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Nuclear Economy 2 : Nuclear Issues in the Energy Transition / / coordinated by Jacques Percebois and Nicolas Thiolliere
| Nuclear Economy 2 : Nuclear Issues in the Energy Transition / / coordinated by Jacques Percebois and Nicolas Thiolliere |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : ISTE Ltd, , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.7924 |
| Soggetto topico | Nuclear energy |
| ISBN |
1-394-25737-6
1-394-25735-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Management of Spent Fuels -- 1.1. Spent fuel management strategies and costs -- 1.1.1. The different options of the cycle -- 1.1.2. Characteristics of the cycle options -- 1.1.3. Economic evaluations -- 1.1.4. Deep storage as a preferred solution -- 1.2. Costs and methods of financing radioactive waste management -- 1.2.1. Introduction -- 1.2.2. Analysis of the costs related to the long-term management of radioactive waste -- 1.2.3. Financing the long-term management of radioactive waste -- 1.2.4. Conclusion on the costs and financing of waste storage -- 1.3. References -- Chapter 2. Nuclear Power in the European Electricity Market -- 2.1. The functionality of the wholesale electricity market -- 2.2. The price set by the merit order of marginal costs -- 2.3. Nuclear power and the wholesale price of electricity -- 2.4. The need for a capacity market -- 2.5. The carbon market and spot market in Europe -- 2.6. Accounting for the system costs in the merit order -- 2.6.1. Crowd-out cost of controllable power plants -- 2.6.2. Back-up of non-controllable power plants -- 2.6.3. Rates based on costs -- 2.7. The case of nuclear power and the ARENH mechanism, a hindrance to the market -- 2.7.1. The ARENH, a "canal lock" for removing rents -- 2.7.2. ARENH reform projects -- 2.8. Conclusion -- 2.9. References -- Chapter 3. The Industrial Challenges of Nuclear Power -- 3.1. Nuclear power, part of the energy transition -- 3.1.1. Nuclear power, the third largest industrial sector in France -- 3.1.2. The EPR, a nuclear technology of the future -- 3.1.3. NUWARD, the French project for SMRs -- 3.2. A sector committed to a dynamic of deep transformation -- 3.2.1. The restructuring of the nuclear sector since 2015 -- 3.2.2. The unfavorable industrial context during the first days of the EPR.
3.2.3. The Excell plan: a return to excellence -- 3.2.4. An effective dynamic -- 3.3. Giving visibility to the sector through a long-term energy strategy -- 3.3.1. In France: ensuring supply capacity and guaranteeing carbon neutrality -- 3.3.2. Designing an energy strategy covering all of Europe -- 3.4. Conclusion -- 3.5. References -- Chapter 4. The Economic Costs of a Nuclear Accident -- 4.1. Fields of economic analysis -- 4.2. Uses of nuclear accident cost assessments -- 4.2.1. Optimization of post-accident management strategies -- 4.2.2. Insurance mechanisms for covering a nuclear accident -- 4.2.3. Evaluation of investments for the safety of nuclear installations -- 4.3. Methods for estimating the costs of a nuclear accident -- 4.3.1. General considerations -- 4.3.2. Costs at the accident site -- 4.3.3. Off-site costs directly related to contamination -- 4.3.4. Other off-site costs -- 4.4. Application to the Fukushima nuclear accident -- 4.4.1. Synthesis -- 4.4.2. Compensation for damages -- 4.4.3. On-site cleaning and dismantling costs -- 4.4.4. Costs to remediate the contamination -- 4.4.5. Economic losses from agriculture and fishing -- 4.4.6. Effects on industrial production -- 4.4.7. Effects on tourism -- 4.4.8. Image effects on the agribusiness sector -- 4.4.9. Image effects on tourism -- 4.4.10. Effects on the electricity generation system -- 4.4.11. Macroeconomic effects -- 4.5. Conclusion -- 4.6. References -- Chapter 5. Prospective Scenarios from the Present to 2050 -- 5.1. Global energy scenarios and the role of nuclear power -- 5.1.1. A brief history of energy planning -- 5.1.2. The "new generation" scenarios and the role of nuclear power -- 5.2. Modeling nuclear power in the energy transition -- 5.2.1. Load monitoring in nuclear power plants -- 5.2.2. Methodology. 