{"product_id":"nuclear-energy-encyclopedia-science-technology-and-applications-hardback-9780470894392","title":"Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia; Science, Technology, and Applications (Hardback) 9780470894392","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNuclear Energy Encyclopedia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eScience, Technology, and Applications\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSteven B. Krivit (Editor-in-chief), JH Lehr (Author), Jay H. Lehr (Series edited by), Thomas B. Kingery (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470894392, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 August 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e624 pages\u003cbr\u003e28.2 x 21.3 x 3.6 cm, 1.724 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.”  (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 May 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe A-to-Z reference resource for nuclear energy information\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA significant milestone in the history of nuclear technology, \u003ci\u003eNuclear Energy Encyclopedia: Science, Technology, and Applications\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and authoritative reference guide written by a committee of the world's leading energy experts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA definitive work on all aspects of the world's energy supply, the \u003ci\u003eNuclear Energy Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e brings together decades of knowledge about energy sources and technologies ranging from coal and oil, to biofuels and wind, and ultimately nuclear power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface ix\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSteven B. Krivit\u003c\/i\u003e)  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJay Lehr\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNuclear Fission: Glossary and Acronyms xv\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eK. Anantharaman, P.R. Vasudeva Rao, Carlos H. Casta˜no, and Roger Henning\u003c\/i\u003e) Nuclear Fusion: Glossary and Acronyms (\u003ci\u003eLester M. Waganer\u003c\/i\u003e) xix \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I GENERAL CONCEPTS\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Nuclear Energy: Past, Present, and Future 3\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJay Lehr\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Benefits and Role of Nuclear Power 7\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePatrick Moore\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Early History Of Nuclear Energy 15\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eRoger Tilbrook\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Early Commercial Development of Nuclear Energy 23\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eRoger Tilbrook\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Basic Concepts of Thermonuclear Fusion 31\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLaila A. El-Guebaly\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Basic Concepts of Nuclear Fission 45\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePavel V. Tsvetkov\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Oklo Natural Fission Reactor 51\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eL.V. Krishnan\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Electrical Generation from Nuclear Power Plants 57\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePavel V. Tsvetkov and David E. Ames II\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Nuclear Energy for Water Desalination 65\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSaly T. Panicker and P.K. Tewari\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Nuclear Energy for Hydrogen Generation 71\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eAlistair I. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II NUCLEAR FISSION 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Uranium-Plutonium Nuclear Fuel Cycle 79\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eShoaib Usman\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Global Perspective on Thorium Fuel 89\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eK. Anantharaman and P.R. Vasudeva Rao\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Design Principles of Nuclear Materials 101\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBaldev Raj and M. Vijayalakshmi\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing 121\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eCarlos H. Castano\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Safety of Nuclear Fission Reactors: Learning from Accidents 127\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJ.G. Marques\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Spent Fuel and Waste Disposal 151\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eClifford Singer and William R. Roy\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Fission Energy Usage: Status, Trends and Applications 159\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePavel V. Tsvetkov\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III FISSION: BROAD APPLICATION REACTOR TECHNOLOGY 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Light-Water-Moderated Fission Reactor Technology 167\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJ’Tia P. Taylor and Roger Tilbrook\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 CANDU Pressurized Heavy Water Nuclear Reactors 175\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eRusi P. Taleyarkhan\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Graphite-Moderated Fission Reactor Technology 187\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePavel V. Tsvetkov\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Status of Fast Reactors 193\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBaldev Raj and P. Chellapandi\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Review of Generation-III\/III+ Fission Reactors 231\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJ.G. Marques)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Tomorrow's Hope for a Pebble-Bed Nuclear Reactor 255\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJay Lehr\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Hydrogeology and Nuclear Energy 257\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eRoger Henning\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV FISSION: GEN IV REACTOR TECHNOLOGY 271\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Introduction to Generation-IV Fission Reactors 273\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eHarold McFarlane\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 The Very High Temperature Reactor 289\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eHans D. Gougar\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Supercritical Water Reactor 305\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJames R. Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 The Potential Use of Supercritical Water-Cooling in Nuclear Reactors 309\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eDr. Igor Pioro\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Generation-IV Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor 340\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJ’Tia P. Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Generation-IV Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors (SFR) 353\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eRobert N. Hill, Christopher Grandy, and Hussein Khalil\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V THERMONUCLEAR FUSION 365\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Historical Origins and Development of Fusion Research 367\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eStephen O. Dean\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Plasma Physics and Engineering 371\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eFrancesco Romanelli\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Fusion Technology 389\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLester M. Waganer\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 ITER—An Essential and Challenging Step to Fusion Energy 399\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eCharles C. Baker\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Power Plant Projects 405\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLaila A. El-Guebaly\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Safety and Environmental Features 413\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLee Cadwallader and Laila A. El-Guebaly\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Inertial Fusion Energy Technology 413\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eRokaya A. Al-Ayat, Edward I. Moses, and Rose A. Hansen\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Hybrid Nuclear Reactors 421\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJose M. Martinez-Val, Mireia Piera, Alberto Ab´anades, and Antonio Lafuente\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Fusion Maintenance Systems 435\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLester M. Waganer\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Fusion Economics 457\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLester M. Waganer\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VI LOW-ENERGY NUCLEAR REACTIONS 479\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Development of Low-Energy Nuclear Reaction Research 481\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSteven B. Krivit\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions: A Three-Stage Historical Perspectiv 497\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLeonid I. Urutskoev\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions: Transmutations 481\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMahadeva Srinivasan, George Miley, and Edmund Storms\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Widom–Larsen Theory: Possible Explanation of LENRs 503\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJoseph M. Zawodny and Steven B. Krivit\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Potential Applications of LENRs 547\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eWinthrop Williams and Joseph Zawodny\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VII OTHER CONCEPTS 551\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Acoustic Inertial Confinement Nuclear Fusion 553\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eRusi P. Taleyarkhan, Richard T. Lahey Jr., and Robert I. Nigmatulin\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Direct Energy Conversion Concepts 569\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePavel V. Tsvetkov\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 581\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Archaeology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Archaeology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Archaeology%20%5BHD%5D%22\"\u003eHD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52278088073496,"sku":"9780470894392","price":173.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470894392.jpg?v=1781458102","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/nuclear-energy-encyclopedia-science-technology-and-applications-hardback-9780470894392","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}