Nuclear energy encyclopedia : science, technology, and applications / [electronic resource]
edited by Steven B. Krivit, Jay H. Lehr, Thomas B. Kingery.
- Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2011.
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 595 pages) : illustrations.
- Wiley series on energy .
- Wiley series on energy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Steven B. Krivit -- Nuclear fission : glossary and acronyms / Nuclear fusion : glossary and acronyms / General concepts. Nuclear energy : past, present, and future / Benefits and role of nuclear power / Early history of nuclear energy / Early commercial development of nuclear energy / Basic concepts of thermonuclear fusion / Basic concepts of nuclear fission / Oklo natural fission reactor / Electrical generation from nuclear power plants / Nuclear energy for water desalination / Nuclear energy for hydrogen generation / Nuclear fission. Uranium-plutonium nuclear fuel cycle / Global perspective on thorium fuel / Design principles of nuclear materials / Nuclear fuel reprocessing / Safety of nuclear fission reactors : learning from accidents / Spent fuel and waste disposal / Fission energy usage: status, trends and applications / Fission : broad application reactor technology. Light-water-moderated fission reactor technology / CANDU pressurized heavy water nuclear reactors / Graphite-moderated fission reactor technology / Status of fast reactors / Review of generation-III/III+ fission reactors / Tomorrow's hope for a pebble bed nuclear reactor / Hydrogeology and nuclear energy / Fission : Gen IV reactor technology. Introduction to generation-IV fission reactors / Very high temperature reactor / Supercritical water reactor / Potential use of supercritical water-cooling in nuclear reactors/ Generation-IV gas-cooled fast reactor / Generation-IV sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFR) / Thermonuclear fusion. Historical origins and development of fusion research / Plasma physics and engineering / Fusion technology / ITER -- an essential and challenging step to fusion energy / Power plant projects / Safety and environmental features / Internal fusion energy technology / Hybrid nuclear reactors / Fusion maintenance systems / Fusion economics / Low-energy nuclear reactions. Development of low-energy nuclear reaction research / Low-energy nuclear reactions : a three-stage historical perspective / Low-energy nuclear reactions : transmutations / Widom-Larsen theory : possible explanation of LENRs / Possible applications of LENRs / Other concepts. Acoustic inertial confinement nuclear fusion / Direct energy conversion concepts / Jay Lehr -- K. Anantharaman [and others] -- Lester M. Waganer -- Jar Lehr -- Patrick Moore -- Roger Tilbrook -- Roger Tilbrook -- Laila A. El-Guebaly -- Pavel V. Tsvetkov -- L.V. Krishnan -- Pavel V. Tsvetkov, David E. Ames II -- Saly T. Panicker, P.K. Tewari -- Alistair I. Miller -- Shoaib Usman -- K. Anantharaman, P.R. Vasudeva Roa -- Baldev Raj, M. Vijayakshmi -- Carlos H. Castaño -- J.G. Marques -- Clifford Singer, William R. Roy -- Pavel V. Tsvetkov -- J'Tia P. Taylor, Roger Tilbrook -- Rusi P. Taleyarkhan -- Pavel V. Tsvetkov -- Baldev Raj, P. Chellapandi -- J.G. Marques -- Jay Lahr -- Roger Henning -- Harold McFarlane -- Hans D. Gougar -- James R. Wolf -- Igor Pioro -- J'Tia P. Taylor -- Robert N. Hill, Christopher Grandy, Hussein Khalil -- Stephen O. Dean -- Francesco Romanelli -- Lester M. Waganer -- Charles C. Baker -- Laila A. El-Guebaly -- Lee Cadwallader, Laila A. El-Guebaly -- Rokaya A. Al-Ayat, Edward I. Moses, Rose A. Hansen -- Jose M. Martinez-Val [and others] -- Lester M. Waganer -- Lester M. Waganer -- Steven B. Krivit -- Leonid I. Urutskoev -- Mahadeva Srinivasan, George Miley, Edmund Storms -- Joseph M. Zawodny, Stepven B. Krivit -- Winthrop Williams, Joseph Zawodny -- Rusi P. Taleyarkhan, Richard T. Lahey Jr., Robert I. Nigmalulin -- Pavel V. Tsvetkov. Preface / Introduction /
A significant milestone in the history of nuclear technology, "Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia: Science, Technology, and Applications" is a comprehensive and authoritative reference guide written by a committee of the world's leading energy experts. The encyclopedia is packed with cutting-edge information about where nuclear energy science and technology came from, where they are today, and what the future may hold for this vital technology. Filled with figures, graphs, diagrams, formulas, and photographs, which accompany the short, easily digestible entries, the book is an accessible reference work for anyone with an interest in nuclear energy, and includes coverage of safety and environmental issues that are particularly topical in light of the Fukushima Daiichi incident. The first definitive work on all aspects of the world's energy supply, the Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia brings together decades of knowledge in a series of volumes about energy sources and technologies ranging from coal and oil, to biofuels and wind, and ultimately nuclear power.
9781118043493 1118043499 9781118043479 1118043472
10.1002/9781118043493 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com BCC81478-566C-435A-97B3-D9BF8A140D7C OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Nuclear energy--Encyclopedias.
Nuclear energy--Encyclopedias.
Nuclear energy.
Science.
