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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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London, England : , : ISTE Ltd, , [2023]
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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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New York : , : Springer, , [2018]
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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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Ram Mohan M. P  
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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Zohuri Bahman  
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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Hore-Lacy Ian  
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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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Hore-Lacy Ian  
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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
Altri titoli varianti Nuclear energy in the twenty-first century
World Nuclear University primer
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Hore-Lacy Ian  
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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