Nuclear Energy category: 275 books

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Nuclear Power Plants: Innovative Technologies for Instrumentation and Control Systems

The Second International Symposium on Software Reliability, Industrial Safety, Cyber Security and Physical Protection of Nuclear Power Plant

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Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017

This book gathers selected papers from the Second International Symposium on Software Reliability, Industrial Safety, Cyber Security and Physical Protection of Nuclear Power Plant, held in Chengdu, China on August 23–25, 2017. The symposium provided a platform of technical exchange and experience...
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by Serge Marguet
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2018

This comprehensive volume offers readers a progressive and highly detailed introduction to the complex behavior of neutrons in general, and in the context of nuclear power generation. A compendium and handbook for nuclear engineers, a source of teaching material for academic lecturers as well as a...
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by William E. Lee, Michael I. Ojovan
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013

Drawing on the authors’ extensive experience in the processing and disposal of waste, An Introduction to Nuclear Waste Immobilisation, Second Edition examines the gamut of nuclear waste issues from the natural level of radionuclides in the environment to geological disposal of waste-forms and their...
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by Bahman Zohuri, Patrick McDaniel
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018

This revised book covers the fundamentals of thermodynamics required to understand electrical power generation systems, honing in on the application of these principles to nuclear reactor power systems. This text treats the fundamentals of thermodynamics from the perspective of nuclear power systems....
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Nuclear Power Plant Safety and Mechanical Integrity

Design and Operability of Mechanical Systems, Equipment and Supporting Structures

by George Antaki, Ramiz Gilada
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014

One of the most critical requirements for safe and reliable nuclear power plant operations is the availability of competent maintenance personnel. However, just as the nuclear power industry is experiencing a renaissance, it is also experiencing an exodus of seasoned maintenance professionals due...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014

Reactor Pressure Vessels (RPVs) contain the fuel and therefore the reaction at the heart of nuclear power plants. They are a life-determining structural component: if they suffer serious damage, the continued operation of the plant is in jeopardy. This book critically reviews irradiation embrittlement,...
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Traveling the Power Line

From the Mojave Desert to the Bay of Fundy

by Julianne Couch
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013

In our power-hungry world, all the talk about energy—what’s safe and what’s risky, what’s clean and what’s dirty, what’s cheap and what’s easy—tends to generate more heat than light. What, Julianne Couch wanted to know, is the real story on power production in this country? Approaching...
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Frontiers in Fusion Research

Physics and Fusion

by Mitsuru Kikuchi
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011

Frontiers in Fusion Research provides a systematic overview of the latest physical principles of fusion and plasma confinement. It is primarily devoted to the principle of magnetic plasma confinement, that has been systematized through 50 years of fusion research. Frontiers in Fusion Research begins...
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by Collective
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009

Many countries have recognised that greater use of nuclear power could play a valuable role in reducing carbon dioxide emissions. However, given the high capital cost and complexity of nuclear power plants, financing their construction often remains a challenge. This is especially true where such...
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Uranium for Nuclear Power

Resources, Mining and Transformation to Fuel

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Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016

Uranium for Nuclear Power: Resources, Mining and Transformation to Fuel discusses the nuclear industry and its dependence on a steady supply of competitively priced uranium as a key factor in its long-term sustainability. A better understanding of uranium ore geology and advances in exploration and...
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by Yotaro Hatamura, Seiji Abe, Masao Fuchigami
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014

In March 2011 the Fukushima nuclear power plant (NPP) in Japan was hit by an earthquake and subsequent tsunami which resulted in the release of significant amounts of radioactive material. The incident led to the suspension of nuclear programmes by a number of countries. This book provides a definitive...
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Progress of Nuclear Safety for Symbiosis and Sustainability

Advanced Digital Instrumentation, Control and Information Systems for Nuclear Power Plants

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Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014

This book introduces advanced methods of computational and information systems allowing readers to better understand the state-of-the-art design and implementation technology needed to maintain and enhance the safe operation of nuclear power plants. The subjects dealt with in the book are (i) Full...
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by Kazuyuki Takase, Hajime Akimoto, Hidesada Tamai
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016

This volume provides fundamentals of nuclear thermal–hydraulics for reactor design and safety assessment. It also describes the basis for assessing cooling performance of nuclear reactors under accidental conditions. The descriptions in this book are virtually self-contained, beyond the assumption...
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Nuclear Computational Science

A Century in Review

by Yousry Azmy, Enrico Sartori
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2010

Nuclear engineering has undergone extensive progress over the years. In the past century, colossal developments have been made and with specific reference to the mathematical theory and computational science underlying this discipline, advances in areas such as high-order discretization methods, Krylov...
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