Advances in Nuclear Science and Technology
Subtitle: Volume 25 (Advances in Nuclear Science & Technology)
Contributors: Jeffery Lewins (Editor); Martin Becker (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: June 30, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780306456046
Subjects: Nuclear power & engineering; Nuclear Engineering (General); Nuclear Physics; Technology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Mathematical Physics; Science / Nuclear Physics; Science : Mathematical Physics; Technology / Engineering / Nuclear; Technology : Engineering - Nuclear; Engineering - Nuclear
First sentence: In October 1993, a year from the commencement of court proceedings, Judgment was given in the High Court of Justice, London, for the Defendants, British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL) in cases brought by two individuals claiming compensation for the causation of leukaemia/lymphoma.
Description: This twenty-fifth volume in a distinguished series addresses a range of topics including: the difficult matter of questioning scientific hypotheses in court the use of Monte Carlo simulation to evaluate time-dependent development and to study system reliability in nuclear reactors of considerable complexity the genetic optimization algorith wavelet analysis ergonomic design of safer and more efficient plant control rooms.