LEADER 03125nam 22004933 450 001 9911009388603321 005 20240407090435.0 010 $a9780750351546 010 $a0750351543 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31253009 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31253009 035 $a(CKB)31356153100041 035 $a(Exl-AI)31253009 035 $a(OCoLC)1429722510 035 $a(EXLCZ)9931356153100041 100 $a20240407d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aNuclear Power (Second Edition) $ePast, Present and Future 205 $a2nd ed. 210 1$aBristol :$cInstitute of Physics Publishing,$d2022. 210 4$dİ2022. 215 $a1 online resource (127 pages) 225 1 $aIOP Ebooks Series 311 08$a9780750351539 311 08$a0750351535 327 $aIntro -- Author biography -- David Elliott -- Bias -- Outline placeholder -- Guide to technical terms and units -- A quick guide to key atoms? -- Figure Acknowledgements -- Personal Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction: the nuclear vision -- 1.1 Nuclear energy: uranium in a bucket -- 1.2 Atoms for peace -- 1.3 The rise and fall of nuclear power -- 1.4 On to generation IV? -- References -- Chapter 2 Nuclear innovation: the early days -- 2.1 Early US experiments -- 2.2 Thorium reactors and fast breeders -- 2.3 What next? -- 2.4 Design parameters, choices, and constraints -- References -- Chapter 3 New brooms-in the 2000s -- 3.1 Back to breeders-and thorium -- 3.2 Small is beautiful-SMRs -- 3.3 Reactor choices and prospects -- References -- Chapter 4 Progress in the 2020s -- 4.1 SMRs move ahead tentatively -- 4.2 ANT-a wider range -- 4.3 Fusion expectations -- 4.4 The prospects for advanced nuclear power -- References -- Chapter 5 Nuclear power revisited -- 5.1 A review of the prospects for new nuclear technologies -- 5.2 Carbon intensity, materials, and land use -- 5.3 Nuclear and renewables -- 5.4 What long-term future for nuclear power? -- References -- Chapter 6 Conclusions: the way ahead -- 6.1 The issues ahead -- 6.2 Choices ahead -- 6.3 An end to nuclear? -- 6.3.1 Afterword: insider views -- References -- Chapter -- Reference -- Chapter. 330 $aThis research and reference text assesses the viability of nuclear power within the context of renewable energy and the challenges of climate change. This thoroughly updated second edition contains extensive new content on the prospects of nuclear power and progress made in the 2020s. It is an invaluable resource for researchers and postgraduate students in areas of nuclear power and nuclear energy. 410 0$aIOP Ebooks Series 606 $aNuclear energy$7Generated by AI 606 $aNuclear power plants$7Generated by AI 615 0$aNuclear energy 615 0$aNuclear power plants 700 $aElliott$b David$033491 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911009388603321 996 $aNuclear Power (Second Edition)$94395686 997 $aUNINA