The Nuclear Engineering Institute

The nuclear engineering program was first established at École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1970, with the creation of tle Nuclear Engineering Institute (Institut de génie nucléaire, IGN) and the introduction of a Masters program. Milestones in the history of the Institute include:

construction of the SLOWPOKE-2 reactor, a 20 kW pool reactor providing neutrons for activation analysis and the production of radioisotopes (1976);
introduction of a Ph.D. program in Nuclear Engineering (1980);
construction of a 400 kW thermalhydraulic loop, financed by NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Reseorch Council of Canada) and by industry (1986);
chair in Nuclear Engineering awarded by Hydro-Québec (1988-2012);
affiliation with the Physics Engineering Department (2001);
construction of a freon test transfer loop (1995).

The Master's program involves the successful completion of 45 credits. Two types of Master's programs are offered:

a course-intensive program aimed at professional training in nuclear engineering, including a project which can be carried out in industry. A minimum of 30 course credits must be completed, the remaining credits applying to a project;
a research intensive program aimed at training for research and leading to the Ph.D. program. This program is normally limited to 15 course credits, with 30 credits for the master's thesis.

The curriculum in Nuclear Engineering at École Polytechnique de Montréal is centered on three major fields, namely the physics of fission reactors, reactor thermalhydraulics, and applications of nuclear radiation. These are supported by a broad range of academic graduate courses:

ENE 6002	Thermahydraulics of Two-Phase Systems
ENE 6003	Safety Analysis for Energy Systems
ENE 6101	Neutron Transport Theory and Reactor Physics
ENE 6102	Nuclear Reactor Kinetics
ENE 6103	Computational Reactor Physics
ENE 6107	Reactor Thermal Analysis
ENE 6109	Nuclear Fuel Management
ENE 6110	Nuclear Engineering Laboratory
ENE 6111	Neutron Activation Analysis and Radioisotopes
ENE 6120	Nuclear Simulation and Control
ENE 6121	Nuclear Reactor Safety
ENE 6904	Special Topics
ENE 6906	Seminars
ENE 6918	Graduate studies project
ENE 8105	Radiation and Radioprotection
ENE 8203	Nuclear Technology

For more information on these courses consult the web page: Doctorat en génie nucléaire