04134nam 22006495 450 991025463080332120200701121311.03-319-30651-010.1007/978-3-319-30651-3(CKB)3710000000734957(DE-He213)978-3-319-30651-3(MiAaPQ)EBC5595768(PPN)194379957(EXLCZ)99371000000073495720160618d2016 u| 0engurnn#008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEnergy from Nuclear Fission An Introduction /by Enzo De Sanctis, Stefano Monti, Marco Ripani1st ed. 2016.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2016.1 online resource (XV, 278 p. 55 illus.)Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,2192-47913-319-30649-9 Includes bibliographical references.Part I. Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity -- 1. The Building Blocks of Matter -- 2. Radioactivity and Penetrating Power of Nuclear Radiation -- 3. Nuclear Reactions and Fission -- Part II. Nuclear Energy from Nuclear Fission -- 4. Nuclear Reactors -- 5. Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection -- 6. Management of Radioactive Waste -- Glossary.This book provides an overview on nuclear physics and energy production from nuclear fission. It serves as a readable and reliable source of information for anyone who wants to have a well-balanced opinion about exploitation of nuclear fission in power plants. The text is divided into two parts; the first covers the basics of nuclear forces and properties of nuclei, nuclear collisions, nuclear stability, radioactivity, and provides a detailed discussion of nuclear fission and relevant topics in its application to energy production. The second part covers the basic technical aspects of nuclear fission reactors, nuclear fuel cycle and resources, safety, safeguards, and radioactive waste management. The book also contains a discussion of the biological effects of nuclear radiation and of radiation protection, and a summary of the ten most relevant nuclear accidents. The book is suitable for undergraduates in physics, nuclear engineering and other science subjects. However, the mathematics is kept at a level that can be easily followed by wider circles of readers. The addition of solved problems, strategically placed throughout the text, and the collections of problems at the end of the chapters allow readers to appreciate the quantitative aspects of various phenomena and processes. Many illustrations and graphs effectively supplement the text and help visualising specific points.Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,2192-4791Nuclear energyNuclear physicsHeavy ionsEnergy systemsNuclear Energyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/113000Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadronshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P23010Nuclear Energyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/113000Energy Systemshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/115000Nuclear energy.Nuclear physics.Heavy ions.Energy systems.Nuclear Energy.Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons.Nuclear Energy.Energy Systems.333.7924De Sanctis Enzoauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut45769Monti Stefanoauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autRipani Marcoauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910254630803321Energy from Nuclear Fission2527941UNINA