Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia: Science, Technology, and Applications

The A-to-Z reference resource for nuclear energy information

A significant milestone in the history of nuclear technology, Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia: Science, Technology, and Applications is a comprehensive and authoritative reference guide written by a committee of the world's leading energy experts.

The encyclopedia is packed with cutting-edge information about where nuclear energy science and technology came from, where they are today, and what the future may hold for this vital technology. Filled with figures, graphs, diagrams, formulas, and photographs, which accompany the short, easily digestible entries, the book is an accessible reference work for anyone with an interest in nuclear energy, and includes coverage of safety and environmental issues that are particularly topical in light of the Fukushima Daiichi incident.

A definitive work on all aspects of the world's energy supply, the Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia brings together decades of knowledge about energy sources and technologies ranging from coal and oil, to biofuels and wind, and ultimately nuclear power.

Preface (Steven B. Krivit).

Introduction (Jay Lehr).

Contributors.

Nuclear Fission: Glossary and Acronyms (K. Anantharaman, P.R. Vasudeva Rao, Carlos H. Casta˜no, and Roger Henning).

Nuclear Fusion: Glossary and Acronyms (Lester M. Waganer).

PART I GENERAL CONCEPTS.

1 Nuclear Energy: Past, Present, and Future (Jay Lehr).

2 Benefits and Role of Nuclear Power (Patrick Moore).

3 Early History Of Nuclear Energy (Roger Tilbrook).

4 Early Commercial Development of Nuclear Energy (Roger Tilbrook).

5 Basic Concepts of Thermonuclear Fusion (Laila A. El-Guebaly).

6 Basic Concepts of Nuclear Fission (Pavel V. Tsvetkov).

7 Oklo Natural Fission Reactor (L.V. Krishnan).

8 Electrical Generation from Nuclear Power Plants (Pavel V. Tsvetkov and David E. Ames II).

9 Nuclear Energy for Water Desalination (Saly T. Panicker and P.K. Tewari).

10 Nuclear Energy for Hydrogen Generation (Alistair I. Miller).

PART II NUCLEAR FISSION 77

11 Uranium-Plutonium Nuclear Fuel Cycle (Shoaib Usman).

12 Global Perspective on Thorium Fuel (K. Anantharaman and P.R. Vasudeva Rao).

13 Design Principles of Nuclear Materials (Baldev Raj and M. Vijayalakshmi).

14 Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing (Carlos H. Castano).

15 Safety of Nuclear Fission Reactors: Learning from Accidents (J.G. Marques).

16 Spent Fuel and Waste Disposal (Clifford Singer and William R. Roy).

17 Fission Energy Usage: Status, Trends and Applications (Pavel V. Tsvetkov).

PART III FISSION: BROAD APPLICATION REACTOR TECHNOLOGY.

18 Light-Water-Moderated Fission Reactor Technology (J’Tia P. Taylor and Roger Tilbrook).

19 CANDU Pressurized Heavy Water Nuclear Reactors (Rusi P. Taleyarkhan).

20 Graphite-Moderated Fission Reactor Technology (Pavel V. Tsvetkov).

21 Status of Fast Reactors (Baldev Raj and P. Chellapandi).

22 Review of Generation-III/III+ Fission Reactors (J.G. Marques0.

23 Tomorrow's Hope for a Pebble-Bed Nuclear Reactor (Jay Lehr).

24 Hydrogeology and Nuclear Energy (Roger Henning).

PART IV FISSION: GEN IV REACTOR TECHNOLOGY.

25 Introduction to Generation-IV Fission Reactors (Harold McFarlane).

26 The Very High Temperature Reactor (Hans D. Gougar).

27 Supercritical Water Reactor (James R. Wolf).

28 The Potential Use of Supercritical Water-Cooling in Nuclear Reactors (Dr. Igor Pioro).

29 Generation-IV Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor (J’Tia P. Taylor).

30 Generation-IV Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors (SFR) (Robert N. Hill, Christopher Grandy, and Hussein Khalil).

PART V THERMONUCLEAR FUSION 365

31 Historical Origins and Development of Fusion Research (Stephen O. Dean).

32 Plasma Physics and Engineering (Francesco Romanelli).

33 Fusion Technology (Lester M. Waganer).

34 ITER—An Essential and Challenging Step to Fusion Energy (Charles C. Baker).

35 Power Plant Projects (Laila A. El-Guebaly).

36 Safety and Environmental Features (Lee Cadwallader and Laila A. El-Guebaly).

37 Inertial Fusion Energy Technology (Rokaya A. Al-Ayat, Edward I. Moses, and Rose A. Hansen).

38 Hybrid Nuclear Reactors (Jose M. Martinez-Val, Mireia Piera, Alberto Ab´anades, and Antonio Lafuente).

39 Fusion Maintenance Systems (Lester M. Waganer).

40 Fusion Economics (Lester M. Waganer).

PART VI LOW-ENERGY NUCLEAR REACTIONS.

41 Development of Low-Energy Nuclear Reaction Research (Steven B. Krivit).

42 Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions: A Three-Stage Historical Perspective (Leonid I. Urutskoev).

43 Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions: Transmutations (Mahadeva Srinivasan, George Miley, and Edmund Storms).

44 Widom–Larsen Theory: Possible Explanation of LENRs (Joseph M. Zawodny and Steven B. Krivit).

45 Potential Applications of LENRs (Winthrop Williams and Joseph Zawodny).

PART VII OTHER CONCEPTS.

46 Acoustic Inertial Confinement Nuclear Fusion (Rusi P. Taleyarkhan, Richard T. Lahey Jr., and Robert I. Nigmatulin).

47 Direct Energy Conversion Concepts (Pavel V. Tsvetkov).

Index.

Steven B. Krivit is an investigative science journalist, photographer, author, and international speaker with specific expertise on the topic of low-energy nuclear reaction research. He is Senior Editor of New Energy Times and co-editor of volumes one and two of the American Chemical Society LENR Sourcebooks.

Jay H. Lehr received the nation's first PhD in ground water hydrology from the University of Arizona in 1962. He taught both at the University of Arizona and Ohio State University before serving for twenty-five years as head of the Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers, where he was editor of Ground Water and Ground Water Monitoring Review.