New courses are in the works at University of Utah amid state’s push for nuclear energy

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 594

Last Updated: 4 days, 7 hours ago

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For University of Utah students, a nuclear engineering track had to do more with healthcare technology and less with the nuclear reactors that Utah elected officials keep mentioning in their speeches when debating energy abundance. But, amid that big push to make the state a major piece in the nuclear energy space, the curriculum is about to change.

The university’s academic senate has approved a revision of the nuclear engineering minor core courses, putting the …

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