nuclear engineering(n = noun.cognition) - the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors;
is a kind of applied science, engineering, engineering science, technology

   The branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors. [WordNet 1.5]

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