Introduction to Nuclear Power / Edition 2

by Geoffrey F. Hewitt, John G. Collier

Overview

The authors of this text aim to educate the reader on nuclear power and its future potential. It focuses on nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, and their consequences, with the understanding that there are safety lessons to be learned if nuclear power generation is going to be expanded to meet our growing energy needs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781560324546
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/01/2000
Series:	Chemical and Mechanical Engineering Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Geoffrey F. Hewitt, John G. Collier

Table of Contents

1.The Earth and Nuclear Power:Sources and Resources 2.How Reactors Work 3.Cooling Reactors 4.Loss of Cooling 5.Loss-of-Cooling Accidents:Some Examples 6.Postulated Severe Accidents 7.Cooling During Fuel Removal and Processing 8.Cooling and Disposing of the Waste 9.Fusion Energy:Prospect for the Future Index

Editorial Reviews

Chemical engineers Hewitt (Imperial College, London) and the late Collier, who was in the nuclear power industry, offer an overview of the technology for general readers, graduate or undergraduate students in energy, and industrial technicians. Concerned that people were frightened of nuclear power without understanding it very well, they explain clearly what the dangers are, particularly accidents due to loss of cooling and disposing of nuclear waste. No date is noted for the first edition, but it was nearly in press when the Chernobyl accident occurred in 1986. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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