5.2.3. Technical and economic analysis of nuclear reactors in scenarios up to 2050 -- 5.2.4. Sensitivity analysis -- 5.2.5. Organizational, technical and technological perspectives -- 5.2.6. Recommendations for the section -- 5.3. The study "Energy Futures 2050" by RTE (2021) -- 5.3.1. Purpose and scope of the study -- 5.3.2. Consumption and production assumptions -- 5.3.3. Economic analysis -- 5.3.4. Comments in response to the RTE study -- 5.4. Conclusion -- 5.5. References -- Appendix. The Dismantling of Nuclear Facilities -- List of Authors -- Index -- Summary of Volume 1 -- EULA. |
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Nuclear energy : a volume in the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology series / / edited by Nicholas Tsoulfanidis
| Nuclear energy : a volume in the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology series / / edited by Nicholas Tsoulfanidis |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Springer, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (165 illus., 69 illus. in color. eReference.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7924 |
| Collana | Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy
Nuclear engineering Nuclear physics |
| ISBN | 1-4939-6618-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Nuclear Energy, Introduction -- 2. Fission Reactor Physics -- 3. Isotope Separation Methods for Nuclear Fuel -- 4. Nuclear Fission Power Plants -- 5. Nuclear Fuel, Reprocessing of -- 6. GEN-IV Reactors -- 7. Nuclear Reactor Materials and Fuels -- 8. Modern Nuclear Fuel Cycles -- 9. Nuclear Facilities, Decommissioning of -- 10. Radioactive Waste Management: Storage, Transport, Disposal -- 11. Nuclear Power, Economics of -- 12. Nuclear Fusion -- 13. Radiation Sources -- 14. Radiation Shielding -- 15. Ionizing Radiation Detectors -- 16. Dosimetry -- 17. Health Physics -- 18. Uranium and Thorium Resources -- 19. Nuclear Safeguards and Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Materials -- 20. Small Modular Reactors -- 21. Medical Applications - Atomic and Nuclear -- 22. Applications of Radioisotopes -- Index. |
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Nuclear energy : selected entries from the Encyclopedia of sustainability science and technology / / Nicholas Tsoulfanidis, editor
| Nuclear energy : selected entries from the Encyclopedia of sustainability science and technology / / Nicholas Tsoulfanidis, editor |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (521 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.7924
363.11/93337924 621.4803 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TsoulfanidisNicholas |
| Soggetto topico | Nuclear energy |
| ISBN |
1-283-93427-2
1-4614-5716-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Nuclear Energy, Introduction -- 2. Fission Reactor Physics -- 3. Isotope Separation Methods for Nuclear Fuel -- 4. Nuclear Fission Power Plants -- 5. Nuclear Fuel, Reprocessing of -- 6. GEN-IV Reactors -- 7. Nuclear Reactor Materials and Fuels -- 8. Modern Nuclear Fuel Cycles -- 9. Nuclear Facilities, Decommissioning of -- 10. Radioactive Waste Management: Storage, Transport, Disposal -- 11. Nuclear Power, Economics of -- 12. Nuclear Fusion -- 13. Radiation Sources -- 14. Radiation Shielding -- 15. Ionizing Radiation Detectors -- 16. Dosimetry -- 17. Health Physics -- 18. Uranium and Thorium Resources -- 19. Nuclear Safeguards and Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Materials -- Index. |
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Nuclear Energy and Liability in South Asia [[electronic resource] ] : Institutions, Legal Frameworks and Risk Assessment within SAARC / / by M. P. Ram Mohan
| Nuclear Energy and Liability in South Asia [[electronic resource] ] : Institutions, Legal Frameworks and Risk Assessment within SAARC / / by M. P. Ram Mohan |
| Autore | Ram Mohan M. P |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Delhi : , : Springer India : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (151 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.7924
