Nuclear Energy - David Bodansky

Nuclear Energy

Principles, Practices, and Prospects

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Buch | Hardcover
768 Seiten
1998
American Institute of Physics (Verlag)
978-1-56396-244-8 (ISBN)
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This book presents an objective view of nuclear energy as an important source for future energy needs. It discusses various types of reactors, the nuclear fuel cycle, the problem of nuclear waste disposal, reactor accidents, safety and new types of reactors being considered, and the cost of electricity from nuclear power.
Market: Scientists in nuclear engineering, engineering students, and government policy makers with technical backgrounds. This book presents an objective view of nuclear energy as an important source for future energy needs. It discusses various types of reactors, the nuclear fuel cycle, the problem of nuclear waste disposal, reactor accidents, safety and new types of reactors that are being considered, and the cost of electricity from nuclear power. Additional themes include the problem of nuclear weapons, their storage, and, very important, their disposal as nuclear arsenals are pared down.

Contents: 1. Nuclear Power Development. 2. Natural Radioactivity and Radiation Exposures. 3. Neutron Reactions. 4. Nuclear Fission. 5. Chain Reaction and Nuclear Reactors. 6. Types of Nuclear Reactors. 7. Nuclear Fuel Cycle. 8. Nuclear Waste Disposal: Magnitudes of Waste. 9. Storage and Disposal of Nuclear Wastes. 10. Administrative and Policy Issues in Nuclear Waste Disposal. 11. Nuclear Reactor Safety. 12. Nuclear Reactor Accidents. 13. Reactor Safety and Future Nuclear Reactors. 14. Nuclear Energy and Weapons Proliferation. 15. Costs of Electricity from Nuclear Power. 16. The Prospects for Nuclear Power. Appendices.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.4.1998
Zusatzinfo 47 illustrations
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 180 x 250 mm
Gewicht 926 g
Einbandart gebunden
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik
Technik Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10 1-56396-244-6 / 1563962446
ISBN-13 978-1-56396-244-8 / 9781563962448
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