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RadLab
The RadLab at The University of Texas at Austin focuses on research using radiation and radioactivity to improve security and quality of life.
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Reactor
The NETL reactor, designed by General Atomics, is a TRIGA Mark II nuclear research reactor. The NETL is the newest of the current fleet of U.S. university reactors.
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Robotics
The Nuclear and Applied Robotics Group is an interdisciplinary research group whose mission is to develop and deploy advanced robotics in hazardous environments in order to minimize risk for the human operator.
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UT Austin Students Attend Nuclear Digital Twin Study Abroad Program in Prague
UT Austin students traveled to Prague as part of the inaugural Nuclear Digital Twin and Reactor Lab study abroad program
NETL Welcomes National Research Reactor Conference to Austin
Conference explores advances in reactor operations, research and digital twin development
UT Student win Best Paper in Operations and Power at the ANS Student Conference
Jeongwon Seo and Sam Queralt won "Best Paper in Operations and Power" for their writing and presentation of "Efficiency Enhancement of Control Rod Worth Calibration in TRIGA Mk-II Reactor using Rod Swap Technique" at the ANS Student Conference in April. While current control rod calibration methods struggle to balance accuracy with efficiency, Rod Swap enables improvements in both. These new findings could be implemented at the university's own TRIGA reactor on the J. J. Pickle Research Campus. Until they are, this paper offers a new perspective on control rod worth calibration and invites further research in to improving the baseline operations of nuclear reactors.
More information can be found about control rod worth here: https://nuclear-twins.tacc.utexas.edu/rod_calibration
Director of Strategic Nuclear Programs Represents UT at ReCENT's PowerUp Summit
Dani Zigon, Director of Strategic Initiatives for UT Austin's Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program, delivered the opening keynote at Texas A&M's 2026 ReCENT Summit on April 28–29. The PowerUp program event brought approximately 500 middle and high school students to campus over two days for hands-on exposure to careers in clean energy and nuclear technology.
