclear Science and Engineering |
| CH3771 | Nuclear Chemistry |
| CH3763 | Nuclear Medicine |
| AP3341 | Nuclear Reactor Physics |
| CH3783 | Materials Chemistry for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle |
| AP3582 | Medical Physics of Photon and Proton Therapy |
| AP3371 | Radiological Health Physics |
| TM11003 | Radiation Protection |
| MS43825 | Radiation Damage in Materials |
Master Course Programmes
At TU Delft, students from various of our master programmes, like Applied Physics, Chemical Engineering, Marine Technology, Material Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering can gain expertise in the nuclear field by following nuclear courses in the elective part of their study programme. Visit for a complete overview of our master programmes.
For students who want to specialize in the nuclear field, tracks have been setup with a coherent set of courses, practicals, and thesis projects on Nuclear Technology, enabling students to spend a major part of their two-years master program in the nuclear field. Examples are:
Master Course Program | Track | More information: |
Chemical Engineering | Nuclear | |
Chemical Engineering | Health | |
Applied Physics | Energy | |
Applied Physics | Health | |
Mechanical Engineering |
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Marine Technology |
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Materials Science & Eng |
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We are also the largest educator in the field of Radiation Health Physics for vocational students. We deliver almost 30 vocational training sessions and courses in the field of Radiation Protection and Health Physics, ranging from basic instructions to courses that are officially recognised by our Dutch regulator (ANVS). These are partly integrated into our university and higher education curricula as well. See Aanbod opleidingen & cursussen (tudelft.nl) for a complete overview of our program in this field.
In addition to our academic education, we contribute to various international summer schools, e.g. in the framework of European projects (SAMOFAR, SAMOSAFER, INSPYRE, PASCAL, MIMOSA, …), and to the Nuclear Academy setup by TU Delft and NRG (see the Nuclear Academy website) to assist lecturers in non-academic education programmes, like high schools, and middle and higher technical programmes (in Dutch: MBO and HBO). The higher goal of the Nuclear Academy is to create a stimulating nuclear education environment in the Netherlands.