Raymond Murray (North Carolina Stat Nuclear Engineering Department, Keith E. Holbert (Computer Department of Electrical and Energy Eng

Nuclear Energy

An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Contains coverage of timely topics, such as the connection between hydraulic fracturing (fracking), radioactivity and nuclear forensics Covers the TerraPower traveling wave reactor, the first ever FDA approved drug for the treatment of acute radiation injury, and more Describes the industry response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster, including FLEX in the U.S. Includes more worked examples and end of chapter exercises

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
• 8 ed
• Seitenzahl: 624
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 189mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1260g
• ISBN-13: 9780128128817
• ISBN-10: 012812881X
• Artikelnr.: 53775461

Autorenporträt

Nuclear Engineering Department, North Carolina State University, USA (deceased)

Inhaltsangabe

1. Energy2. Atoms and Nuclei3. Radioactivity4. Nuclear Processes5.
Radiation and Materials6. Fission7. Fusion8. The History of Nuclear
Energy9. Particle Accelerators10. Biological Effects of Radiation11.
Radiation Protection12. Radiation Detectors13. Information From Isotopes14.
Useful Radiation Effects15. Isotope Separators16. Neutron Chain
Reactions17. Nuclear Heat Energy18. Nuclear Power Plants19. Reactor Theory
Introduction20. Time Dependent Reactor Behavior21. Reactor Safety and
Security22. Nuclear Propulsion and Remote Power23. Radioactive Waste
Disposal24. Nuclear Energy Future25. Breeder Reactors26. Fusion Reactors27.
Nuclear Weapons