Nuclear Engineering Handbook

2. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4822-1592-2
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 1000 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1950 g

Reihe: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series

Building upon the success of the first edition, the Nuclear Engineering Handbook, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of nuclear power engineering. Consisting of chapters written by leading experts, this volume spans a wide range of topics in the areas of nuclear power reactor design and operation, nuclear fuel cycles, and radiation detection. Plant safety issues are addressed, and the economics of nuclear power generation in the 21st century are presented. The Second Edition also includes full coverage of Generation IV reactor designs, and new information on MRS technologies, small modular reactors, and fast reactors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kok, Kenneth D.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik Energie
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. Acknowledgements. Editor. Contributors. Section I Introduction: Nuclear Power Reactors. Section II Introduction: Nuclear Fuel Cycle. Section III Introduction: Related Engineering and Analytical Processes. Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Kenneth D. Kok, P.E., has over 40 years of varied experience in the nuclear industry. He is currently a consultant in the nuclear engineering field, based in Richland, Washington. Dr. Kok has served as the chair of the ASME Nuclear Engineering Division, directed the ASME course related to D&D, and supported the ICEM and ICONE meetings as a track leader and session chair. He has also served as the co-chair of ICEM.