Overview
Discusses Gen-IV Power plants, their efficiency, cost effectiveness, safety, and methods to supply renewable energy
Presents Small Modular Reactors as a viable alternative to Nuclear Power Plants
Describes the benefits, uses, safety features, and challenges related to implementation of Small Modular Reactors
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book highlights Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) as a viable alternative to the Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs), which have been used as desalination plant energy sources. SMRs have lower investment costs, inherent safety features, and increased availability compared to NPPs. The unique and innovative approach to implementation of SMRs as part of Gen-IV technology outlined in this book contributes to the application of nuclear power as a supplementary source to renewable energy.
- Discusses Gen-IV Power plants, their efficiency, cost effectiveness, safety, and methods to supply renewable energy;
- Presents Small Modular Reactors as a viable alternative to Nuclear Power Plants;
- Describes the benefits, uses, safety features, and challenges related to implementation of Small Modular Reactors.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Bahman Zohuri is founder of Galaxy Advanced Engineering, Inc. a consulting company that he formed upon leaving the semiconductor and defense industries after many years as a Senior Process Engineer for corporations including Westinghouse and Intel, and then as Senior Chief Scientist at Lockheed Missile and Aerospace Corporation. During his time with Westinghouse Electric Corporation, he performed thermal hydraulic analysis and natural circulation for Inherent Shutdown Heat Removal System (ISHRS) in the core of a Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor (LMFBR). While at Lockheed, he was responsible for the study of vulnerability, survivability and component radiation and laser hardening for Defense Support Program (DSP), Boost Surveillance and Tracking Satellites (BSTS) and Space Surveillance and Tracking Satellites (SSTS). He also performed analysis of characteristics of laser beam and nuclear radiation interaction with materials, Transient Radiation Effects in Electronics (TREE), Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), System Generated Electromagnetic Pulse (SGEMP), Single-Event Upset (SEU), Blast and, Thermo-mechanical, hardness assurance, maintenance, and device technology. His consultancy clients have included Sandia National Laboratories, and he holds patents in areas such as the design of diffusion furnaces, and Laser Activated Radioactive Decay. He is the author of several books on nuclear engineering heat transfer.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Small Modular Reactors as Renewable Energy Sources
Authors: Bahman Zohuri
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92594-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-92593-6Published: 29 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06469-3Published: 02 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-92594-3Published: 18 June 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 293
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 142 illustrations in colour
Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Nuclear Energy, Energy Materials