Nuclear energy : an introduction to the concepts, systems, and applications of nuclear processes /

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Nuclear Energy, Fifth Edition provides nuclear engineers, plant designers and radiation physicists with a comprehensive overview of nuclear energy and its uses, discusses potential problems and provides an outlook for the future New and important trends are discussed including probabilistic safety a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Murray, Raymond L., 1920-2011
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, �2001.
Edition:5th ed.
Subjects:
Nuclear engineering.
Nuclear energy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > Nuclear.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Energy
  • Atoms and nuclei
  • Radioactivity
  • Nuclear processes
  • Radiation and materials
  • Fission
  • Fusion
  • Particle accelerators
  • Isotope separators
  • Radiation detectors
  • Neutron chain reactions
  • Nuclear heat energy
  • Breeder reactors
  • Fusion reactors
  • The history of nuclear energy
  • Biological effects of radiation
  • Information from isotopes
  • Useful radiation effects
  • Reactor safety
  • Nuclear propulsion
  • Radiation protection
  • Radioactive waste disposal
  • Laws, regulations, and organizations
  • Energy economics
  • International nuclear power
  • Nuclear explosions
  • The future.

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