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Nuclear New Build?: A Review of the Issues by Christopher Gifford 9780851247878
RRP: $12.01$11.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780851247878Author Christopher GiffordFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Spokesman BooksPublisher Spokesman BooksWeight(grams) 148g -
The Nuclear Enterprise: High-Consequence Accidents: How to Enhance Safety and Minimize Risks in Nuclear Weapons and Reactors by Sidney D. Drell 9780817915254
RRP: $34.22$28.82Facing the risks and potentially deadly consequences of nuclear weapons and nuclear power Nuclear energy can provide great benefits to society; in the form of nuclear weapons, however, it can cause death and destruction on an unparalleled scale. The... -
Nuclear Power by Paul Breeze 9780081010433
RRP: $60.02$53.41Nuclear Power provides a concise, up-to-date, accessible guide to the most controversial form of power generation. The author includes a comprehensive description of the various methods for generating nuclear power and evaluates the political, strategic,... -
Small Modular Reactors: Nuclear Power Fad or Future? by Daniel T. Ingersoll 9780081002520
RRP: $142.37$125.63There is currently significant interest in the development of small modular reactors (SMRs) for the generation of both electricity and process heat. SMRs offer potential benefits in terms of better affordability and enhanced safety, and can also be sited... -
Nuclear Safety by Gianni Petrangeli 9780128183267
RRP: $197.26$174.89The second edition of Nuclear Safety provides the most up to date methods and data needed to evaluate the safety of nuclear facilities and related processes using risk-informed safety analysis, and provides readers with new techniques to assess the... -
Recent Progress in Neutron Scattering Research by Agustin Vidal 9781629480992
RRP: $243.56$157.94In this book the authors present current research in the study of neutron scattering. Topics discussed in this compilation include the current status and activities of small-angle neutron scattering instrument-SANS-U; analysing the phase behaviour of... -
Global Nuclear Energy Partnership by Alan N. Bernstein 9781604569735
RRP: $90.89$59.47The Department of Energy (DOE)proposes under the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) to build facilities to begin recycling the nation's commercial spent nuclear fuel. GNEP's objectives include reducing radioactive waste disposed of in a geologic... -
In Situ Uranium Stabilization Through Polyphosphate Remediation by D.M. Wellman 9781604569407
RRP: $68.59$45.34The Hanford Site, in south-eastern Washington State, is a former nuclear defence production facility. A groundwater plume containing uranium, originating from a combination of purposeful discharges of wastewater to cribs, trenches, and ponds, along with... -
New Developments in Glassy Nuclear Wasteforms by Michael I. Ojovan 9781600217838
RRP: $296.73$191.94Based on the authors' recent investigations, this book describes the application of glassy and polyphase composite materials for nuclear waste immobilisation. It introduces immobilisation issues beginning with a short description of nuclear waste types... -
Electromagnetic Response Functions of Nuclei by Rinaldo Cenni 9781560729426
RRP: $198.96$158.41Electromagnetic Response Functions of NucleiBook InformationISBN 9781560729426Author Rinaldo CenniFormat HardbackPage Count 318Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 865g -
Advances in Nuclear Science and Technology by Martin Becker 9781461399186
$84.99The Editors take pleasure in presenting a further vol ume in their Annual Review Series. The present volume con tains six papers that may be said to span from the theory of design to the practice of operation of modern nuclear power stations, therefore... -
Nuclear Oversight, Planning & Safety Efforts: Select Assessments by Lance Oliver 9781622574285
RRP: $168.08$109.73This book examines nuclear oversight, planning and safety efforts at U.S. nuclear power reactors across the United States. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an independent federal agency headed by five commissioners, licenses commercial... -
Spent Nuclear Fuel: Storage Options & Efforts by Phillip T. Crawford 9781622573479
RRP: $274.43$177.71Recent events have renewed long-standing congressional interest in safe management of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and other high level nuclear waste. These issues have been examined and debated for decades, sometimes renewed by world events like the 9/11... -
Nuclear Energy: U.S. Policies & Considerations by Bernard L. Washington 9781620810002
RRP: $274.43$177.71The earthquake and resulting tsunami that severely damaged Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 11, 2011, raised questions in Congress about the accident's possible implications for nuclear safety regulation, U.S. nuclear energy... -
