Nuclear Energy, Fifth Edition provides nuclear engineers, plant designers and radiation physicists with a comprehensive
overview of nuclear energy and its uses, discusses potential problems and provides an outlook for the future
New and important trends are discussed including probabilistic safety analysis (PSA), deregulation of the electric
power industry to permit competition in the supply of electricity; improvements in performance characteristics
of nuclear power plants, such as capacity factor, production costs, and safety factors; storage and disposal of
all types of radioactive wastes; advances in decontamination, decommissioning and reutilization; continued progress
in evolutionary reactors; increased interest in the role of nuclear power in reducing pollution and global warming.
Attention will also be given to the developments in such countries as Russia, Ukraine, France, Sweden, South Korea,
China and Third World Countries. The author also looks at the problems of nuclear weapons proliferation and the
potential threat from terrorist organizations or reckless countries. In addition, the author has identified Web
sites and other electronic information sources to supplement all of the topics covered in this book.
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