
Handbook of Generation IV Nuclear Reactors
A Guidebook
Description
Key Features
- Provides a fully updated, revised and comprehensive handbook dedicated entirely to generation IV nuclear reactors
- Includes new trends and developments since the first publication, as well as brand new case studies and appendices
- Covers the latest research, developments and design information surrounding generation IV nuclear reactors
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. Current Status of Electricity Generation in the World
1.2. Current Status and Future Trends in the World Nuclear-Power Industry
Part I: Generation IV nuclear-reactor concepts
2. Generation IV International Forum
3. Very high-temperature reactor
4. Gas-cooled fast reactors (GFRs)
5. Sodium-cooled fast reactor
6. Lead-cooled fast reactor
7. Molten salt fast reactors
8. Super-critical water-cooled reactors
Part II: Current status of Generation IV activities in selected countries
9. Generation IV: USA
10. Generation IV: European Union
10.1 Generation IV Concepts: Euratom
10.2 ESFR SMART a European Sodium Fast Reactor concept including the European feedback experience and the new safety commitments following Fukushima accident.
11. Generation IV concepts: Japan
12. Generation IV concepts: USSR and Russia
13. Generation IV concepts in Korea
14. Generation IV concepts: China
15. Generation IV concepts: India
Part III: Related topics to Generation IV nuclear reactor concepts
16. The Safety and Risk Assessment of Advanced Reactors
17. Nonproliferation for advanced reactors: political and social aspects
18. Thermal aspects of conventional and alternative fuels
19 Generation IV Reactors for Nuclear Hydrogen Production
20. Advanced Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Small- and Medium-size Reactors (S&MRs)
20.1 Advanced Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
20.2 Current status of SMRs and S&MRs development in the world
21. Alternative power cycles for Generation-IV reactors
21.1 Alternative power cycles for Generation-IV helium-cooled reactors
21.2 Closed Brayton-Cycle Configurations for Gas-cooled Fast Reactors and Very High-Temperature Reactors
22. Regulatory and Licensing Challenges with Generation-IV Nuclear Energy Systems
Part IV: Nuclear-Power Technologies Beyond Generation-IV concepts
23. ITER. The Way to Fusion Energy
Product details
- No. of pages: 764
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Woodhead Publishing 2022
- Published: January 1, 2022
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128205884
About the Editor
Igor Pioro
Professor Pioro graduated from the National Technical University of Ukraine/Kiev Polytechnic Institute with Master of Applied Science in Thermal Physics in 1979. After that, he worked in various positions, including an engineer, senior scientist, deputy director, professor, director of the graduate program in nuclear engineering, and associate dean. Currently, he is associated with the Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Canada).
Professor Pioro is a Founding Editor of the ASME Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science (from 2014) and an Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines & Power. He was a Chair of the Executive Committee of the Nuclear Engineering Division of the ASME (2011-2012) and a Chair of the International Conference On Nuclear Engineering (ICONE20-POWER2012).
Professor Pioro has received many international and national awards and certificates of appreciation including an Honorary Doctor’s degree from the National Technical University of Ukraine “Kiev Polytechnic Institute” (2013); The Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS) Education and Communication Award (2011); The UOIT Research Excellence Award (2011); and the ICONE Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (2009).
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