Nuclear power and engineering Books

In the tumultuous period of Industrial Revolution 5.0, a pressing challenge confronts our global community: exploring the intricate interplay between technology, education, and renewable energy. As we stand at the cusp of transformative change, the...

This open access book examines key aspects of international cooperation to enhance nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and nonproliferation, thereby assisting in development and maintenance of the verification regime and fostering progress toward a...

This open access book discusses the eroding economics of nuclear power for electricity generation as well as technical, legal, and political acceptance issues. The use of nuclear power for electricity generation is still a heavily disputed issue. Aside...

This open access book examines key aspects of international cooperation to enhance nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and non-proliferation, thereby assisting in development and maintenance of the verification regime and fostering progress toward a...

The text comprehensively discusses basis of mathematical modelling of the heat transfer process in a fast reactor cooled by sodium in a single volume. The text will be helpful for senior undergraduate, graduate students and academic researchers in the...

The 12th Winter Workshop on Nuclear Dynamics carried on the tradition, started in 1978, of bringing together scientists working in all regimes of nuclear dynamics. This broad range of related topics allows the researcher...

Before you lies the proceedings oft he NATO Advanced Study Institute/Newton Institute Workshop "Confinement, duality and non perturbative aspects of QCD". The school covered the most important techniques to study Quantum...

Professor Philip G. Burke, CBE, FRS formally retired on 30 September 1998. To recognise this occasion some of his colleagues, friends, and former students decided to hold a conference in his honour and to present this volume as...

The Thompson-Houston System of Electric Lighting, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by...

Wenige Themen waren in den letzten Jahren politisch so umstritten wie die Befriedigung unseres Energiebedarfs durch Kernenergie. Die Kontroverse, die bisweilen die Kraft zu haben schien, einen uniiberbriickbaren Spalt in die...

Safety and security are crucial to the operations of nuclear power plants, but cyber threats to these facilities are increasing significantly. Instrumentation and control systems, which play a vital role in the prevention of these incidents, have seen...

""History of the Boston Water Works: From 1868 to 1876"" is a book written by Desmond Fitzgerald in 1876. The book provides a detailed account of the history of the Boston Water Works during the period from 1868 to 1876, including the construction and...

The inherent dual nature of the power of the atom, as provider of electricity or as a weapon of mass destruction, has dictated national policies and international security agendas for decades now. A resurgence of interest in nuclear energy promises a...

May 1998 marked the culmination of the long debate on India's nuclear status. It also initiated the country's journey towards credible, nuclear deterrence. Over the last decade, India has taken many steps down this path, with varying degrees of speed,...

As the re-emergence of nuclear power as an acceptable energy source on an international basis continues, the need for safe and reliable ways to dispose of radioactive waste becomes ever more critical. The ultimate goal for...

The U.S. President and nearly all his critics agree that the spread of nuclear weapons and the possibility of their seizure and potential use is the greatest danger facing the United States and the world. Looking at the way government and industry...

Advances in Light Water Reactor Technologies focuses on the design and analysis of advanced nuclear power reactors. This volume provides readers with thorough descriptions of the general characteristics of various advanced light water reactors currently...

Unsere Geseltschaft verbraucht in vielfaltiger Weise Energie. Nicht nur unser Komfort, sondern auch viele notwendigen Fortschritte im sozialen Bereich sind mit diesem Energieverbrauch verknt~pft und damit auf eine ausreichende...

This textbook introduces energy utilisation. It outlines energy balances - which are determined by the fundamental laws of thermodynamics-, the fundamentals of atomic and nuclear mechanisms, the laws of fluid mechanics and electromagnetism. The...

This book explains the modelling and simulation of thermal power plants, and introduces readers to the equations needed to model a wide range of industrial energy processes. Also featuring a wealth of illustrative, real-world examples, it covers all...

The clamor for non-carbon dioxide emitting energy production has directly impacted on the development of nuclear energy. As new nuclear plants are built, plans and designs are continually being developed to manage the range of challenging requirement...

Super Light Water Reactors and Super Fast Reactors provides an overview of the design and analysis of nuclear power reactors. Readers will gain the understanding of the conceptual design elements and specific analysis methods of supercritical-pressure...

The Russian NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Scientific Problems and Unresolved Issues Remaining in the Decommissioning of Nuclear Powered Vessels and in the Environmental Remediation ofTheir Supporting Infrastructure," was...