340 340.2 340.9 341.48 344046 |
| Soggetto topico |
International humanitarian law
Nuclear energy International environmental law Private international law Conflict of laws International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict Nuclear Energy International Environmental Law Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law |
| ISBN | 81-322-2343-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction Nuclear Energy and Liability in South Asia -- Chapter 2. The Development of Institutions and Liability laws relating to Nuclear Energy -- Chapter 3. The Indian Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010: An Analysis -- Chapter 4. A Nuclear Liability Framework for South Asia -- Chapter 5. South Asian Nuclear Risk Zone: A Mapping Exercise -- Chapter 6. Establishing a South Asian Nuclear Risk Community: An Empirical Analysis -- Chapter 7. Conclusion and Suggestions. |
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| New Delhi : , : Springer India : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
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Nuclear Energy for Hydrogen Generation through Intermediate Heat Exchangers : A Renewable Source of Energy / / by Bahman Zohuri
| Nuclear Energy for Hydrogen Generation through Intermediate Heat Exchangers : A Renewable Source of Energy / / by Bahman Zohuri |
| Autore | Zohuri Bahman |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XX, 403 p. 191 illus., 118 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7924 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy
Thermodynamics Heat engineering Heat transfer Mass transfer Nuclear Energy Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer |
| ISBN | 3-319-29838-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Energy Resources And The Role Of Nuclear Energy -- Combustion -- Hydrogen Production Plants -- New Approach To Energy Conversion Technology -- Evaluation Of Ngnp IHX Operating Condition -- Heat Exchangers -- Effective Design Of Compact Heat Exchangers For NGNP -- Appendices. |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
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Nuclear energy in the 21st century [[electronic resource] ] : the World Nuclear University primer / / Ian Hore-Lacy
| Nuclear energy in the 21st century [[electronic resource] ] : the World Nuclear University primer / / Ian Hore-Lacy |
| Autore | Hore-Lacy Ian |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : World Nuclear University Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (169 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.7924
621.48 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy - Study and teaching
Nuclear power plants - Study and teaching Power resources - Study and teaching |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-01199-1
9786611011994 0-08-049753-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1. Energy use; 1.1 Sources of energy; 1.2 Sustainability of energy; 1.3 Energy demand; 1.4 Energy supply; 1.5 Changes in energy demand and supply; 1.6 Future energy demand and supply; Chapter 2. Electricity today and tomorrow; 2.1 Electricity demand; 2.2 Electricity supply; 2.3 Fuels for electricity generation today; 2.4 Provision for future base-load electricity; 2.5 Renewable energy sources; 2.6 Coal and uranium compared; 2.7 Energy inputs to nuclear electricity; 2.8 Economic factors
Chapter 3. Nuclear power3.1 Mass to energy in the reactor core; 3.2 Nuclear power reactors; 3.3 Uranium availability; 3.4 Nuclear weapons as a source of fuel; 3.5 Thorium as a nuclear fuel; 3.6 Accelerator-driven systems; 3.7 Physics of a nuclear reactor; Chapter 4. The "front end" of the nuclear fuel cycle; 4.1 Mining and milling of uranium ore; 4.2 The nuclear fuel cycle; 4.3 Advanced reactors; 4.4 High temperature gas-cooled reactors; 4.5 Fast neutron reactors; 4.6 Very small nuclear power plants; 4.7 Thorium cycle; Chapter 5. The "back end" of the nuclear fuel cycle; 5.1 Nuclear "wastes" 5.2 Reprocessing used fuel5.3 High-level wastes from reprocessing; 