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Nuclear Energy

Principles, Practices, and Prospects

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Authors:
  1. David Bodansky

    1. Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

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  • Presents an objective view of nuclear energy as an important source for future energy needs

  • Discusses various types of reactors, the nuclear fuel cycle, the problem of nuclear waste disposal, reactor accidents, safety and new types of reactors that are being considered, and the cost of electricity from nuclear power

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. The Motivation for Nuclear Energy

    Pages 1-23

  3. Nuclear Power Development

    Pages 25-56

  4. Radioactivity and Radiation Exposures

    Pages 57-83

  5. Effects of Radiation Exposures

    Pages 85-121

  6. Neutron Reactions

    Pages 123-137

  7. Nuclear Fission

    Pages 139-152

  8. Chain Reactions and Nuclear Reactors

    Pages 153-169

  9. Types of Nuclear Reactors

    Pages 171-192

  10. Nuclear Fuel Cycle

    Pages 193-229

  11. Nuclear Waste Disposal: Amounts of Waste

    Pages 231-251

  12. Storage and Disposal of Nuclear Wastes

    Pages 253-290

  13. U.S. Waste Disposal Plans and the Yucca Mountain Repository

    Pages 291-335

  14. Policy Issues in Nuclear Waste Disposal

    Pages 337-369

  15. Nuclear Reactor Safety

    Pages 371-410

  16. Nuclear Reactor Accidents

    Pages 411-438

  17. Future Nuclear Reactors

    Pages 439-480

  18. Nuclear Bombs, Nuclear Energy, and Terrorism

    Pages 481-516

  19. Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

    Pages 517-558

  20. Costs of Electricity

    Pages 559-577
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About this book

This second edition represents an extensive revision of the ?rst edition, - though the motivation for the book and the intended audiences, as described inthepreviouspreface,remainthesame. Theoveralllengthhasbeenincreased substantially, with revised or expanded discussions of a number of topics, - cluding Yucca Mountain repository plans, new reactor designs, health e?ects of radiation, costs of electricity, and dangers from terrorism and weapons p- liferation. The overall status of nuclear power has changed rather little over the past eight years. Nuclear reactor construction remains at a very low ebb in much of the world, with the exception of Asia, while nuclear power’s share of the electricity supply continues to be about 75% in France and 20% in the United States. However,therearesignsofaheightenedinterestinconsideringpossible nuclear growth. In the late 1990s, the U. S. Department of Energy began new programs to stimulate research and planning for future reactors, and many candidate designs are now contending—at least on paper—to be the next generation leaders. Outside the United States, the commercial development ofthePebbleBedModularReactorisbeingpursuedinSouthAfrica,aFrench- German consortium has won an order from Finlandfor the long-plannedEPR (European Pressurized Water Reactor), and new reactors have been built or planned in Asia. In an unanticipated positive development for nuclear energy, the capacity factor of U. S. reactors has increased dramatically in recent years, and most operating reactors now appear headed for 20-year license renewals.

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"The material presented here is largely accessible to anyone interested in nuclear energy. This book is the best of its kind in providing a well-written survey of the science, technology, safety, and economics of the full range of nuclear issues, including power, waste, weapons, terrorism, biological effects, and the future of the nuclear industry. This book is highly recommended both for its content and its accuracy, and should be ready by everyone interested in our nuclear future."

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

    David Bodansky

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Nuclear Energy

  • Book Subtitle: Principles, Practices, and Prospects

  • Authors: David Bodansky

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b138326

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2005

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-20778-0Published: 09 September 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-1924-3Published: 05 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-26931-3Published: 25 June 2007

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 694

  • Additional Information: Originally published by American Institute of Physics

  • Topics: Particle and Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons, Nuclear Energy

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