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Advances in Light Water Reactor Technologies

  • Provides an in-depth analysis of technologies currently being developed and utilized in a number of countries worldwide.

  • Offers a comprehensive look at a number of recent developments in light water reactors.

  • Thorough coverage of a number of different types of light water reactors from leading academics working on design and analysis.

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Application of Probabilistic Safety Analysis in Design and Maintenance of the ABWR

    • Masahiko Fujii, Shinichi Morooka, Hideaki Heki
    Pages 1-30
  3. Severe Accident Mitigation Features of APR1400

    • Sang-Baik Kim, Seung-Jong Oh
    Pages 85-117
  4. Development and Design of the EPRâ„¢ Core Catcher

    • Dietmar Bittermann, Manfred Fischer
    Pages 119-142
  5. CFD Analysis Applications in BWR Reactor System Design

    • Yuichiro Yoshimoto, Shiro Takahashi
    Pages 199-221
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 289-295

About this book

Advances in Light Water Reactor Technologies focuses on the design and analysis of advanced nuclear power reactors. This volume provides readers with thorough descriptions of the general characteristics of various advanced light water reactors currently being developed worldwide. Safety, design, development and maintenance of these reactors is the main focus, with key technologies like full MOX core design, next-generation digital I&C systems and seismic design and evaluation described at length. This book is ideal for researchers and engineers working in nuclear power that are interested in learning the fundamentals of advanced light water plants.

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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Takehiko Saito, Junichi Yamashita

  • Dept of Nuclear Engineering & Manag, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan

    Yoshiaki Oka

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

    Yuki Ishiwatari

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Advances in Light Water Reactor Technologies

  • Editors: Takehiko Saito, Junichi Yamashita, Yoshiaki Oka, Yuki Ishiwatari

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7101-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-7100-5Published: 24 November 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-8259-9Published: 29 November 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-7101-2Published: 21 December 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 295

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

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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