Nuclear Energy category: 275 books

MOX fuel, a mixture of weapon-grade plutonium and natural or depleted uranium, may be used to deplete a portion of the world's surplus of weapon-grade plutonium. A number of reactors currently operate in Europe with one-third MOX cores, and others are scheduled to begin using MOX fuels in both Europe...

Questo libro, ultimo di una trilogia energetica, delinea un futuribile scenario di un modello sociale, energetico e politico differente da quello attuale. Sono analizzate con cura tutti gli aspetti che concorrono a determinare il modello distribuito attraverso la costituzione dei due pilastri principali,...

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A preface comments on my seeing a Ken Burns documentary on the Dust Bowl. Electric shocks and electric grid and communications problems were an effect. I thought of an electrostatic generating machine. Chapter 1 covers dust going through channel slits embedded in container walls, their dielectric...

« Nous sommes pris à notre piège, nous avons collaboré à un système que nous savions porteur d'une mort atroce. » L'auteur écrit à une amie japonaise qui vit à Tokyo. Lettre sensible, pleine d'émotion. La catastrophe vient de se produire à Fukushima. Il n'a pas de nouvelles. Ce...

Large volumes of hazardous wastes are produced each year, however only a small proportion of them are radioactive. While disposal options for hazardous wastes are generally well established, some types of hazardous waste face issues similar to those for radioactive waste and also require long-term...

A key challenge in the development of safety cases for the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste is handling the long time frame over which the radioactive waste remains hazardous. The intrinsic hazard of the waste decreases with time, but some hazard remains for extremely long periods. This...

These workshop proceedings highlight the significant amount of work accomplished over the past decade in delivering transparent, proportionate regulation for geological disposal, and identify important differences between national regulations even if these are not in contradiction with international...

Geological settings selected as potential host formations for the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste are chosen for, among other assets, their long-term stability and buffering capacity against destabilising events and processes. These proceedings present the outcomes of a geosphere stability...

Well Test Analysis for Multilayered Reservoirs with Formation Crossflow introduces the fundamentals of well test analysis of a multilayered reservoir with formation crossflow. The effects of reservoir parameters on wellbore pressure and flow rate are examined, as is a proper method that has been established...

In the past two or three decades, fractured rock domains have received increasing attention not only in reservoir engineering and hydrology, but also in connection with geological isolation of radioactive waste. Locations in both the saturated and unsaturated zones have been under consideration because...

Membrane reactors are increasingly replacing conventional separation, process and conversion technologies across a wide range of applications. Exploiting advanced membrane materials, they offer enhanced efficiency, are very adaptable and have great economic potential. There has therefore been increasing...

Because of their inherent role as creators and managers of new technology, engineers need a basic understanding of the various forms of intellectual property and their underlying laws and governing principles. Topics include: patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, intellectual property and the Internet, and international protection of intellectual property.

A social history of New Mexico’s “Atomic City” Los Alamos, New Mexico, birthplace of the Atomic Age, is the community that revolutionized modern weaponry and science. An “instant city,” created in 1943, Los Alamos quickly grew to accommodate six thousand people—scientists and experts...