书目名称 | Nuclear Energy | 副标题 | Principles, Practice | 编辑 | David Bodansky | 视频video | | 概述 | Presents an objective view of nuclear energy as an important source for future energy needs.Discusses various types of reactors, the nuclear fuel cycle, the problem of nuclear waste disposal, reactor | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | This second edition represents an extensive revision of the ?rst edition, - though the motivation for the book and the intended audiences, as described inthepreviouspreface,remainthesame. Theoveralllengthhasbeenincreased substantially, with revised or expanded discussions of a number of topics, - cluding Yucca Mountain repository plans, new reactor designs, health e?ects of radiation, costs of electricity, and dangers from terrorism and weapons p- liferation. The overall status of nuclear power has changed rather little over the past eight years. Nuclear reactor construction remains at a very low ebb in much of the world, with the exception of Asia, while nuclear power’s share of the electricity supply continues to be about 75% in France and 20% in the United States. However,therearesignsofaheightenedinterestinconsideringpossible nuclear growth. In the late 1990s, the U. S. Department of Energy began new programs to stimulate research and planning for future reactors, and many candidate designs are now contending—at least on paper—to be the next generation leaders. Outside the United States, the commercial development ofthePebbleBedModularReactorisbeingpursuedinSouthAfrica,aFrench- | 出版日期 | Book 2005Latest edition | 关键词 | climate; development; fission; neutron; nuclear energy; nuclear fuel; nuclear reactor; radiation | 版次 | 2 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/b138326 | isbn_softcover | 978-1-4419-1924-3 | isbn_ebook | 978-0-387-26931-3 | copyright | Springer-Verlag New York 2005 |
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