NEUP funds nuclear energy research and equipment upgrades at U.S. colleges and universities and provides student educational support.
NEUP plays a key role in helping the Department of Energy accomplish its mission of leading the nation's investment in the development and exploration of advanced nuclear science and technology.
The NEUP mission is to engage the U.S. university community to conduct program directed, program supporting, and mission supporting research and development, related infrastructure improvements, and student education support to build world class nuclear energy and workforce capability as an integral component of the Office of Nuclear Energy.