5.4 Storage and disposal of used fuel as "waste"; 5.5 Disposal of solidified wastes; 5.6 Decommissioning reactors; Chapter 6. Other nuclear energy applications; 6.1 Hydrogen for transport; 6.2 Desalination; 6.3 Marine propulsion; 6.4 Space; 6.5 Research reactors for radioisotopes; Chapter 7. Environment, health and safety issues; 7.1 Greenhouse gas emissions; 7.2 Other environmental effects; 7.3 Health and environmental effects; 7.4 Radiation; 7.5 Reactor safety; Chapter 8. Avoiding weapons proliferation 8.1 International cooperation8.2 International nuclear safeguards; 8.3 Fissile materials; 8.4 Recycling military uranium and plutonium for electricity; 8.5 Australian and Canadian nuclear safeguards policies; Chapter 9. History of nuclear energy; 9.1 Exploring the nature of the atom; 9.2 Harnessing nuclear fission; 9.3 Nuclear physics in Russia; 9.4 Conceiving the atomic bomb; 9.5 Developing the concepts; 9.6 The Manhattan Project; 9.7 The Soviet bomb; 9.8 Revival of the "nuclear boiler"; 9.9 Nuclear energy goes commercial; 9.10 The nuclear power brown-out; 9.11 Nuclear renaissance Appendices1. Ionizing radiation and how it is measured; 2. Some radioactive decay series; 3. Environmental and ethical aspects of radioactive waste management; 4. Some useful references; Glossary; Index |
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| London, : World Nuclear University Press | ||
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Nuclear energy in the 21st century [[electronic resource] ] : the World Nuclear University primer / / Ian Hore-Lacy
| Nuclear energy in the 21st century [[electronic resource] ] : the World Nuclear University primer / / Ian Hore-Lacy |
| Autore | Hore-Lacy Ian |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : World Nuclear University Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (169 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.7924
621.48 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy - Study and teaching
Nuclear power plants - Study and teaching Power resources - Study and teaching |
| ISBN |
1-281-01199-1
9786611011994 0-08-049753-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1. Energy use; 1.1 Sources of energy; 1.2 Sustainability of energy; 1.3 Energy demand; 1.4 Energy supply; 1.5 Changes in energy demand and supply; 1.6 Future energy demand and supply; Chapter 2. Electricity today and tomorrow; 2.1 Electricity demand; 2.2 Electricity supply; 2.3 Fuels for electricity generation today; 2.4 Provision for future base-load electricity; 2.5 Renewable energy sources; 2.6 Coal and uranium compared; 2.7 Energy inputs to nuclear electricity; 2.8 Economic factors
Chapter 3. Nuclear power3.1 Mass to energy in the reactor core; 3.2 Nuclear power reactors; 3.3 Uranium availability; 3.4 Nuclear weapons as a source of fuel; 3.5 Thorium as a nuclear fuel; 3.6 Accelerator-driven systems; 3.7 Physics of a nuclear reactor; Chapter 4. The "front end" of the nuclear fuel cycle; 4.1 Mining and milling of uranium ore; 4.2 The nuclear fuel cycle; 4.3 Advanced reactors; 4.4 High temperature gas-cooled reactors; 4.5 Fast neutron reactors; 4.6 Very small nuclear power plants; 4.7 Thorium cycle; Chapter 5. The "back end" of the nuclear fuel cycle; 5.1 Nuclear "wastes" 5.2 Reprocessing used fuel5.3 High-level wastes from reprocessing; 5.4 Storage and disposal of used fuel as "waste"; 5.5 Disposal of solidified wastes; 5.6 Decommissioning reactors; Chapter 6. Other nuclear energy applications; 6.1 Hydrogen for transport; 6.2 Desalination; 6.3 Marine propulsion; 6.4 Space; 6.5 Research reactors for radioisotopes; Chapter 7. Environment, health and safety issues; 7.1 Greenhouse gas emissions; 7.2 Other environmental effects; 7.3 Health and environmental effects; 7.4 Radiation; 7.5 Reactor safety; Chapter 8. Avoiding weapons proliferation 8.1 International cooperation8.2 International nuclear safeguards; 8.3 Fissile materials; 8.4 Recycling military uranium and plutonium for electricity; 8.5 Australian and Canadian nuclear safeguards policies; Chapter 9. History of nuclear energy; 9.1 Exploring the nature of the atom; 9.2 Harnessing nuclear fission; 9.3 Nuclear physics in Russia; 9.4 Conceiving the atomic bomb; 9.5 Developing the concepts; 9.6 The Manhattan Project; 9.7 The Soviet bomb; 9.8 Revival of the "nuclear boiler"; 9.9 Nuclear energy goes commercial; 9.10 The nuclear power brown-out; 9.11 Nuclear renaissance Appendices1. Ionizing radiation and how it is measured; 2. Some radioactive decay series; 3. Environmental and ethical aspects of radioactive waste management; 4. Some useful references; Glossary; Index |
