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Super Light Water Reactors and Super Fast Reactors

Supercritical-Pressure Light Water Cooled Reactors

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Authors:
  1. Yoshiaki Oka

    1. Departmenf of Nuclear Energy, Graduate School of Advance Science & Eng, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

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  2. Seiichi Koshizuka

    1. Dept. Quantum Engineering &, Systems Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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  3. Yuki Ishiwatari

    1. Dept. Nuclear Engineering & Management, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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  4. Akifumi Yamaji

    1. , Department of Nuclear Engineering and Ma, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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  • Offers a comprehensive overview of the design analysis of supercritical-pressure light water cooled reactors
  • Covers the fundamentals of nuclear reactor design and analysis such as fuel, core, and control safety
  • Describes the concepts behind water cooled reactors in a multidisciplinary manner
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction and Overview

    • Yoshiaki Oka, Seiichi Koshizuka, Yuki Ishiwatari, Akifumi Yamaji
    Pages 1-78

  3. Core Design

    • Yoshiaki Oka, Seiichi Koshizuka, Yuki Ishiwatari, Akifumi Yamaji
    Pages 79-220

  4. Plant System Design

    • Yoshiaki Oka, Seiichi Koshizuka, Yuki Ishiwatari, Akifumi Yamaji
    Pages 221-239

  5. Plant Dynamics and Control

    • Yoshiaki Oka, Seiichi Koshizuka, Yuki Ishiwatari, Akifumi Yamaji
    Pages 241-267

  6. Plant Startup and Stability

    • Yoshiaki Oka, Seiichi Koshizuka, Yuki Ishiwatari, Akifumi Yamaji
    Pages 269-347

  7. Safety

    • Yoshiaki Oka, Seiichi Koshizuka, Yuki Ishiwatari, Akifumi Yamaji
    Pages 349-439

  8. Fast Reactor Design

    • Yoshiaki Oka, Seiichi Koshizuka, Yuki Ishiwatari, Akifumi Yamaji
    Pages 441-569

  9. Research and Development

    • Yoshiaki Oka, Seiichi Koshizuka, Yuki Ishiwatari, Akifumi Yamaji
    Pages 571-597

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 599-651
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Super Light Water Reactors and Super Fast Reactors provides an overview of the design and analysis of nuclear power reactors. Readers will gain the understanding of the conceptual design elements and specific analysis methods of supercritical-pressure light water cooled reactors. Nuclear fuel, reactor core, plant control, plant stand-up and stability are among the topics discussed, in addition to safety system and safety analysis parameters.  

Providing the fundamentals of reactor design criteria and analysis, this volume is a useful reference to engineers, industry professionals, and graduate students involved with nuclear engineering and energy technology.  

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Departmenf of Nuclear Energy, Graduate School of Advance Science & Eng, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

    Yoshiaki Oka

  • Dept. Quantum Engineering &, Systems Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Seiichi Koshizuka

  • Dept. Nuclear Engineering & Management, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Yuki Ishiwatari

  • , Department of Nuclear Engineering and Ma, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Akifumi Yamaji

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Super Light Water Reactors and Super Fast Reactors

  • Book Subtitle: Supercritical-Pressure Light Water Cooled Reactors

  • Authors: Yoshiaki Oka, Seiichi Koshizuka, Yuki Ishiwatari, Akifumi Yamaji

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6035-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-6034-4Published: 01 July 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9682-4Published: 22 November 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-6035-1Published: 28 June 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 651

  • Topics: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Chemistry, Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons, Energy Systems, Nuclear Energy

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