Thermo-Hydraulics of Nuclear Reactors (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107139602)

This book provides a concise and up-to-date summary of the essential thermo-hydraulic analyses and design principles of nuclear reactors for electricity generation. Beginning with the basic nuclear physics, it leads through technical and quantitative analyses to descriptions of both the normal operation of the various modern nuclear reactor designs and the analyses of the possible departures from normal operation. It then describes both the postulated accident scenarios and summaries of the causes for the three major nuclear power generation accidents, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima, as well as the major improvements to reactor safety that grew out of those analyses and accidents.

Author: Christopher Earls Brennen
ISBN-10: 1107139600
ISBN-13: 9781107139602
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/13/2016
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 10.28h x 7.17w x 0.63d