Advanced Nuclear Fuels and Materials

By (author) Malin Liu,Rongzheng Liu,Jingtao Ma

ISBN13: 9780443238109

Imprint: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Format: Hardback

Published: 05/02/2025

Availability: POD

Description
Advanced Nuclear Fuels and Materials covers different fuel types such as oxide fuels, metal and alloy fuels, carbide fuels, nitride fuels, composite fuels, and transmutation targets. Other fuels discussed include those used in advanced reactor systems, including high temperature gas cooled reactor fuels, molten salt reactor fuels, sodium cooled fast reactor fuels, lead cooled fast reactor fuels, gas cooled fast reactor fuels, and supercritical water reactor fuels. Additional sections focus on materials used in nuclear reactors, including structural alloys, control rod materials, and graphite. The numerical simulation of advanced nuclear fuels, and the frontier of nuclear fuels, including new accident tolerant fuels and nano materials used in advanced nuclear energy systems are also elaborated. The comprehensive coverage provided by the book makes it an ideal reference for senior undergraduates and graduate students and professional researchers/engineers engaged in nuclear energy, nuclear fuel, or material science.
1. Overview of Nuclear Energy Utilization and Materials for Nuclear Energy 2. Overview of Nuclear Material Research Basis 3. Overview of Nuclear Fuel Cycle 4. Metal and Alloy Fuels 5. Oxide Fuels 6. Non-oxide Fuels 7. Composite Fuels and Transmutation Targets 8. High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Fuels 9. Sodium Cooled Fast Breeder Fuels 10. Other Fourth Generation Reactor Fuels 11. Reactor Control Materials and Structural Materials 12. Carbon Materials for Reactors 13. Materials for Fusion Reactors 14. Numerical Simulation in Advanced Nuclear Fuel and Materials 15. Nanostructure and Nuclear Fuels 16. Accident Tolerant Fuels
  • Energy industries & utilities
  • Nuclear power & engineering
  • Nuclear power industries
  • Professional & Vocational
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