Neutron Scattering Methods & Studies by Michael J. Lyons 9781611225211
RRP: $198.96$130.14Neutron scattering encompasses all scientific techniques whereby the deflection of neutron radiation is used as a scientific probe. Neutrons readily interact with atomic nuclei and magnetic fields from unpaired electrons, making a useful probe of both... -
Nuclear Energy: Research, Development & New Technologies Roadmap by Petr Makrygina 9781614709992
RRP: $243.56$157.94To achieve energy security and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction objectives, the United States must develop clean, affordable, domestic energy sources as quickly as possible. Nuclear power will continue to be a key component of a portfolio of... -
Nuclear Power Plants: Design & Safety Considerations by James P. Argyriou 9781614709527
RRP: $106.33$69.25The seismic design criteria applied to sitting commercial nuclear power plants operating in the U.S. received increased attention following the March 11th, 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. Since... -
Nuclear Decommissioning Case Studies: Characterization, Waste Management, Reuse and Recycle: A Summary of the Sustainability of Nuclear Decommissioning: Volume 6 by Michele Laraia 9780323918497
RRP: $197.26$173.18Nuclear Decommissioning Case Studies: Characterization, Waste Management, Reuse and Recycle, Author’s Statement on the Sustainability of Nuclear Decommissioning, Volume Six presents a selection of global case studies that focus on a range of technologies... -
Advanced Reactor Concepts (ARC): A New Nuclear Power Plant Perspective Producing Energy by Ali Zamani Paydar 9780443189890
RRP: $210.98$185.06Nuclear engineers advancing the energy transition are understanding more about the next generation of nuclear plants; however, it is still difficult to access all the critical types, concepts, and applications in one location. Advanced Reactor Concepts... -
Japan's Nuclear Disaster and the Politics of Safety Governance by Florentine Koppenborg 9781501770043
RRP: $77.19$65.99In Japan's Nuclear Disaster and the Politics of Safety Governance, Florentine Koppenborg argues that the regulatory reforms taken up in the wake of the Fukushima disaster on March 11, 2011, directly and indirectly raised the costs of nuclear power in... -
Developing Cost Estimates for Environmental Remediation Projects by International Atomic Energy Agency 9789201032195
RRP: $61.67$50.72This publication addresses costs arising during individual phases of an environmental remediation project, how they can be calculated, and how they can be structured and documented. It provides the methodology of cost estimation and includes examples of... -
Design of the Reactor Containment and Associated Systems for Nuclear Power Plants by International Atomic Energy Agency 9789201028198
RRP: $61.67$50.72This Safety Guide provides recommendations on meeting the requirements of IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSR-2/1 (Rev. 1) relevant to reactor containment and associated systems. The publication addresses the containment structure and the systems with... -
New Ways and Needs for Exploiting Nuclear Energy by Didier Sornette 9783319976518
RRP: $120.05$38.06The history of mankind is a story of ascent to unprecedented levels of comfort, productivity and consumption, enabled by the increased mastery of the basic reserves and flows of energy. This miraculous trajectory is confronted by the consensus that... -
The Radiation Legacy of the Soviet Nuclear Complex: An Analytical Overview by Nikolai N. Egorov 9781853836589
RRP: $231.57$201.17A study of the legacy of nuclear contamination in the Soviet Union. It gives the location and characteristics of the accumulated radioactive material and wastes by each sector, from ore and mining to use and disposal. It describes types of storage,... -
Industrial Policy, Technology, and International Bargaining: Designing Nuclear Industries in Argentina and Brazil by Etel Solingen 9780804726016
$111.51This book highlights the conceptual utility of relying on macropolitical consensus and lateral autonomy for understanding industrial policy, international bargaining, and technological development, via an unprecedented systematic and multidisciplinary... -
Mapping State And Non-state Actors' Responses To Nuclear Energy In Southeast Asia by Nur Azha Putra 9789814723190
RRP: $111.49$97.03This book aims to introduce and discuss the policy issues and challenges surrounding the development of nuclear power energy in Southeast Asia (SEA). Nuclear energy is poised for substantial growth in a region that is in need of more sustainable and... -