Technology.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Power Resources--General.
Nuclear energy.
Electronic books.
Encyclopedias.
TK9145 / .N83 2011eb
621.48/3
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Steven B. Krivit -- Nuclear fission : glossary and acronyms / Nuclear fusion : glossary and acronyms / General concepts. Nuclear energy : past, present, and future / Benefits and role of nuclear power / Early history of nuclear energy / Early commercial development of nuclear energy / Basic concepts of thermonuclear fusion / Basic concepts of nuclear fission / Oklo natural fission reactor / Electrical generation from nuclear power plants / Nuclear energy for water desalination / Nuclear energy for hydrogen generation / Nuclear fission. Uranium-plutonium nuclear fuel cycle / Global perspective on thorium fuel / Design principles of nuclear materials / Nuclear fuel reprocessing / Safety of nuclear fission reactors : learning from accidents / Spent fuel and waste disposal / Fission energy usage: status, trends and applications / Fission : broad application reactor technology. Light-water-moderated fission reactor technology / CANDU pressurized heavy water nuclear reactors / Graphite-moderated fission reactor technology / Status of fast reactors / Review of generation-III/III+ fission reactors / Tomorrow's hope for a pebble bed nuclear reactor / Hydrogeology and nuclear energy / Fission : Gen IV reactor technology. Introduction to generation-IV fission reactors / Very high temperature reactor / Supercritical water reactor / Potential use of supercritical water-cooling in nuclear reactors/ Generation-IV gas-cooled fast reactor / Generation-IV sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFR) / Thermonuclear fusion. Historical origins and development of fusion research / Plasma physics and engineering / Fusion technology / ITER -- an essential and challenging step to fusion energy / Power plant projects / Safety and environmental features / Internal fusion energy technology / Hybrid nuclear reactors / Fusion maintenance systems / Fusion economics / Low-energy nuclear reactions. Development of low-energy nuclear reaction research / Low-energy nuclear reactions : a three-stage historical perspective / Low-energy nuclear reactions : transmutations / Widom-Larsen theory : possible explanation of LENRs / Possible applications of LENRs / Other concepts. Acoustic inertial confinement nuclear fusion / Direct energy conversion concepts / Jay Lehr -- K. Anantharaman [and others] -- Lester M. Waganer -- Jar Lehr -- Patrick Moore -- Roger Tilbrook -- Roger Tilbrook -- Laila A. El-Guebaly -- Pavel V. Tsvetkov -- L.V. Krishnan -- Pavel V. Tsvetkov, David E. Ames II -- Saly T. Panicker, P.K. Tewari -- Alistair I. Miller -- Shoaib Usman -- K. Anantharaman, P.R. Vasudeva Roa -- Baldev Raj, M. Vijayakshmi -- Carlos H. Castaño -- J.G. Marques -- Clifford Singer, William R. Roy -- Pavel V. Tsvetkov -- J'Tia P. Taylor, Roger Tilbrook -- Rusi P. Taleyarkhan -- Pavel V. Tsvetkov -- Baldev Raj, P. Chellapandi -- J.G. Marques -- Jay Lahr -- Roger Henning -- Harold McFarlane -- Hans D. Gougar -- James R. Wolf -- Igor Pioro -- J'Tia P. Taylor -- Robert N. Hill, Christopher Grandy, Hussein Khalil -- Stephen O. Dean -- Francesco Romanelli -- Lester M. Waganer -- Charles C. Baker -- Laila A. El-Guebaly -- Lee Cadwallader, Laila A. El-Guebaly -- Rokaya A. Al-Ayat, Edward I. Moses, Rose A. Hansen -- Jose M. Martinez-Val [and others] -- Lester M. Waganer -- Lester M. Waganer -- Steven B. Krivit -- Leonid I. Urutskoev -- Mahadeva Srinivasan, George Miley, Edmund Storms -- Joseph M. Zawodny, Stepven B. Krivit -- Winthrop Williams, Joseph Zawodny -- Rusi P. Taleyarkhan, Richard T. Lahey Jr., Robert I. Nigmalulin -- Pavel V. Tsvetkov. Preface / Introduction /
A significant milestone in the history of nuclear technology, "Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia: Science, Technology, and Applications" is a comprehensive and authoritative reference guide written by a committee of the world's leading energy experts. The encyclopedia is packed with cutting-edge information about where nuclear energy science and technology came from, where they are today, and what the future may hold for this vital technology. Filled with figures, graphs, diagrams, formulas, and photographs, which accompany the short, easily digestible entries, the book is an accessible reference work for anyone with an interest in nuclear energy, and includes coverage of safety and environmental issues that are particularly topical in light of the Fukushima Daiichi incident. The first definitive work on all aspects of the world's energy supply, the Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia brings together decades of knowledge in a series of volumes about energy sources and technologies ranging from coal and oil, to biofuels and wind, and ultimately nuclear power.
9781118043493 1118043499 9781118043479 1118043472
10.1002/9781118043493 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com BCC81478-566C-435A-97B3-D9BF8A140D7C OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Nuclear energy--Encyclopedias.
Nuclear energy--Encyclopedias.
Nuclear energy.
Science.
Technology.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Power Resources--General.
Nuclear energy.
Electronic books.
Encyclopedias.
TK9145 / .N83 2011eb
621.48/3