Introduction to Nuclear Power, Second EditionThe authors of this text aim to educate the reader on nuclear power and its future potential. It focuses on nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, and their consequences, with the understanding that there are safety lessons to be learned if nuclear power generation is going to be expanded to meet our growing energy needs. |
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accident atoms boiling calculated CANDU carbon Chernobyl circulation clad temperature coefficient containment control rods coolant cooling system damage decay heat density depressurization electrical energy released explosion failure fast reactor feedwater fission products fission reaction flask flow fuel assemblies fuel channels fuel elements fusion gas-cooled reactor graphite half-life heat release heat removal heat transfer heavy water hydrogen illustrated in Figure increase initial isotopes joules liquid LOCA loss-of-coolant accident Magnox Magnox reactor melting moderator molten fuel neutrons normal nuclear power nuclear reactor occur operation phase pipes plasma plutonium pool PORV pressure tube pressure vessel primary circuit radiation radioactive RBMK reactor circuit reactor coolant reactor core reactor vessel refueling reprocessing plant result safety shutdown sodium spent fuel steam storage stored surface thermal energy thermal reactors Three Mile Island tion Tokamak transient trip tritium turbine typical uranium valve vapor void coefficient waste Zircaloy
References to this book
Privatisation and Financial Collapse in the Nuclear Industry: The Origins ... Simon Taylor No preview available - 2007 |