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Nuclear Reactor Design Handbook - Couverture souple

Phlean, Ryan

 
9798174519855: Nuclear Reactor Design Handbook
Couverture souple
ISBN 13 : 9798174519855
Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Designing a nuclear reactor requires more than understanding individual components—it demands seeing how physics, materials, thermal-hydraulics, control systems, safety, and economics work together as one integrated system.

Nuclear Reactor Design Handbook gives you a structured, first-principles introduction to the science and engineering behind modern nuclear power plants. Written for engineering students, early-career professionals, technical readers, and anyone seeking a serious foundation in reactor technology, it explains not only what each system does, but why particular design choices are made.

Inside, you will:

  • Build a practical foundation in atomic structure, radioactivity, fission, neutron behavior, criticality, and reactor kinetics
  • Compare pressurized water, boiling water, heavy-water, gas-cooled, fast, molten-salt, and small modular reactors
  • Understand nuclear fuels, moderators, coolants, cladding, structural materials, and radiation damage
  • Explore core design, fuel management, heat transfer, fluid flow, coolant systems, and power conversion
  • Examine defense in depth, containment, emergency cooling, accident analysis, radiation protection, and waste management
  • Connect engineering decisions with plant licensing, operations, economics, decommissioning, and emerging technologies
  • Reinforce important concepts through summaries at the end of all 30 chapters

Rather than presenting disconnected facts, this comprehensive reference develops a continuous line of reasoning—from the behavior of a single neutron to the operation of an entire power plant.

Whether you are preparing for advanced coursework, entering the nuclear industry, or expanding your understanding of low-carbon power generation, this handbook will help you approach reactor technology with greater clarity and confidence.

Start building your complete foundation in nuclear reactor science and engineering today.

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Éditeur
Independently published
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 13 
9798174519855
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
237
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