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| London, : World Nuclear University Press | ||
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Nuclear energy in the 21st century : the World Nuclear University primer / / Ian Hore-Lacy
| Nuclear energy in the 21st century : the World Nuclear University primer / / Ian Hore-Lacy |
| Autore | Hore-Lacy Ian |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : World Nuclear University Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (169 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.7924
621.48 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy - Study and teaching
Nuclear power plants - Study and teaching Power resources - Study and teaching |
| ISBN |
1-281-01199-1
9786611011994 0-08-049753-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1. Energy use; 1.1 Sources of energy; 1.2 Sustainability of energy; 1.3 Energy demand; 1.4 Energy supply; 1.5 Changes in energy demand and supply; 1.6 Future energy demand and supply; Chapter 2. Electricity today and tomorrow; 2.1 Electricity demand; 2.2 Electricity supply; 2.3 Fuels for electricity generation today; 2.4 Provision for future base-load electricity; 2.5 Renewable energy sources; 2.6 Coal and uranium compared; 2.7 Energy inputs to nuclear electricity; 2.8 Economic factors
Chapter 3. Nuclear power3.1 Mass to energy in the reactor core; 3.2 Nuclear power reactors; 3.3 Uranium availability; 3.4 Nuclear weapons as a source of fuel; 3.5 Thorium as a nuclear fuel; 3.6 Accelerator-driven systems; 3.7 Physics of a nuclear reactor; Chapter 4. The "front end" of the nuclear fuel cycle; 4.1 Mining and milling of uranium ore; 4.2 The nuclear fuel cycle; 4.3 Advanced reactors; 4.4 High temperature gas-cooled reactors; 4.5 Fast neutron reactors; 4.6 Very small nuclear power plants; 4.7 Thorium cycle; Chapter 5. The "back end" of the nuclear fuel cycle; 5.1 Nuclear "wastes" 5.2 Reprocessing used fuel5.3 High-level wastes from reprocessing; 5.4 Storage and disposal of used fuel as "waste"; 5.5 Disposal of solidified wastes; 5.6 Decommissioning reactors; Chapter 6. Other nuclear energy applications; 6.1 Hydrogen for transport; 6.2 Desalination; 6.3 Marine propulsion; 6.4 Space; 6.5 Research reactors for radioisotopes; Chapter 7. Environment, health and safety issues; 7.1 Greenhouse gas emissions; 7.2 Other environmental effects; 7.3 Health and environmental effects; 7.4 Radiation; 7.5 Reactor safety; Chapter 8. Avoiding weapons proliferation 8.1 International cooperation8.2 International nuclear safeguards; 8.3 Fissile materials; 8.4 Recycling military uranium and plutonium for electricity; 8.5 Australian and Canadian nuclear safeguards policies; Chapter 9. History of nuclear energy; 9.1 Exploring the nature of the atom; 9.2 Harnessing nuclear fission; 9.3 Nuclear physics in Russia; 9.4 Conceiving the atomic bomb; 9.5 Developing the concepts; 9.6 The Manhattan Project; 9.7 The Soviet bomb; 9.8 Revival of the "nuclear boiler"; 9.9 Nuclear energy goes commercial; 9.10 The nuclear power brown-out; 9.11 Nuclear renaissance Appendices1. Ionizing radiation and how it is measured; 2. Some radioactive decay series; 3. Environmental and ethical aspects of radioactive waste management; 4. Some useful references; Glossary; Index |
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Nuclear energy in the twenty-first century
World Nuclear University primer |
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Hore-Lacy Ian
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| London, : World Nuclear University Press | ||
