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Nuclear Energy Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

Nuclear Energy provides an authoritative reference on all aspects of the nuclear industry from fundamental reactor physics calculations to reactor design, nuclear fuel resources, nuclear fuel cycle, radiation detection and protection, and nuclear power economics.  Featuring 19 peer-reviewed entries...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tsoulfanidis, Nicholas (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
Subjects:
Nuclear Energy
Mechanical Power Engineering
Radiation Dosimetry And Protection
Electric Power Production
Nuclear Physics
Radiation Dosimetry
Nuclear And Particle Physics
Nuclear Engineering
Electrical Power Engineering
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Nuclear Energy, Introduction
  • 2. Fission Reactor Physics
  • 3. Isotope Separation Methods for Nuclear Fuel
  • 4. Nuclear Fission Power Plants
  • 5. Nuclear Fuel, Reprocessing of
  • 6. GEN-IV Reactors
  • 7. Nuclear Reactor Materials and Fuels
  • 8. Modern Nuclear Fuel Cycles
  • 9. Nuclear Facilities, Decommissioning of
  • 10. Radioactive Waste Management: Storage, Transport, Disposal
  • 11. Nuclear Power, Economics of
  • 12. Nuclear Fusion
  • 13. Radiation Sources
  • 14. Radiation Shielding
  • 15. Ionizing Radiation Detectors
  • 16. Dosimetry
  • 17. Health Physics
  • 18. Uranium and Thorium Resources
  • 19. Nuclear Safeguards and Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Materials
  • Index

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