Elsevier, Amsterdam, London, New York, 2004, 415 pp. - ISBN
0-08-044489-X
During the last century, nuclear power has been established as a reliable source of energy in the major industrialised countries. It has a potentially important role in the future since it does not contribute to the production of 'Greenhouse' gases; a growing conce of continued fossil fuel power generation. The time is now appropriate to review the issues surrounding the future operation of current generation nuclear reactors and consider the potential offered by the new advanced reactor designs that have been proposed for the new century. The main purpose of the book is to present in a single volume the main issues of future civil nuclear power plant operation including the justification and incentives for future continuation, safety considerations and existing national strategies. The survey covers the entire major designs and their associated research programmes.
Contents.
Preface. Acknowledgements.
Chapter 1 - Present generation reactors.
Chapter 2 - Continued operation of existing plant.
Chapter 3 - Operational safety.
Chapter 4 - Operational efficiency.
Chapter 5 - Nuclear fuel cycle.
Chapter 6 - Waste management and decommissioning.
Chapter 7 - Advanced reactor design.
Chapter 8 - Licensing and safety requirements.
Chapter 9 - Global developments.
Chapter 10 - Evolutionary water reactors.
Chapter 11 - Passive systems and inherent safety.
Chapter 12 - Future generation reactors.
Chapter 13 - Accelerator driven systems.
Chapter 14 - Nuclear heat and other applications.
Chapter 15 - Experimental research programmes.
Chapter 16 - Analytical methods development
Chapter 17 - The future of nuclear energy
Subject Index
During the last century, nuclear power has been established as a reliable source of energy in the major industrialised countries. It has a potentially important role in the future since it does not contribute to the production of 'Greenhouse' gases; a growing conce of continued fossil fuel power generation. The time is now appropriate to review the issues surrounding the future operation of current generation nuclear reactors and consider the potential offered by the new advanced reactor designs that have been proposed for the new century. The main purpose of the book is to present in a single volume the main issues of future civil nuclear power plant operation including the justification and incentives for future continuation, safety considerations and existing national strategies. The survey covers the entire major designs and their associated research programmes.
Contents.
Preface. Acknowledgements.
Chapter 1 - Present generation reactors.
Chapter 2 - Continued operation of existing plant.
Chapter 3 - Operational safety.
Chapter 4 - Operational efficiency.
Chapter 5 - Nuclear fuel cycle.
Chapter 6 - Waste management and decommissioning.
Chapter 7 - Advanced reactor design.
Chapter 8 - Licensing and safety requirements.
Chapter 9 - Global developments.
Chapter 10 - Evolutionary water reactors.
Chapter 11 - Passive systems and inherent safety.
Chapter 12 - Future generation reactors.
Chapter 13 - Accelerator driven systems.
Chapter 14 - Nuclear heat and other applications.
Chapter 15 - Experimental research programmes.
Chapter 16 - Analytical methods development
Chapter 17 - The future of nuclear energy
Subject Index