Modern power station practice. Volume 8, Nuclear power generation /
Nuclear Power Generation focuses on the use of nuclear reactors as heat sources for electricity generation. This volume explains how nuclear energy can be harnessed to produce power by discussing the fundamental physical facts and the properties of matter underlying the operation of a reactor. This...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Pergamon Press,
1971.
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| Edition: | Second revised and enlarged edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Nuclear Power Generation; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; NOMENCLATURE AND SYMBOLS; Chapter 1. Nuclear Physics; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Basic physical concepts; 1.3. Nuclear Reactions; 1.4. The Nuclear Fission Reaction; 1.5. Neutron slowing down; 1.6. The Heterogeneous Thermal Reactor; Exercises; References; Chapter 2 . Nuclear Power Reactors; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Reactor as a Heat Source; 2.3. Steam Cycles; 2.4. Types of Thermal Reactor; Exercises; Reference; Chapter 3. British Nuclear Power Plant; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Siting.
- 3.3. Design of Nuclear Power Station Plant3.4. Layout; 3.5. Development Potential; Exercises; References; Chapter 4. Nuclear Power Station Operation; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Irradiation Effects; 4.3. Effects of Temperature; 4.4. Fuel Cycles; 4.5. Instability; 4.6. Reactor Kinetics; 4.7. Reactor Control; 4.8. Reactor Safety; 4.9 Neutron Flux Measurements; 4.10. Reactor Power Level Measurements; 4.11. Temperature Measurements; 4.12. Coolant Measurements; 4.13. Safety Circuits; 4.14. Sector Servo Control-Rod System; 4.15. Reactor Industrial Television Equipment; 4.16. Neutron Flux Scanning.
- ExercisesChapter 5. Nuclear Techniques; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Commissioning a Nuclear Power Station; 5.3. Properties of Reactor Materials; 5.4. Health Physics; 5.5. Legislation Affecting Nuclear Power Stations; 5.6. Nuclear Fuel Management; 5.7. Latest Developments; Exercises; Contents of Volumes 1-8.