Nuclear Energy: An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes - Hardcover

Murray, Raymond

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 075067136X ISBN 13: 9780750671361

Verlag: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

Nuclear Energy, Fifth Edition provides nuclear engineers, plant designers and radiation physicists with a comprehensive overview of nuclear energy and its uses, discusses potential problems and provides an outlook for the futureNew and important trends are discussed including probabilistic safety analysis (PSA), deregulation of the electric power industry to permit competition in the supply of electricity; improvements in performance characteristics of nuclear power plants, such as capacity factor, production costs, and safety factors; storage and disposal of all types of radioactive wastes; advances in decontamination, decommissioning and reutilization; continued progress in evolutionary reactors; increased interest in the role of nuclear power in reducing pollution and global warming. Attention will also be given to the developments in such countries as Russia, Ukraine, France, Sweden, South Korea, China and Third World Countries. The author also looks at the problems of nuclear weapons proliferation and the potential threat from terrorist organizations or reckless countries. In addition, the author has identified Web sites and other electronic information sources to supplement all of the topics covered in this book.

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Nuclear Engineering Department, North Carolina State University, USA (deceased)

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 075067136X
• ISBN 13: 9780750671361
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 520
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar