Nuclear Engineering Handbook: 60 (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series) - Hardcover

Book 40 of 56: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series
 
9781482215922: Nuclear Engineering Handbook: 60 (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1482215926 ISBN 13: 9781482215922
Publisher: CRC Press, 2016

Synopsis

Building upon the success of the first edition, the Nuclear Engineering Handbook, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of nuclear power engineering. Consisting of chapters written by leading experts, this volume spans a wide range of topics in the areas of nuclear power reactor design and operation, nuclear fuel cycles, and radiation detection. Plant safety issues are addressed, and the economics of nuclear power generation in the 21st century are presented. The Second Edition also includes full coverage of Generation IV reactor designs, and new information on MRS technologies, small modular reactors, and fast reactors.

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About the Author

Kenneth D. Kok, P.E., has over 40 years of varied experience in the nuclear industry. He is currently a consultant in the nuclear engineering field, based in Richland, Washington. Dr. Kok has served as the chair of the ASME Nuclear Engineering Division, directed the ASME course related to D&D, and supported the ICEM and ICONE meetings as a track leader and session chair. He has also served as the co-chair of ICEM.

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Publisher
CRC Press
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1482215926
ISBN 13 
9781482215922
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
2
Number of pages
978
Editor
Kok Kenneth D.