The research in Team Nuclear ranges from fundamental nuclear and radiation physics, through material science, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, equipment design, and energy conversion (including steam-based power production) to systems level considerations. Enabling technologies subject to research in Team Nuclear include modeling, simulation, optimization, control and instrumentation, as well as safety and environmental considerations. 

Team Nuclear is highly interdisiplinary including engineering, science, safety, health and environmental issues. Examples of research activities include: 

• Nuclear Reactor Physics (neutron transport theory and fundamental core physics). 

• Nuclear Thermohydraulics (heat transfer mechanisms during convective and nucleate flow boiling). 

• Computational Thermohydraulics (CFD models capable of handling two-phase complex phenomena, such as flow instabilities). 

• Corrosion and Corrosion Protection (including corrosion in salt melts for Molten Salt Reactors - MSRs). 

• The role of nuclear energy and baseload demand in capacity expansion planning for low-carbon power systems. 

• Technologies for nuclear driven hydrogen production in Norway. 

• BioGas and Nuclear To Liquids (BGNTL) polygeneration processes. 

• Direct air capture technology (for CO2 removal) powered by nuclear energy

• Modeling and simulation of an integrated steam reforming and nuclear heat system. 

• Safety culture and situational awareness (lessons learned from the Chernobyl disaster and the Three Mile Island incident). 

• Learning from failures and non-failures of nuclear power plants in Japan. 

• The Norwegian tripartite collaborate model as an important premise to ensure safety if Norway goes for nuclear energy.