Energy From The Nucleus: The Science And Engineering Of Fission And Fusion by Gerard M. Crawley 9789814689199
RRP: $168.10$145.82Nuclear energy is important both as a very large energy resource and as a source of carbon free energy. However incidents such as the Fukashima Daiichi nuclear disaster (2011), the Chernobyl disaster (1986), and the Three Mile Island accident (1979)... -
Foundations In Applied Nuclear Engineering Analysis (2nd Edition) by Glenn E. Sjoden 9789814630924
RRP: $181.82$158.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789814630924Author Glenn E. SjodenFormat HardbackPage Count 404Imprint World Scientific PublishingPublisher World Scientific Publishing -
Foundations In Applied Nuclear Engineering Analysis (2nd Edition) by Glenn E. Sjoden 9789814630931
RRP: $111.49$97.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789814630931Author Glenn E. SjodenFormat PaperbackPage Count 404Imprint World Scientific PublishingPublisher World Scientific Publishing -
Higher Power: One American Town’s Turbulent Journey of Faith, Hope, and Nuclear Energy by Casey Bukro 9781572843233
RRP: $37.72$25.44An in-depth, timely examination of one town’s nuclear power plant, the scandal that plagued it, and the reporter who was allowed inside.Nuclear power once promised to be the solution to the world’s energy crisis, but that all changed in the late... -
Who Needs Nuclear Power by Chris Anastasi 9780367266929
RRP: $231.57$201.17Who Needs Nuclear Power challenges conventional thinking about the role of civil nuclear power in a rapidly changing energy context, where new energy carriers are penetrating markets around the world.Against the backdrop of a global energy transition and... -
Nuclear Materials under Irradiation by Serge Bouffard 9781789451481
RRP: $226.42$195.90At every stage of the fuel cycle, the materials used are at the heart of nuclear energy safety issues. These materials, which range from steel to polymers, including ceramics, glass, concrete and graphite, are submitted to extreme stresses combining... -
Energy or Extinction?: The Case for Nuclear Energy by Fred Hoyle 9781032664071
RRP: $123.48$106.43Originally published in 1977 and as second edition in 1979, this book argues that without energy sources on a vast scale our present society cannot survive. According to the author, Fred Hoyle, the technology to tap solar, wind or wave power on a large... -
Commonsense in Nuclear Energy by Fred Hoyle 9781032661629
RRP: $123.48$106.43Originally published in 1979, written at a time when the world stood on the brink of (another) energy crisis, this book argued that an alternative primary fuel had to be found and that the answer lay in the exploitation of nuclear fission. The book... -
Competing Discourses on Japan’s Nuclear Power: Pronuclear versus Antinuclear Activism by Etsuko Kinefuchi 9781032155104
RRP: $68.59$60.14This book examines the discursive formation of nuclear power in Japan to provide insights into the ways this technology has been both promoted and resisted, constituting and being constituted by Japan’s sociocultural landscape. Each chapter pays close... -
Dynamic Simulation of Sodium Cooled Fast Reactors by G Vaidyanathan 9781032254357
RRP: $197.26$170.43This book provides the basis of simulating a nuclear plant, in understanding the knowledge of how such simulations help in assuring the safety of the plants, thereby protecting the public from accidents. It provides the reader with an in-depth knowledge... -
Nuclear Power Reactors in the World: 2021 Edition by International Atomic Energy Agency
RRP: $27.36$22.81This is the 41st edition of Reference Data Series No. 2, which presents the most recent reactor data available to the IAEA. It contains summarized information as of the end of 2020 on power reactors operating, under construction and shut down as well as... -
Routledge Handbook of Energy in Asia by Subhes Bhattacharyya
RRP: $78.89$69.52The Routledge Handbook of Energy in Asia presents a comprehensive review of the unprecedented growth of Asian energy over the past quarter of a century. It provides insightful analysis into variation across the continent, whilst highlighting areas of... -
Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing And Waste Management by Jinsuo Zhang
RRP: $171.53$148.75The question of how to effectively, efficiently, and responsibly manage used nuclear fuels is a concern of major impediment in the light of today's increasing usage of nuclear power and development of advanced nuclear reactors. This book focuses on two... -
Who Needs Nuclear Power by Chris Anastasi
RRP: $56.59$50.02Who Needs Nuclear Power challenges conventional thinking about the role of civil nuclear power in a rapidly changing energy context, where new energy carriers are penetrating markets around the world.Against the backdrop of a global energy transition and...