Nuclear

The Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011 led Japan, and many other countries, to change their energy policies. David Elliott reviews the disaster and its global implications, asking whether, despite continued backing by some governments, the growing...

In 1969 we feit that the subject of angular correlations in nuclear disintegrat ion had received little special attention at international conferences. It is true that perturbed angular correlations had been discussed at a smalI, highly - specialised...

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuels, and discusses the applications of radiation, particularly spallation neutrons and gamma rays. The unspent nuclear fuel of a reactor amounts to roughly 95 per cent of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760461393Author Peter Van NessFormat PaperbackPage Count 386Imprint ANU PressPublisher ANU PressWeight(grams) 90g

This book introduces the research process and principles of the controlled super-coupling nuclear fusion experiment at the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) nuclear fusion reactor in Hefei, China. It uses straightforward language to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632403940Author Paul PattersonFormat HardbackPage Count 222Imprint Clanrye InternationalPublisher Clanrye InternationalWeight(grams) 807gDimensions(mm)...

This book focuses on the latest reactor concepts, single pass core and experimental findings in thermal hydraulics, materials, corrosion, and water chemistry. It highlights research on supercritical-pressure light water cooled reactors (SCWRs), one of...

This vOlume contains the invited and contributed papers pre sented at the American Nuclear Society (ANS) meeting on Decontamina tion and Decommissioning (D & D) of Nuclear Facilities, held Septem ber 16-20, 1979, in Sun Valley, Idaho. This was the...

Since its initiation in 1962, this series has presented authoritative reviews of the most important developments in nuclear science and engineering, from both theoretical and applied perspectives. In addition, many original contributions are included...

This book introduces the research process and principles of the controlled super-coupling nuclear fusion experiment at the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) nuclear fusion reactor in Hefei, China. It uses straightforward language to...

In recent years the effort devoted to assuring both the safety and reliability of commercial nuclear fission power reactors has markedly increased. The incentives for performing this work are large since the resulting im provement in plant productivity...

Introduces the reader to engineering magnetohydrodynamics applications and presents a comprehensive guide of how to approach different problems found in this multidisciplinary field.An introduction to engineering magnetohydrodynamics, this brief focuses...

This comprehensive bibliography (6248 entries) is the first of its kind in the general field of nuclear target preparation for use with particle accelerators. The dates covered are 1936 to June 1980. The bibliography includes thin and thick particle...

Safety of VVER-440 Reactors endeavours to promote an increase in the safety of VVER-440 nuclear reactors via the improvement of fission products limitation systems and the implementation of special non-destructive spectroscopic methods for materials...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632403933Author Paul PattersonFormat HardbackImprint Clanrye InternationalPublisher Clanrye InternationalWeight(grams) 803g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632401267Author Matt FulcherFormat HardbackImprint Clanrye InternationalPublisher Clanrye InternationalWeight(grams) 417g

The book analyses the risks of nuclear power stations. The security concept of reactors is explained. Measures against the spread of radioactivity after a severe accident, accidents of core melting and a possible crash of an air plane on reactor...

This book focuses on nuclear engineering education in the post-Fukushima era. It was edited by the organizers of the summer school held in August 2011 in University of California, Berkeley, as part of a collaborative program between the University of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632403926Author Paul PattersonFormat HardbackImprint Clanrye InternationalPublisher Clanrye InternationalWeight(grams) 785g

Understanding time-dependent behaviors of nuclear reactors and the methods of their control is essential to the operation and safety of nuclear power plants. This book provides graduate students, researchers, and engineers in nuclear engineering...

Introduces the concept of combined cycles for next generation nuclear power plants, explaining how recent advances in gas turbines have made these systems increasingly desirable for efficiency gains and cost-of-ownership reduction. Promulgates modelling...

This book describes recent technological developments in next generation nuclear reactors that have created renewed interest in nuclear process heat for industrial applications. The author's discussion mirrors the industry's emerging focus on combined...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789535133575Author Aleksandar B. NikolicFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint IntechopenPublisher Intechopen

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632403902Author Matt FulcherFormat HardbackImprint Clanrye InternationalPublisher Clanrye InternationalWeight(grams) 435g

Atomic Information Technology revaluates current conceptions of the information technology aspects of the nuclear industry. Economic and safety research in the nuclear energy sector are explored, considering statistical methods which incorporate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798869036315Author HolbeinFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint SelfPublisher SelfWeight(grams) 172g

E. L. Zebroski During the 1970s, there was rapid growth of a philosophy that assumes that deindustrialization will result in an Elysian postindustrial society. This view is generally antitechnology; commonly in opposition to large-scale energy sources;...

The utilization of nuclear energy makes great demands on the knowledge of the engineers engaged in design work and calculations relating to construction in nuclear industry. Apart, of course, from nuclear reactors themselves, a great deal of nuclear...

This book focuses on the issue of 'resurgence of nuclear power' and discusses the feasibility of nuclear in the energy mix of Asian economies. It discusses nuclear energy sector in detail in the context of India, a country where currently overseas supply...

This book is a complete treatment of work done to resolve the problems of position-, current-, and shape-control of plasma in tokamak-type (toroidal) devices being studied as a potential means of commercial energy production by nuclear fusion. Modelling...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632404367Author Peggy SparksFormat HardbackImprint Clanrye InternationalPublisher Clanrye InternationalWeight(grams) 463g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632401991Author Peggy SparksFormat HardbackImprint Clanrye InternationalPublisher Clanrye InternationalWeight(grams) 581g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632402509Author Matt FulcherFormat HardbackImprint Clanrye InternationalPublisher Clanrye InternationalWeight(grams) 626g

Clogging of steam generators in nuclear power plants is a highly sensitive issue in terms of performance and safety and this book proposes a completely novel methodology for diagnosing this phenomenon. It demonstrates real-life industrial applications of...

Hundreds of studies have investigated public perceptions and preferences about nuclear power, waste management, and technology. However there is clear lack of uniformity in the style, aims and methods applied. Consequently, the body of results is...

this part is supported by two useful appendices on some of the mathematical tools used and the physical units of plasma physics. State-space models, state observers, H control, and process simulations are some of the familiar techniques used by ? the...

The aim of this book is to summarize probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) of nuclear power plants with WWER440 reactors and demonstrate that the plants are safe enough for producing energy even in light of the Fukushima accident. The book examines level...

This conference proceedings explores issues surrounding the replacement of existing nuclear power plants when they reach the end of their useful life. Topics covered include: Nuclear competitiveness regarding politics and power plant evolution; social...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780530006659Author David BodetteFormat HardbackPage Count 212Imprint Dissertation Discovery CompanyPublisher Dissertation Discovery CompanyWeight(grams) 780g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780530006642Author David BodetteFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Dissertation Discovery CompanyPublisher Dissertation Discovery CompanyWeight(grams)...