Nuclear Energy - Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

Nuclear Energy provides an authoritative reference on all aspects of the nuclear industry from fundamental reactor physics calculations to reactor design, nuclear fuel resources, nuclear fuel cycle, radiation detection and protection, and nuclear power economics. Featuring 19 peer-reviewed entries by recognized authorities in the field, this book provides comprehensive, streamlined coverage of fundamentals, current areas of research, and goals for the future. The chapters will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and energy industry experts.

List of contents

1. Nuclear Energy, Introduction.- 2. Fission Reactor Physics.- 3. Isotope Separation Methods for Nuclear Fuel.- 4. Nuclear Fission Power Plants.- 5. Nuclear Fuel, Reprocessing of.- 6. GEN-IV Reactors.- 7. Nuclear Reactor Materials and Fuels.- 8. Modern Nuclear Fuel Cycles.- 9. Nuclear Facilities, Decommissioning of.- 10. Radioactive Waste Management: Storage, Transport, Disposal.- 11. Nuclear Power, Economics of.- 12. Nuclear Fusion.- 13. Radiation Sources.- 14. Radiation Shielding.- 15. Ionizing Radiation Detectors.- 16. Dosimetry.- 17. Health Physics.- 18. Uranium and Thorium Resources.- 19. Nuclear Safeguards and Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Materials.- Index.

Summary

Nuclear Energy provides an authoritative reference on all aspects of the nuclear industry from fundamental reactor physics calculations to reactor design, nuclear fuel resources, nuclear fuel cycle, radiation detection and protection, and nuclear power economics.  Featuring 19 peer-reviewed entries by recognized authorities in the field, this book provides comprehensive, streamlined coverage of fundamentals, current areas of research, and goals for the future.  The chapters will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and energy industry experts.

Product details

• Assisted by: Nichola Tsoulfanidis (Editor), Nicholas Tsoulfanidis (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9781489993137
• ISBN: 978-1-4899-9313-7
• No. of pages: 530
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 28 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 813 g
• Illustrations: VI, 530 p.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering; B, ENERGY, energy systems, Environmental Health, Energy Grids and Networks, Energy technology & engineering, Nuclear physics, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Particle & high-energy physics, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear power & engineering, Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection, Radiation protection, Radiation—Safety measures, Nuclear issues