Nuclear energy : an introduction to the concepts, systems, and applications of nuclear processes /

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Author / Creator:Murray, Raymond L., 1920-2011.
Edition:5th ed.
Imprint:Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2001.
Description:1 online resource (xxv, 490 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11153736
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ISBN:9780750671361
075067136X
9780080512884
0080512887
1281754927
9781281754929
9786611754921
661175492X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:Nuclear Energy, Fifth Edition provides nuclear engineers, plant designers and radiation physicists with a comprehensive overview of nuclear energy and its uses, discusses potential problems and provides an outlook for the future New and important trends are discussed including probabilistic safety analysis (PSA), deregulation of the electric power industry to permit competition in the supply of electricity; improvements in performance characteristics of nuclear power plants, such as capacity factor, production costs, and safety factors; storage and disposal of all types of radioactive wastes; advances in decontamination, decommissioning and reutilization; continued progress in evolutionary reactors; increased interest in the role of nuclear power in reducing pollution and global warming. Attention will also be given to the developments in such countries as Russia, Ukraine, France, Sweden, South Korea, China and Third World Countries. The author also looks at the problems of nuclear weapons proliferation and the potential threat from terrorist organizations or reckless countries. In addition, the author has identified Web sites and other electronic information sources to supplement all of the topics covered in this book. * Latest edition with updated content in important subject areas * Free downloadable software accompanies book contents * Revised instructor's manual to accompany book.
Other form:Print version: Murray, Raymond LeRoy, 1920- Nuclear energy. 5th ed. Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2001 075067136X 9780750671361

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