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Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia
Science, Technology, and Applications
Steven B. Krivit (Editor-in-chief), JH Lehr (Author), Jay H. Lehr (Series edited by), Thomas B. Kingery (Edited by)
9780470894392, Wiley
Hardback, published 12 August 2011
624 pages
28.2 x 21.3 x 3.6 cm, 1.724 kg
“It may be most suited for acquisition by public rather than academic libraries, but schools and colleges will certainly find considerable value in its pages as well.” (Reference Reviews, 1 May 2013)
The A-to-Z reference resource for nuclear energy information A significant milestone in the history of nuclear technology, Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia: Science, Technology, and Applications is a comprehensive and authoritative reference guide written by a committee of the world's leading energy experts. The encyclopedia is packed with cutting-edge information about where nuclear energy science and technology came from, where they are today, and what the future may hold for this vital technology. Filled with figures, graphs, diagrams, formulas, and photographs, which accompany the short, easily digestible entries, the book is an accessible reference work for anyone with an interest in nuclear energy, and includes coverage of safety and environmental issues that are particularly topical in light of the Fukushima Daiichi incident. A definitive work on all aspects of the world's energy supply, the Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia brings together decades of knowledge about energy sources and technologies ranging from coal and oil, to biofuels and wind, and ultimately nuclear power.
Preface ix Introduction xi Contributors xiii Nuclear Fission: Glossary and Acronyms xv PART I GENERAL CONCEPTS 1 1 Nuclear Energy: Past, Present, and Future 3 2 Benefits and Role of Nuclear Power 7 3 Early History Of Nuclear Energy 15 4 Early Commercial Development of Nuclear Energy 23 5 Basic Concepts of Thermonuclear Fusion 31 6 Basic Concepts of Nuclear Fission 45 7 Oklo Natural Fission Reactor 51 8 Electrical Generation from Nuclear Power Plants 57 9 Nuclear Energy for Water Desalination 65 10 Nuclear Energy for Hydrogen Generation 71 PART II NUCLEAR FISSION 77 11 Uranium-Plutonium Nuclear Fuel Cycle 79 12 Global Perspective on Thorium Fuel 89 13 Design Principles of Nuclear Materials 101 14 Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing 121 15 Safety of Nuclear Fission Reactors: Learning from Accidents 127 16 Spent Fuel and Waste Disposal 151 17 Fission Energy Usage: Status, Trends and Applications 159 PART III FISSION: BROAD APPLICATION REACTOR TECHNOLOGY 165 18 Light-Water-Moderated Fission Reactor Technology 167 19 CANDU Pressurized Heavy Water Nuclear Reactors 175 20 Graphite-Moderated Fission Reactor Technology 187 21 Status of Fast Reactors 193 22 Review of Generation-III/III+ Fission Reactors 231 23 Tomorrow's Hope for a Pebble-Bed Nuclear Reactor 255 24 Hydrogeology and Nuclear Energy 257 PART IV FISSION: GEN IV REACTOR TECHNOLOGY 271 25 Introduction to Generation-IV Fission Reactors 273 26 The Very High Temperature Reactor 289 27 Supercritical Water Reactor 305 28 The Potential Use of Supercritical Water-Cooling in Nuclear Reactors 309 29 Generation-IV Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor 340 30 Generation-IV Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors (SFR) 353 PART V THERMONUCLEAR FUSION 365 31 Historical Origins and Development of Fusion Research 367 32 Plasma Physics and Engineering 371 33 Fusion Technology 389 34 ITER—An Essential and Challenging Step to Fusion Energy 399 35 Power Plant Projects 405 36 Safety and Environmental Features 413 37 Inertial Fusion Energy Technology 413 38 Hybrid Nuclear Reactors 421 39 Fusion Maintenance Systems 435 40 Fusion Economics 457 PART VI LOW-ENERGY NUCLEAR REACTIONS 479 41 Development of Low-Energy Nuclear Reaction Research 481 42 Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions: A Three-Stage Historical Perspectiv 497 43 Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions: Transmutations 481 44 Widom–Larsen Theory: Possible Explanation of LENRs 503 45 Potential Applications of LENRs 547 PART VII OTHER CONCEPTS 551 46 Acoustic Inertial Confinement Nuclear Fusion 553 47 Direct Energy Conversion Concepts 569 Index 581
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(K. Anantharaman, P.R. Vasudeva Rao, Carlos H. Casta˜no, and Roger Henning) Nuclear Fusion: Glossary and Acronyms (Lester M. Waganer) xix
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(Carlos H. Castano)
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(Clifford Singer and William R. Roy)
(Pavel V. Tsvetkov)
(J’Tia P. Taylor and Roger Tilbrook)
(Rusi P. Taleyarkhan)
(Pavel V. Tsvetkov)
(Baldev Raj and P. Chellapandi)
(J.G. Marques)
(Jay Lehr)
(Roger Henning)
(Harold McFarlane)
(Hans D. Gougar)
(James R. Wolf)
(Dr. Igor Pioro)
(J’Tia P. Taylor)
(Robert N. Hill, Christopher Grandy, and Hussein Khalil)
(Stephen O. Dean)
(Francesco Romanelli)
(Lester M. Waganer)
(Charles C. Baker)
(Laila A. El-Guebaly)
(Lee Cadwallader and Laila A. El-Guebaly)
(Rokaya A. Al-Ayat, Edward I. Moses, and Rose A. Hansen)
(Jose M. Martinez-Val, Mireia Piera, Alberto Ab´anades, and Antonio Lafuente)
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(Lester M. Waganer)
(Steven B. Krivit)
(Leonid I. Urutskoev)
(Mahadeva Srinivasan, George Miley, and Edmund Storms)
(Joseph M. Zawodny and Steven B. Krivit)
(Winthrop Williams and Joseph Zawodny)
(Rusi P. Taleyarkhan, Richard T. Lahey Jr., and Robert I. Nigmatulin)
(Pavel V. Tsvetkov)
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