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Introductory Nuclear Engineering

This note will cover a range of topics pertinent to nuclear engineering, including particle physics, neutron theory, nuclear reactor design, medical applications, societal impacts of nuclear power. Major topics covered includes:  Special Relativity, Schroedinger's Wave Equation, Nuclear Models, Nuclear Decay Kinetics, Binary Nuclear Reactions, Fission and Fusion, Radiation, Nuclear Reactor Theory: Six Factor Formula, Reactor Design, Reactor Kinetics, Neutron Transport, Light Water Reactors, The Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Radiation Detection and Measurement, Nuclear Materials, Radiation Doses, Nuclear Reactor Safety and Nuclear Accidents.

Author(s): Matthew J Memmott

NA Pages

Nuclear Reactors by Amir Zacarias Mesquita

This book presents a comprehensive review of studies in nuclear reactors technology from authors across the globe. Topics discussed in this compilation include: thermal hydraulic investigation of TRIGA type research reactor, materials testing reactor and high temperature gas-cooled reactor, decay heat in reactors and spent-fuel pools, present status of two-phase flow studies in reactor components, two-phase flow coolant behavior in boiling water reactors under earthquake condition, simulation of nuclear reactors core, fuel life control in light-water reactors, methods for monitoring and controlling power in nuclear reactors, structural materials modeling for the next generation of nuclear reactors, application of the results of finite group theory in reactor physics, and the usability of vermiculite as a shield for nuclear reactor.

Author(s): Amir Zacarias Mesquita

350 Pages