Converting "quantum powerpower of nuclear engineering" into power that will broaden the future. Approaching issues addressing the "environmental age" with advanced knowledge and flexible thinking.
The predecessors of the "Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering" and the "Course of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering" are the "Graduate Program of Nuclear Engineering" and the “Undergraduate Program of Nuclear Engineering", which were established in 1958 and 1962, respectively. Both departments began with education and research mainly related to nuclear reactor usage and radiation applications, and have sent more than 3,200 graduates off into the world. Many of these graduates are involved in research, development, operations and maintenance management in the nuclear power sector and are contributing to the development and improvement of nuclear energy safety. They are also succeeding in various fields in Japan and abroad, utilizing specialized knowledge, advanced skills and creativity which were cultivated during their time at this University.
Along with reorganization in 1996, our scope has expanded from nuclear energy to "quantum science and energy" studies, and we continue to explore quantum science's engineering applications directly linked to society and daily life. The Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering is connected to the Course of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, and it is a Graduate School composed of a two-year Master's Program and a three-year Doctoral Program. With specialized knowledge learned from the undergraduate program as a foundation, the Department offers even more advanced and specialized research unfolding on a world-wide scale.
This Department's endeavors are inseparably connected to global environmental and energy issues. Carbon dioxide, which is thought to be the main cause of global warming, is emitted during the consumption of energy in daily life and in economic activities. Global warming and environmental issues are inextricably linked to energy issues. We aim for the advancement and optimization of the nuclear fuel cycle which will play a part in an integral solution to these issues. We are also vigorously pursuing research into elementnuclide partitioning methods, utilizing advanced disposal system of radioactive wastes materials, and into nuclear fusion reactors / accelerator-driven subcritical reactors for long-lived nuclide transmutation. Moreover, one of our important research subjects is the improvement of the safety of existing nuclear reactors. In addition, as way of utilizing radiation to a high degree, we are also working on methods for detecting trace elements in the environment and methods for positron annihilation for cancer diagnoses.
We believe in the engineering power of "quantum science studies and energy" to create an abundant and sustainable future, and we are carving out a solid path towards this.