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Nuclear Material Performance / / edited by Rehab O. Abdel Rahman and Hosam M. Saleh
| Nuclear Material Performance / / edited by Rehab O. Abdel Rahman and Hosam M. Saleh |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Rijeka, Croatia : , : InTech, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (172 pages) : illustrations some color |
| Disciplina | 333.7924 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear energy
Nuclear matter |
| ISBN | 953-51-2448-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136959303321 |
| Rijeka, Croatia : , : InTech, , 2016 | ||
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Nuclear Materials under Irradiation / / Serge Bouffard and Nathalie Moncoffre, editors
| Nuclear Materials under Irradiation / / Serge Bouffard and Nathalie Moncoffre, editors |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : ISTE Ltd, , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.7924 |
| Soggetto topico | Nuclear energy |
| ISBN |
1-394-25627-2
1-394-25629-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Irradiation Defects -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Some basic data -- 1.2.1. Radiative environments and nuclear materials -- 1.2.2. Some notions about the transport of particles in matter -- 1.2.3. The zoology of irradiation defects -- 1.3. Defect creation mechanisms -- 1.3.1. Creation of defects by elastic collisions -- 1.3.2. Amorphization -- 1.3.3. Creation of defects by electronic excitation -- 1.3.4. Synergy between elastic collisions and electronic excitations -- 1.4. Kinetics of defect evolution -- 1.4.1. Mean field approach: reaction rate theory -- 1.4.2. Evolution of extended defects: kinetics of clusters in the mean field -- 1.4.3. Kinetic Monte Carlo approach -- 1.4.4. Phase field approach -- 1.5. Open-ended problems -- 1.6. Acknowledgements -- 1.7. References -- Chapter 2. Metal Alloys -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Fuel cladding -- 2.2.1. Growth and creep under irradiation -- 2.2.2. Stress corrosion cracking -- 2.2.3. The mechanisms of the evolution of the properties under irradiation -- 2.2.4. Simulations of growth and creep under irradiation -- 2.3. Internal structures in austenitic steel -- 2.3.1. An effect of irradiation: intergranular segregation -- 2.3.2. Evolution of mechanical properties under irradiation -- 2.3.3. Creep under irradiation -- 2.3.4. Swelling -- 2.3.5. Irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking -- 2.4. The vessel -- 2.4.1. Changes in tenacity and resilience -- 2.4.2. Cluster dynamics -- 2.5. Perspectives -- 2.6. References -- Chapter 3. Ceramics within PWRs -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Development and typical properties of UO2 and B4C ceramics -- 3.2.1. Development and structure of uranium dioxide -- 3.2.2. Development and structure of boron carbide -- 3.2.3. Thermomechanical characteristics of B4C and UO2.
3.3. Aging of ceramics under irradiation -- 3.3.1. Evolution of the properties of uranium dioxide under irradiation -- 3.3.2. Evolution of boron carbide properties under irradiation -- 3.4. Future challenges -- 3.5. References -- Chapter 4. Nuclear Graphite -- 4.1. What is nuclear graphite? -- 4.2. Why use graphite in nuclear reactors? -- 4.3. Evolution of nuclear graphite in reactors -- 4.3.1. Neutron irradiation -- 4.3.2. Irradiation defects in nuclear graphite -- 4.3.3. Evolution of lattice parameters and crystallite size in irradiated graphite -- 4.3.4. Density and porosity evolution by radiolytic corrosion of graphite -- 4.3.5. What are the consequences at the macroscopic scale? -- 4.4. Conclusion -- 4.5. Acknowledgements -- 4.6. References -- Chapter 5. Nuclear Glasses -- 5.1. Glass of nuclear interest: their role and their aging conditions under irradiation -- 5.1.1. What is this kind of glass for? -- 5.1.2. What does this glass actually contain and in what form? -- 5.1.3. Nuclear glass radioactivity -- 5.1.4. A complex scenario of glass aging under deep geological conditions -- 5.2. How are the effects of long-term irradiation