Advances in nuclear science and technology
By: edited by Jeffery Lewins and Martin Becker
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780306478116
Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Nuclear physics; Electrical engineering; Nuclear; Power Resources; Nuclear engineering; Engineering
Description: Some countries have moved beyond the design and operation of nuclear electricity generating systems to confronting the issue of nuclear waste disposal, whole others are still committed to further nuclear facility construction. Volume 24 chronicles these key developments and examines nuclear reactor accidents at Chernobyl, Bhopal, and TMI. The text also analyzes current international knowledge of neutron interactions; deterministic methods based on mean values for assessing radiation distributions; practical applications of the TIBERE models to explicit computation of leakage terms in realistic reactor geometry; and a technique to deal with the issues of finance, risk assessment, and public perception.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.