The purpose of the Seminar was to provide an international interdisciplinary forum for in-depth discussions on the pros and cons of a denitration step by chemical means in the course of solidification of MAW (medium active...

Leaching tests are conducted according to different standards, pro­ cedures or recommendations, generally under conditions different from those of the disposal media. Such tests are generally useful for com­ paring various...

The Working Group "0ffshore Nuclear Power Plants" was established by the Commission of the European Communities in 1971. At that time it appeared that the option offered by creating new sites offshore should be explored. The...

Energy is no longer a purely technical and commercial question; it has become a political issue affecting the welfare of all mankind with far-reaching implications for the preservation of world peace. It is therefore vitally...

The Halden Man-Machine Laboratory (HAMMLAB) has been at the heart of human factors research at the OECD Halden Reactor Project (HRP). The HRP is sponsored by a group of national organizations, representing nuclear power plant regulators, utilities, and...

One of the most important issues in the construction of future magnetic confinement fusion machines is that of the materials of which they are constructed, and one of the key points of proper material choice is the recycle...

As the world is growing at a very rapid pace, so is the technology. Nuclear science and engineering refers to one such technology, which studies the characteristics and properties of the atomic nuclei. It has applications in the fields like geology,...

Foundry Sands is a book written by Heinrich Ries and originally published in 1908. The book is a comprehensive guide to the properties and uses of foundry sands, which are essential materials in the casting process. Ries provides a detailed analysis of...

The increasing global concerns about carbon emission and secure energy generation spurred a renewed interest in nuclear energy, alongside with development of advanced nuclear reactor designs and fuel cycles. This book proposes several solutions to...

""Hydraulic Power And Hydraulic Machinery"" is a comprehensive guide to the principles and applications of hydraulic power and machinery, written by Henry Robinson and originally published in 1904. The book covers the basic principles of hydraulics,...

This book addresses a very important challenge of the present - complex decommissioning of the nuclear-powered vessels taken out of service and environmental rehabilitation of the centers of basing and everyday running of...

The last decade witnessed an increasing interest of mathematicians in prob­ lems originated in mathematical physics. As a result of this effort, the scope of traditional mathematical physics changed considerably. New problems...

Inmitten einer von Disputen und Kontroversen uber die Kernenergienutzung geschuttelten Zeit ist dieses Buch entstanden. Es handelt sich in erster Linie urn ein Sach­ buch, das in mOglichst allgemeinverstandlicher Form uber...

When the Nuclear Safety Commission in Japan reviewed safety-design guidelines for nuclear plants in 1990, the regulatory agency explicitly ruled out the need to consider prolonged AC power loss. In other words, nothing like the catastrophe at the...

There is growing interest world wide in nuclear-free zones. Originally published in 1987, this book explores the question of what constitutes a nuclear-free zone and charts the progress of the movement to establish them. The book shows how definitions of...

This book aims to explain the latest research and technological advances in the field of nuclear reactors. The main topics covered in the book include thermal stratification in PWR piping setup, isothermal based phase transformation leading to...

The secure management of nuclear and radioactive wastes is a topic that has currently received huge recognition due to the large amount of accumulative wastes and the increased public awareness of the hazards of such wastes. This book caters to the...

Continuous and rapid advancements in nuclear fuels present new questions, greater challenges and vast new opportunities in this field. Globally, there are more than 430 nuclear power plants in service and more plants are being developed or planned for...

The history of mankind is a story of ascent to unprecedented levels of comfort, productivity and consumption, enabled by the increased mastery of the basic reserves and flows of energy. This miraculous trajectory is confronted by the consensus that...

Das Buch ""Das System Monier, Eisengerippe Mit Cementumhullung, In Seiner Anwendung Auf das Gesammte Bauwesen"" wurde im Jahr 1887 von G. A. Wayss ver������ffentlicht. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit dem Monier-System, welches aus einer Kombination von...

The perfect storm is approaching for energy in North America.World peak oil production has arrived. North American peak natural gas production is knocking on the door. The electrical generation and transmission system is suffering from years of...

. . . human kind cannot bear very much reality. T. S. ELIOT, Four Quartets When I was a little child, I lived in an old and somewhat rickety house by the sea. When the winter wind blew, the house would shake and tremble, and...

Proceedings of an American Society Symposium held in Orlando, Florida, August 25-30 1996