Advances in Nuclear Science and Technology: Volume 21 - Hardcover

 
9780306436147: Advances in Nuclear Science and Technology: Volume 21

Synopsis

Some countries have moved beyond the design and operation of nuclear electricity generating systems to confronting the issue of nuclear waste disposal, whole others are still committed to further nuclear facility construction. Volume 24 chronicles these key developments and examines nuclear reactor accidents at Chernobyl, Bhopal, and TMI. The text also analyzes current international knowledge of neutron interactions; deterministic methods based on mean values for assessing radiation distributions; practical applications of the TIBERE models to explicit computation of leakage terms in realistic reactor geometry; and a technique to deal with the issues of finance, risk assessment, and public perception.

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Review

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`Timely, and current...The authors and editors are to be congratulated for their sound analysis and judgment in the review of physical and technical information presented in an interesting and clear manner.'
Nuclear Technology

Synopsis

Any revival of the nuclear power program in the US would seem to require new thinking in control of reactors and plants, new approaches to safety, fresh evaluation of the risks of radiation, and a feasible program of waste disposal. The four contributions in this volume thus address the fundamental calculations of the distribution of neutrons and p

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