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Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century de Ian Hore-Lacy

Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century

Autor Ian Hore-Lacy, Ian Hore-Lacy
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 mar 2013
The World Nuclear University Primer on Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century provides: - An introduction to nuclear science for the non-specialist. - A valuable account of many aspects of nuclear technology, including industry applications. - Answers to public concerns about nuclear power including safety, proliferation, radiation and waste.
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ISBN-13: 9780955078453
ISBN-10: 0955078458
Pagini: 135
Dimensiuni: 213 x 277 x 8 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:3
Editura: Institute of Electrical & Electronics Enginee

Notă biografică

Ian Hore-Lacy is a widely respected educator about nuclear power and the author of several books on environmental and mining topics. A former biology teacher, he became General Manager of the Uranium Information Centre, Melbourne in 1995 and Head of Public Communications for the World Nuclear Association, based in London, in 2001. He has visited a number of nuclear reactors and fuel cycle facilities in several countries, including UK reprocessing plants, Sweden's waste facilities, US waste repositories and French enrichment and mixed oxide fuel fabrication plants. He joined the mining industry as an environmental scientist in 1974 and gained some acquaintance with uranium mining. From 1988-93 he was Manager, Education and Environment with CRA Limited (now Rio Tinto) and has written several books on environmental and mining topics. His particular interests range from the technical to the ethical and theological aspects of mineral resources and their use, especially nuclear power. He has four adult children.

Cuprins

Foreword by Dr. Patrick Moore; Introduction; 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; 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 generate electricity; 2.8 Economic factors; 3 Nuclear power and its fuels; 3.1 Mass to energy in the reactor core; 3.2 Nuclear power reactors - basic design and function; Panel: Components common to most types of nuclear 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; 4 Types of nuclear power reactor; 4.1 Today's power reactors; 4.2 Advanced power reactors; 4.3 Floating nuclear power plant; 4.4 Modular light water reactors; 4.5 High temperature reactors; 4.6 Fast neutron reactors; 4.7 Very small nuclear power reactors; 5 The 'front end' of the nuclear fuel cycle; 5.1 Mining and milling of uranium ore; 5.2 The nuclear fuel cycle; Panel: Uranium enrichment; 5.3 Thorium cycle; 6 The 'back end' of the nuclear fuel cycle; 6.1 Nuclear 'wastes'; 6.2 Reprocessing used fuel; 6.3 High-level wastes from reprocessing; Panel: Transporting radioactive materials; 6.4 Storage and disposal of high-level wastes; 6.5 Decommissioning nuclear reactors; 7 Other nuclear energy applications; 7.1 Transport; 7.2 Hydrogen production and use; 7.3 Process heat; 7.4 Desalination; 7.5 Marine propulsion; 7.6 Radioisotope systems and reactors for space; 7.7 Research reactors, making radioisotopes; 8 Environment, health and safety; 8.1 Greenhouse gas emissions; 8.2 Other environmental effects; 8.3 Health effects of power generation; 8.4 Radiation exposure; 8.5 Reactor safety; 9 Avoiding weapons proliferation; 9.1 International cooperation to achieve security; 9.2 International nuclear safeguards; 9.3 Fissile materials; 9.4 Recycling military uranium and plutonium for electricity; 9.5 Australian and Canadian nuclear safeguards policies; 10 History of nuclear energy; 10.1 Exploring the nature of the atom; 10.2 Harnessing nuclear fission; 10.3 Nuclear physics in Russia; 10.4 Conceiving the atomic bomb; 10.5 Developing the concepts: bomb and boiler; 10.6 The Manhattan Project; 10.7 The Soviet bomb; 10.8 Revival of the 'nuclear boiler'; 10.9 Nuclear energy goes commercial; 10.10 The nuclear power renaissance; Appendices: 1. Ionising 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

Recenzii

Ian Hore-Lacy guides the reader expertly through the many complexities of nuclear energy. This is an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to distinguish fact from myth and to gain understanding in this crucial field.A" - Hans Blix, Chancellor, World Nuclear University, and Director General-Emeritus, International Atomic Energy Agency "This book strikes me as an exceptional publication, worthy of wide review/readership. It is, in effect, a 'Nuclear 101' text for the industry." - Zack Pate, Chairman-Emeritus, World Association of Nuclear Operators