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Handbook of Generation IV Nuclear Reactors
A Guidebook
Fully updated, revised, comprehensive reference on the latest research, technologies and prospects of Generation IV Nuclear Reactors
Igor Pioro (Edited by)
9780128205884, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 24 February 2023
1098 pages, 316 illustrations (266 in full color)
22.9 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm, 1 kg
Handbook of Generation IV Nuclear Reactors, Second Edition is a fully revised and updated comprehensive resource on the latest research and advances in generation IV nuclear reactor concepts. Editor Igor Pioro and his team of expert contributors have updated every chapter to reflect advances in the field since the first edition published in 2016. The book teaches the reader about available technologies, future prospects and the feasibility of each concept presented, equipping them users with a strong skillset which they can apply to their own work and research.
1. Introduction 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 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) 21. Alternative power cycles for Generation-IV 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
Subject Areas: Nuclear power & engineering [THK], Health & safety issues [KNXC]
