1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910741156303321

Titolo

Thoria-based nuclear fuels : thermophysical and thermodynamic properties, fabrication, reprocessing, and waste management / / Dasarathi Das, S.R. Bharadwaj, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

1-4471-5589-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 418 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Green Energy and Technology, , 1865-3529

Disciplina

333.7924

Soggetti

Nuclear fuels

Thorium compounds

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"ISSN: 1865-3529."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Ch 1 Introduction -- Ch 2 Thermophysical properties -thermal expansion and thermal diffusivity -- Ch 3 Phase stability, thermodynamic properties and oxygen potential of thoria based oxide fuels with relevance to the fuel behaviour in handling & during irradiation -- Ch 4 Thermochemistry of fuel and fission products interactions with burnup -- Ch 5 Transport and release characteristics of gaseous and volatile fission products -- Ch 6 Fuel fabrication and characterizations -- Ch 7 Fuel reprocessing -- Ch 8 Waste management in the oxide fuels.         .

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the state of the art on thermophysical and thermochemical properties, fabrication methodologies, irradiation behaviours, fuel reprocessing procedures, and aspects of waste management for oxide fuels in general and for thoria-based fuels in particular.  The book covers all the essential features involved in the development of and working with nuclear technology. With the help of key databases, many of which were created by the authors, information is presented in the form of tables, figures, schematic diagrams and flow sheets, and photographs. This information will be useful for scientists and engineers working in the nuclear field, particularly for design and simulation, and for establishing the technology. One special feature is the inclusion of the latest information on thoria-based fuels, especially on the use of thorium in power generation, as it has less



proliferation potential for nuclear weapons. Given its natural abundance, thorium offers a future alternative to uranium fuels in nuclear technology. In closing, the latest information on conventional uranium and plutonium fuels is also provided.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911068726403321

Autore

Fitzpatrick, Peter

Titolo

MODERNISM AND THE GROUNDS OF LAW

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : University Press, 2001

ISBN

978-0-521-00253-0

Locazione

dfd

Collocazione

XI URB A78

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia