23. Nuclear Power

  1. Myer Kutz
  1. William Kerr1,
  2. William Updegrove2

Published Online: 16 FEB 2006

DOI: 10.1002/0471777471.ch23

Book Title

Mechanical Engineers' Handbook: Energy and Power, Volume 4, Third Edition

Mechanical Engineers' Handbook: Energy and Power, Volume 4, Third Edition

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How to Cite

Kerr, W. and Updegrove, W. (2006) Nuclear Power, in Mechanical Engineers' Handbook: Energy and Power, Volume 4, Third Edition (ed M. Kutz), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471777471.ch23

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

  2. 2

    Consultant, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 16 FEB 2006
  2. Published Print: 4 NOV 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471719885

Online ISBN: 9780471777472

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Keywords:

  • liquid-metal-cooled fast breeder reactors (LMFBRs);
  • pressurized-water reactor;
  • nuclear power

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Historical Perspective

  • Current Power Reactors and Future Projections

  • Catalog and Performance of Operating Reactors Worldwide

  • U.S. Commercial Reactors

  • Basic Energy Production Processes

  • Characteristics of the Radiation Produced by Nuclear Systems

  • Biological Effects of Radiation

  • The Chain Reaction

  • Power Production by Reactors

  • Bibliography

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