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Informationen zum Autor Kenneth Jay Klappentext Originally published in 1961. This book explains the nature of nuclear power and some of the major problems which have to be overcome in making practical use of it. It is concerned mainly with the different kinds of nuclear reactors -underlying principles are explained and illustrated by reference to particular plants or design studies. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1961. This book explains the nature of nuclear power and some of the major problems which have to be overcome in making practical use of it. It is concerned mainly with the different kinds of nuclear reactors -underlying principles are explained and illustrated by reference to particular plants or design studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Energy, Atoms, and Neutrons 2. Nuclear Fuels and Fuel Cycles 3. Some Different Kinds of Reactors 4. The Cost of Nuclear Power 5. Some National Nuclear Power Programmes 6. Gas-Cooled Graphite-Moderated Reactors 7. Hydrogen-Moderated Systems 8. Fast Reactors 9. The Sodium-Graphite Reactor System 10. Liquid-Fuelled Reactors 11. Other Civil Applications of Nuclear Energy 12. Reactor Development: Some Technical, and Social, Knowns and Unknowns. Appendices: I. Selected Reading List II. Glossary of Technical Terms, Some Common Abbreviations III. Leading Characteristics of British Power Reactors
