Master Ingénierie nucléaire at INSA Rouen Normandie

Master co-accredited between ENSICAEN and INSA Rouen Normandie that combines nuclear engineering (ENSICAEN) and energetics (INSA Rouen Normandie). It covers reactor operation (core physics, thermal hydraulics, energetics, safety) and the nuclear fuel cycle. M1 is taught entirely at ENSICAEN; M2 is taught mainly at ENSICAEN with some practical sessions at INSA Rouen Normandie and videoconferences.

Faculty: Énergies, Propulsion, Mécanique, Matériaux, Génie civil, Constructions durables  |  Department: Master Ingénierie nucléaire (ENSICAEN / INSA Rouen Normandie)  |  Duration: 2 years (M1 and M2)  |  Study mode: Full-time (French)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, Normandie, France

What you will study

M1: foreign languages and enterprise culture, physics for nuclear engineering, nuclear engineering 1 and 2 (radiation-matter interaction, reactors and fuel cycle, neutronics, radiation detectors, radiation protection, nuclear instrumentation, Monte Carlo simulation) and energetics (conductive and convective heat transfer, two-phase flow), with a research project. M2 semester 1 covers neutronics 2, PWR, safety, thermal hydraulics, CFD (RANS, LES, DNS), radiative transfer and turbulence; semester 2 is an internship of at least 4 months.

Career pathways

Neutronics and thermal-hydraulics study engineer, radiation-protection engineer, operations, training or safety engineer, nuclear instrumentation/measurement engineer, decommissioning project engineer, public or private R&D, or a doctorate in nuclear engineering.

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