UW-Madison: A Midwestern nucleus of fission and fusion

July 31, 2026, 2:56PMNuclear News
Grainger Professor of Nuclear Engineering Paul Wilson (third from left) shares details about UW-Madison’s TRIGA reactor with Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (second from left) in February 2026. (Photo: Taylor Wolfram/UW-Madison)

With more than six decades as a top-ranked program in its rearview, the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics (NEEP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is hardly slowing down. In fact, NEEP is continuing to grow and develop its faculty, curriculum, and research.

Gov. Evers announces siting study for new Wisconsin nuclear

February 20, 2026, 12:37PMNuclear News

Gov. Tony Evers delivering his 2026 State of the State address. (Photo: Tony Evers/YouTube @Governor Tony Evers)

During his State of the State address on February 17, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced the launch of a new nuclear siting study that will be undertaken by a partnership between the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin and the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.