Nuclear Power Reactor Designs: From History to Advances analyzes nuclear designs throughout history and explains how each of those has helped to shape and inform the nuclear reactor designs of today and the future. Focused on the structure, systems and relevant components of each reactor design, this book provides the readers with answers to key questions to help them understand the benefits of each design. Each reactor design is introduced, their origin defined, and the relevant research presented before an analysis of its successes, what was learned, and how research and technology advanced as a result are presented.
Students, researchers and early career engineers will gain a solid understanding of how nuclear designs have evolved, and how they will continue to develop in the future.
1. Nuclear Power Reactor Designs - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. i 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. List of Contributors - p. xi 7. Chapter 1 History of nuclear power plants development - p. 3 8. Chapter 2 Early graphite-moderated reactors - p. 41 9. Chapter 3 Future challenges - p. 45 10. Chapter 4 History, specific design features, and evolution of VVER reactors - p. 57 11. Chapter 5 Boiling water reactors (Gen II) - p. 93 12. Chapter 6 Advanced pressurized water reactors (Gen III) - p. 105 13. Chapter 7 Advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR) - p. 111 14. Chapter 8 An overview of high-temperature gas-cooled reactors - p. 135 15. Chapter 9 Molten salt reactors - p. 163 16. Chapter 10 Sodium fast reactors - p. 185 17. Chapter 11 Lead fast reactors - p. 209 18. Chapter 12 Gas-cooled fast reactor - p. 245 19. Chapter 13 Supercritical water-cooled reactor - p. 259 20. Chapter 14 Small modular reactors - p. 283 21. Chapter 15 Microreactors - p. 309 22. Chapter 16 An overview of heavy water reactors - p. 351 23. Chapter 17 Offshore floating reactors - p. 365 24. Chapter 18 Fusion reactors - p. 391 25. Index - p. 429
Nuclear Power Reactor Designs: From History to Advances analyzes nuclear designs throughout history and explains how each of those has helped to shape and inform the nuclear reactor designs of today and the future. Focused on the structure, systems and relevant components of each reactor design, this book provides the readers with answers to key questions to help them understand the benefits of each design. Each reactor design is introduced, their origin defined, and the relevant research presented before an analysis of its successes, what was learned, and how research and technology advanced as a result are presented.
Students, researchers and early career engineers will gain a solid understanding of how nuclear designs have evolved, and how they will continue to develop in the future.
1. Nuclear Power Reactor Designs - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. i 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. List of Contributors - p. xi 7. Chapter 1 History of nuclear power plants development - p. 3 8. Chapter 2 Early graphite-moderated reactors - p. 41 9. Chapter 3 Future challenges - p. 45 10. Chapter 4 History, specific design features, and evolution of VVER reactors - p. 57 11. Chapter 5 Boiling water reactors (Gen II) - p. 93 12. Chapter 6 Advanced pressurized water reactors (Gen III) - p. 105 13. Chapter 7 Advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR) - p. 111 14. Chapter 8 An overview of high-temperature gas-cooled reactors - p. 135 15. Chapter 9 Molten salt reactors - p. 163 16. Chapter 10 Sodium fast reactors - p. 185 17. Chapter 11 Lead fast reactors - p. 209 18. Chapter 12 Gas-cooled fast reactor - p. 245 19. Chapter 13 Supercritical water-cooled reactor - p. 259 20. Chapter 14 Small modular reactors - p. 283 21. Chapter 15 Microreactors - p. 309 22. Chapter 16 An overview of heavy water reactors - p. 351 23. Chapter 17 Offshore floating reactors - p. 365 24. Chapter 18 Fusion reactors - p. 391 25. Index - p. 429
