An Introduction to the Engineering of Fast Nuclear Reactors

Designed for graduate-level engineering students and nuclear engineers who want to expand their knowledge of fast nuclear reactors.

Anthony M. Judd (Author)

9781107034648, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 10 February 2014

299 pages, 116 b/w illus. 15 tables
23.5 x 15.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.6 kg

An invaluable resource for both graduate-level engineering students and practising nuclear engineers who want to expand their knowledge of fast nuclear reactors, the reactors of the future. This book is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to all aspects of fast reactor engineering. It covers topics including neutron physics; neutron flux spectra; flux distribution; Doppler and coolant temperature coefficients; the performance of ceramic and metal fuels under irradiation, structural changes, and fission-product migration; the effects of irradiation and corrosion on structural materials, irradiation swelling; heat transfer in the reactor core and its effect on core design; coolants including sodium and lead-bismuth alloy; coolant circuits; pumps; heat exchangers and steam generators; and plant control. The book includes new discussions on lead-alloy and gas coolants, metal fuel, the use of reactors to consume radioactive waste, and accelerator-driven subcritical systems.

Preface
Introduction: what fast reactors can do
How fast reactors have been developed
General references
1. Physics
2. Fuel
3. Reactor core
4. Coolant circuits and steam plant
5. Safety.

Subject Areas: Energy conversion & storage [THRH], Energy technology & engineering [TH], Mechanics of fluids [TGMF], Chemical engineering [TDCB], Particle & high-energy physics [PHP], Energy [PHDY]