
Nuclear Energy
An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes
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Description
Key Features
- Contains coverage of timely topics, such as the connection between hydraulic fracturing (fracking), radioactivity and nuclear forensics
- Covers the TerraPower traveling wave reactor, the first ever FDA approved drug for the treatment of acute radiation injury, and more
- Describes the industry response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster, including FLEX in the U.S.
- Includes more worked examples and end of chapter exercises
Readership
Mechanical, nuclear, chemical and materials engineering undergraduates. Working engineers in mechanical, nuclear and materials fields; professionals in power-generation, medical diagnostics, and radiology industries
Table of Contents
1. Energy
2. Atoms and Nuclei
3. Radioactivity
4. Nuclear Processes
5. Radiation and Materials
6. Fission
7. Fusion
8. The History of Nuclear Energy
9. Particle Accelerators
10. Biological Effects of Radiation
11. Radiation Protection
12. Radiation Detectors
13. Information From Isotopes
14. Useful Radiation Effects
15. Isotope Separators
16. Neutron Chain Reactions
17. Nuclear Heat Energy
18. Nuclear Power Plants
19. Reactor Theory Introduction
20. Time Dependent Reactor Behavior
21. Reactor Safety and Security
22. Nuclear Propulsion and Remote Power
23. Radioactive Waste Disposal
24. Nuclear Energy Future
25. Breeder Reactors
26. Fusion Reactors
27. Nuclear Weapons
Product details
- No. of pages: 624
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 2019
- Published: February 8, 2019
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128128817
- eBook ISBN: 9780128128824