Nuclear Power (Second Edition) : Past, Present and Future

• Autore: Elliott David
• Pubblicazione: Bristol : , : Institute of Physics Publishing, , 2022; ©2022
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (127 pages)
• Soggetto topico: Nuclear energy; Nuclear power plants
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Nuclear Power (Second Edition)
• ISBN: 9780750351546; 0750351543
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911009388603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: IOP Ebooks Series