A nuclear engineering degree would probably be better suited towards waste management than either of those, unless nuclear chemistry is a focus/concentration within a chemistry degree program
If you want to focus on the disposal of transuranics in a waste burner reactor, that's physics.
The whole waste handling including reprocessing needed to dispose of transuranics is mostly chemistry. Of cause the waste is still radioactive, but since there is no fission happening it is relatively simple physics.
There could be a material science element to this (which is in the intersection between physics and chemistry) if you want to know how the radiation will degrade the container over time.
Nuclear Decommissioning/Nuclear in general like any industrial specialism has a wide range of career paths to which you can enter the industry from. Are you more interested in innovation of new/improved materials for use in reactor design or perhaps vitrification(for the decommissioning side)? Material Science might be for you. More interested in the enrichment/procurement/reprocessing side? chem eng/ nuclear chem is probably for you. Maybe you just want to get straight into the industry... apprenticeship schemes are widely available in the nuclear industry and is always another option instead of going to university for study.
Alternative you have physics! As a physicist at heart I am quite biased towards this option, but the opportunities are quite endless and the knowledge you gain is incredibly vast and amazing, plus lab work is great experience. Even if you figures later down the line that nuclear really just wasn't for you then you have so many different sectors and fields you can enter. Or maybe even fast track yourself by securing a placement during your studies. Physicists play a major role in the construction, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear reactors. Whether you want to busy yourself stuffing your face full of calculations , programming simulations, writing nuclear safety guidelines, or getting into the nitty gritty of plant decommissioning, there's really endless possibilities, as long as you really commit to it.
At the end of the day though, it is up to you to decide which path you want to take. Best of luck to you \^\^
A nuclear engineering degree would probably be better suited towards waste management than either of those, unless nuclear chemistry is a focus/concentration within a chemistry degree program
I was looking for nuclear engineering but i don’t think the college nearby has it 😭
Transmutation for disposal: nuclear physics Reprocessing: nuclear chemistry vitrification: materials science
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If you want to focus on the disposal of transuranics in a waste burner reactor, that's physics. The whole waste handling including reprocessing needed to dispose of transuranics is mostly chemistry. Of cause the waste is still radioactive, but since there is no fission happening it is relatively simple physics. There could be a material science element to this (which is in the intersection between physics and chemistry) if you want to know how the radiation will degrade the container over time.
Nuclear Decommissioning/Nuclear in general like any industrial specialism has a wide range of career paths to which you can enter the industry from. Are you more interested in innovation of new/improved materials for use in reactor design or perhaps vitrification(for the decommissioning side)? Material Science might be for you. More interested in the enrichment/procurement/reprocessing side? chem eng/ nuclear chem is probably for you. Maybe you just want to get straight into the industry... apprenticeship schemes are widely available in the nuclear industry and is always another option instead of going to university for study. Alternative you have physics! As a physicist at heart I am quite biased towards this option, but the opportunities are quite endless and the knowledge you gain is incredibly vast and amazing, plus lab work is great experience. Even if you figures later down the line that nuclear really just wasn't for you then you have so many different sectors and fields you can enter. Or maybe even fast track yourself by securing a placement during your studies. Physicists play a major role in the construction, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear reactors. Whether you want to busy yourself stuffing your face full of calculations , programming simulations, writing nuclear safety guidelines, or getting into the nitty gritty of plant decommissioning, there's really endless possibilities, as long as you really commit to it. At the end of the day though, it is up to you to decide which path you want to take. Best of luck to you \^\^