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Nuclear Power
1st Edition - October 15, 2016
Author: Paul Breeze
Paperback ISBN:9780081010433
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eBook ISBN:9780128095126
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Nuclear Power provides a concise, up-to-date, accessible guide to the most controversial form of power generation. The author includes a comprehensive description of the various… Read more
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Nuclear Power provides a concise, up-to-date, accessible guide to the most controversial form of power generation. The author includes a comprehensive description of the various methods for generating nuclear power and evaluates the political, strategic, environmental, economic, and emotional factors involved in each method.
The analysis of real-life, tragic examples, such as the accidents in Chernobyl and Fukushima help the reader understand the associated risks and dangers of this method of power generation and the radioactive waste it creates. This is a valuable and insightful read for those involved in nuclear power, including power plant designers and engineers, as well as those involved in the protection of society and the environment.
Discusses various nuclear reactor designs and methods for generating this type of power
Evaluates the political, strategic, environmental, economic, and emotional factors involved in each technology
Explores the environmental and economic effects of nuclear power generation through various real-life tragedies, such as the accidents in Chernobyl and Fukushima
The series is targeted at Power generation planners, electrical engineers, students and lecturers of Electrical Engineering and Energy, researchers, academics and the technical community involved in the development and implementation of power generation technologies, and power related engineering disciplines
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Nuclear Power
Abstract
The History of Nuclear Power
Global Electricity Production From Nuclear Power
Chapter 2. Nuclear Fuel and the Nuclear Resource
Abstract
The Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Global Uranium Resources
Uranium Production and Consumption
Thorium
Chapter 3. The Basics of Nuclear Power
Abstract
Nuclear Reactions
Nuclear Fission
Controlled Nuclear Reaction
Breeder Reactions
Fusion
Nuclear Power Plant Conventional Island Components
Chapter 4. Water-Cooled Reactors
Abstract
Water-Cooled Designs
The Boiling Water Reactor
The Pressurized Water Reactor
The Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor
The VVER Reactor
The RBMK Reactor
Chapter 5. Gas-Cooled Reactors
Abstract
The Magnox Reactor
The UNGG Reactor
The Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor
Heavy Water Gas-Cooled Reactors
Chapter 6. Breeder Reactors
Abstract
Plutonium Breeder Reactors
Fast Neutron Reactor Projects, Past and Present
Slow Neutron Breeder Reactors
Chapter 7. Advanced Reactor Design and Small Modular Reactors
Abstract
Third-Generation Reactors
Fourth-Generation Reactor Designs and Concepts
Small Modular Reactors
Chapter 8. Nuclear Fission
Abstract
Fusion Basics
Magnetic Confinement
Inertial Confinement
Tritium Production
Chapter 9. The Environment Effects of Nuclear Power
Abstract
Nuclear Power and Global Warming
Radioactive Waste
Waste Categories
Decommissioning
Normal Power Plant Environmental Effects
Chapter 10. The Cost of Electricity From Nuclear Power Stations
Abstract
Levelized Cost of Energy Model
Capital Cost
The LCOE From a Nuclear Power Station
No. of pages: 106
Language: English
Published: October 15, 2016
Imprint: Academic Press
Paperback ISBN: 9780081010433
eBook ISBN: 9780128095126
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Paul Breeze
Paul Breeze is a journalist and freelance science and technology writer and consultant in the United Kingdom. He has specialised in power generation technology for the past 30 years. In addition to writing Power Generation Technologies, Second Edition, he has contributed to journals and newspapers such as The Financial Times and The Economist and has written a range of technical management reports covering all the aspects of power generation, transmission and distribution.
Affiliations and expertise
Freelance Science and Technology Writer/Consultant, UK