Sustainable and Safe Nuclear Fission Energy [recurso electrónico] Technology and Safety of Fast and Thermal Nuclear Reactors

Annotation Unlike existing books of nuclear reactor physics, nuclear engineering and nuclear chemical engineering this book covers a complete description and evaluation of nuclear fission power generation. It covers the whole nuclear fuel cycle, from the extraction of natural uranium from ore mines, uranium conversion and enrichment up to the fabrication of fuel elements for the cores of various types of fission reactors. This is followed by the description of the different fuel cycle options and the final storage in nuclear waste repositories. In addition the release of radioactivity under normal and possible accidental conditions is given for all parts of the nuclear fuel cycle and especially for the different fission reactor types Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi The Development of Nuclear Energy in the World....Pages 1-13 Nuclear Fuel Supply....Pages 15-24 Some Basic Physics of Converters and Breeder Reactors....Pages 25-57 Uranium Enrichment....Pages 59-71 Converter Reactors With a Thermal Neutron Spectrum....Pages 73-121 Breeder Reactors With a Fast Neutron Spectrum....Pages 123-164 Technical Aspects of Nuclear Fuel Cycles....Pages 165-220 Nuclear Fuel Cycle Options....Pages 221-241 Minor Actinides: Partitioning, Transmutation and Incineration....Pages 243-282 Radioactive Releases from Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Cycle Facilities During Normal Operation....Pages 283-311 Safety and Risk of Light Water Reactors and their Fuel Cycle Facilities....Pages 313-415 Safety Design Concept of Liquid Metal Cooled Fast Breeder Reactors (LMFBRs)....Pages 417-457 Back Matter....Pages 459-464