Kok K.D. (Ed.) Nuclear Engineering Handbook

2nd Edition. — CRC Press, 2017. — 1001 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4822-1592-2.Building upon the success of the first edition, the Nuclear Engineering Handbook, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of nuclear power engineering. Consisting of chapters written by leading experts, this volume spans a wide range of topics in the areas of nuclear power reactor design and operation, nuclear fuel cycles, and radiation detection. Plant safety issues are addressed, and the economics of nuclear power generation in the 21st century are presented. The Second Edition also includes full coverage of Generation IV reactor designs, and new information on MRS technologies, small modular reactors, and fast reactors.Introduction: Nuclear Power Reactors
Historical Development of Nuclear Power
Pressurized Water Reactors
Boiling Water Reactors
Heavy Water Reactors
High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Thermal Reactors
Integrated Fast Reactor: PRISM
MSR Technology Basics
Small Modular Reactors
Generation IV Technologies
Introduction: Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Nuclear Fuel Resources
Uranium Enrichment
Nuclear Fuel Fabrication
Spent Fuel Storage
Nuclear Fuel Recycling
HWR Fuel Cycles
Waste Disposal: Transuranic Waste, High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel, and Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Radioactive Materials Transportation
Decontamination and Decommissioning
Introduction: Related Engineering and Analytical Processes
Risk Assessment and Safety Analysis for Commercial Nuclear Reactors
Nuclear Safety of Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated Nuclear Facilities
Neutronics
Heat Transfer, Thermal Hydraulic, and Safety Analysis
Thermodynamics and Power Cycles
Economics of Nuclear Power
Radiation Protection
Health Effects of Low Level Radiation