studied at the laboratory scale? -- 5.3. Closed system: evolution of glass subjected to its self-irradiation and to the accumulation of helium -- 5.3.1. Impact of βγ irradiation -- 5.3.2. Effects of ƒ¿ decays -- 5.3.3. Accumulation of helium -- 5.3.4. Summary of knowledge in closed system -- 5.4. Open system: alteration of glass by water under irradiation -- 5.4.1. General information on the behavior of glass under water - methodology -- 5.4.2. Taking irradiation into account in this multi-phase system -- 5.4.3. Irradiation and initial alteration rate -- 5.4.4. Irradiation and residual alteration rate -- 5.4.5. Summary on the behavior of glass under water and under irradiation -- 5.5. Summary and prospects. 5.6. Acknowledgements -- 5.7. References -- Chapter 6. Radiolysis of Porous Materials and Radiolysis at Interfaces -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. General information on radiolysis -- 6.2.1. A few definitions -- 6.2.2. Radiolysis of liquid water -- 6.3. Main porous materials of interest -- 6.4. Dosimetry in heterogeneous media -- 6.5. Production of dihydrogen by radiolysis of water in a confined medium -- 6.5.1. Methods for calculating the yield of dihydrogen production -- 6.5.2. Reaction mechanisms -- 6.5.3. Different parameters influencing the production of dihydrogen under irradiation -- 6.6. Understanding transient phenomena -- 6.6.1. Study of a short-lived species, the hydroxyl radical -- 6.6.2. Confinement effect on the reactions taking place and their rate constants -- 6.7. Conclusion: what about the effects of radiolytic species on materials? -- 6.8. References -- Chapter 7. Concrete and Cement Materials under Irradiation -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Radiation shielding concrete -- 7.2.1. Overview -- 7.2.2. Effects of irradiation on the cement matrix -- 7.2.3. Effects of irradiation on aggregates -- 7.2.4. Prediction of concrete damage -- 7.3. Waste conditioning matrices -- 7.3.1. Overview -- 7.3.2. Radiolysis of the cement matrix -- 7.3.3. Phenomenological couplings -- 7.4. Conclusion -- 7.5. References -- Chapter 8. Organic Materials -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Technological context -- 8.2.1. Organic materials of the nuclear industry -- 8.2.2. Polymers in the reactor building -- 8.2.3. Nuclear waste -- 8.3. Radiation exposure -- 8.3.1. The LET effect -- 8.3.2. β/γ irradiation -- 8.3.3. α irradiation -- 8.3.4. Thermal neutrons -- 8.3.5. Other projectiles -- 8.4. Irradiated polymers: phenomenology -- 8.4.1. Resistance of polymers to irradiation -- 8.4.2. Changes induced by irradiation -- 8.5. Radiolysis in anoxic polymers: fundamental effects. 8.5.1. Polymer radiolysis: introduction -- 8.5.2. A textbook case: polyethylene -- 8.6. The radio-oxidation of polymers -- 8.6.1. Mechanism of radio-oxidation -- 8.6.2. Chemical and physical influences of the dose rate -- 8.6.3. α irradiation -- 8.7. Conclusion and perspectives -- 8.8. References -- Chapter 9. Irradiation Tools -- 9.1. Why experiment with accelerators? -- 9.2. Irradiation conditions in nuclear energy -- 9.2.1. Characteristics of these particles -- 9.2.2. How is irradiation simulated in a nuclear environment? -- 9.3. Tools for simulation -- 9.3.1. Research reactors -- 9.3.2. Accelerators -- 9.3.3. Use of radioactive elements -- 9.4. Some major irradiation research centers -- 9.5. Conclusion -- 9.6. References -- Chapter 10. Characterization of Irradiation Damage -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Characterization of point defects -- 10.2.1. Positron annihilation spectroscopy -- 10.2.2. Raman scattering -- 10.2.3. Other techniques -- 10.3. Characterization of the global disorder and elastic strain -- 10.3.1. Raman spectroscopy -- 10.3.2. Ion beam analysis -- 10.3.3. X-ray diffraction -- 10.4. Imaging of extended defects and cavities -- 10.5. Elemental analysis -- 10.6. In situ microstructural characterization of materials subjected to irradiation -- 10.7. Conclusion and perspectives -- 10.8. References -- List of Authors -- Index -- EULA. |
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