
Nuclear Power Reactor Designs
From History to Advances
- 1st Edition - December 1, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Jun Wang, Sama Bilbao y Leon, Sola Talabi
- Editors: Jun Wang, Sola Talabi, Sama Bilbao y Leon
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 8 8 0 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 9 4 6 - 5
Nuclear Power Reactor Designs: From History to Advances analyzes nuclear designs throughout history and explains how each of those has helped to shape and inform the nuclear r… Read more

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Request a sales quoteNuclear Power Reactor Designs: From History to Advances analyzes nuclear designs throughout history and explains how each of those has helped to shape and inform the nuclear reactor designs of today and the future. Focused on the structure, systems and relevant components of each reactor design, this book provides the readers with answers to key questions to help them understand the benefits of each design. Each reactor design is introduced, their origin defined, and the relevant research presented before an analysis of its successes, what was learned, and how research and technology advanced as a result are presented.
Students, researchers and early career engineers will gain a solid understanding of how nuclear designs have evolved, and how they will continue to develop in the future.
- Presents reactor designs through history to present day, focusing on key structures, systems and components
- Provides readers with quick answers about various design principles and rationales
- Includes new approaches such as the micro-reactor and small-modular reactors
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1. Introduction (historical thread)
2. Early Stage Reactors
3. Graphite Reactors
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4. Pressurized Water Reactors (Gen II)
5. Boiling Water Reactors (Gen II)
6. Pressurized Water Reactors (Gen III)
7. Boiling Water Reactors (Gen III)
8. Heavy Water Reactors
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9. Molten Salt Reactors
10. Sodium Fast Reactors
11. Lead Fast Reactors
12. High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors
13. Gas-Cooled Reactors
14. Super Water Reactors
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15. Small Modular Reactors
16. Micro Reactors
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17. Accelerator Drive System Reactors
18. Fusion Reactors
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 1, 2023
- No. of pages (Paperback): 464
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323998802
- eBook ISBN: 9780323999465
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Jun Wang
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Sola Talabi
Dr. Sola Talabi is a Principal with Pittsburgh Technical, a nuclear consulting firm specializing in advanced reactor design and deployment. He is also an adjunct professor of nuclear engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Michigan. Dr. Talabi’s experience includes design, computational numerical analysis, manufacturing, installation, and nuclear power plant components testing. His has also served as Risk Manager at Westinghouse Electric Company, where he was responsible for risk awareness, assessment, and response for advanced reactors, including AP1000 and SMR.
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Sama Bilbao y Leon
Dr. Sama Bilbao y León became the Director General of World Nuclear Association in October 2020. Previously, she was Head of the Division of Nuclear Technology Development and Economics at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. Since January 2020, she was also Head of the Technical Secretariat for the Generation IV International Forum (GIF). Dr. Bilbao y León received a master's degree and a PhD in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics from the University of Wisconsin.