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Handbook of Generation IV Nuclear Reactors, Second Edition is a fully revised and updated comprehensive resource on the latest research and advances in generation IV nuclear reactor concepts. Editor Igor Pioro and his team of expert contributors have updated every chapter to reflect advances in the field since the first edition published in 2016. The book teaches the reader about available technologies, future prospects and the feasibility of each concept presented, equipping them users with a strong skillset which they can apply to their own work and research.
List of contents
1. Introduction
Part I: Generation IV nuclear-reactor concepts 2. Generation IV International Forum 3. Very high-temperature reactor 4. Gas-cooled fast reactors (GFRs) 5. Sodium-cooled fast reactor 6. Lead-cooled fast reactor 7. Molten salt fast reactors 8. Super-critical water-cooled reactors
Part II: Current status of Generation IV activities in selected countries 9. Generation IV: USA 10. Generation IV: European Union 11. Generation IV concepts: Japan 12. Generation IV concepts: USSR and Russia 13. Generation IV concepts in Korea 14. Generation IV concepts: China 15. Generation IV concepts: India
Part III: Related topics to Generation IV nuclear reactor concepts 16. The Safety and Risk Assessment of Advanced Reactors 17. Nonproliferation for advanced reactors: political and social aspects 18. Thermal aspects of conventional and alternative fuels 19 Generation IV Reactors for Nuclear Hydrogen Production 20. Advanced Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Small- and Medium-size Reactors (S&MRs) 21. Alternative power cycles for Generation-IV reactors 22. Regulatory and Licensing Challenges with Generation-IV Nuclear Energy Systems
Part IV: Nuclear-Power Technologies Beyond Generation-IV concepts 23. ITER. The Way to Fusion Energy
About the author
Professor Igor Pioro – Ph.D. (1983); Doctor of Technical Sciences (1992); Professional Engineer (Ontario, Canada) (2008); Foreign Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2021); Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (2012), Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers (CSME) (2015), and Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) (2013); life-time member of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) (2004), and member of Canadian NS (CNS) (2010); is an internationally recognized scientist within the areas of nuclear engineering (thermalhydraulics of nuclear reactors, Generation-IV nuclear-reactor concepts, etc.) and thermal sciences / engineering (boiling, forced convection including supercritical pressures, etc.)
He is author/co-author of more than 534 publications 12 technical books, 48 chapters in encyclopedias, handbooks and books, 101 papers in refereed journals, 300 papers in refereed proceedings of international and national conferences and symposiums, 26 patents and inventions, and 47 major technical reports.
Dr. Pioro graduated from the National Technical University of Ukraine "Kiev Polytechnic Institute" with M.A.Sc. in Thermal Physics in 1979. After that, he worked on various positions including an engineer, senior scientist, deputy director, professor, director of a graduate program in nuclear engineering, and associate dean. Currently, he is associated with the Department of Energy and Nuclear Engineering Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (brand name: Ontario Tech University) (Oshawa, Ontario, Canada).
Dr. Pioro is a Founding Editor – Editor-in-Chief of the ASME Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science (J. NERS). He was a Chair of the Executive Committee of the Nuclear Engineering Division (NED) of the ASME (2011-2012) and a Chair of the International Conference On Nuclear Engineering (ICONE-20) (2011-2012).
Professor Pioro has received many international and national awards and certificates of appreciation including Certificate of Appreciation for establishing the ASME J. NERS and in recognition of outstanding and distinguished service as an Editor of the Journal 2014 – 2020 (ASME); Harold A. Smith Outstanding Contribution Award from CNS (2017), Medal 60th Anniversary of NED (Nuclear Engineering Division of ASME) (2016); Service Recognition Award from the ASME (2014); Honorary Doctor’s Degree from National Technical University of Ukraine “Kiev Polytechnic Institute” (2013); The CNS Education and Communication Award (2011); UOIT Research Excellence Award (2011); ICONE Award from ASME (2009); Medal of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine for the best scientific work of a young scientist (1990); Badge "Inventor of the USSR" for implementation of inventions into industry (1990); etc.
