Bucking what seemed to be a revived interest in nuclear engineering, the number of B.S. degrees awarded in 2009 declined 13 percent while master’s degrees fell 10 percent. The figures come from a report issued by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
 
Despite the decline in degrees, enrollment in nuclear programs around the country rose 15 percent, reaching the highest point since the 1980s. Richard Toohey, who helps manage the Oak Ridge Institute, said he expected the awarding of degrees to increase again next year as students and schools gear up for the coming Nuclear Renaissance.

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