This textbook provides a thoroughly modern alternative to other introductory Nuclear Engineering textbooks that have not been updated significantly over the last 20 years. Printed in full color, this textbook combines an accessible, student-friendly overview of nuclear physics, nuclear reactor design, thermal-hydraulic systems, fuel cycles, safety, and computational methods. To convey the evolution of nuclear science and engineering, historical and biographical features are interwoven throughout the text, and brought to life through portraits, photographs, and other illustrations. Nuclear reactor designs, including the most recent examples, are analyzed and compared in detail, and the role of internet tools in analysis and design is explored. The text follows a well-structured pedagogical approach, based on careful, consistent explanation and topic development, which is supported by numerous color images, key equations, worked examples, lists of key web links for research, short answer questions, and a wealth of chapter problems. Read more...
Abstract: This textbook provides a thoroughly modern alternative to other introductory Nuclear Engineering textbooks that have not been updated significantly over the last 20 years. Printed in full color, this textbook combines an accessible, student-friendly overview of nuclear physics, nuclear reactor design, thermal-hydraulic systems, fuel cycles, safety, and computational methods. To convey the evolution of nuclear science and engineering, historical and biographical features are interwoven throughout the text, and brought to life through portraits, photographs, and other illustrations. Nuclear reactor designs, including the most recent examples, are analyzed and compared in detail, and the role of internet tools in analysis and design is explored. The text follows a well-structured pedagogical approach, based on careful, consistent explanation and topic development, which is supported by numerous color images, key equations, worked examples, lists of key web links for research, short answer questions, and a wealth of chapter problems
Content: Understanding the Atom and the Nucleus --
Neutrons and Other Important Nuclear Particles --
Fundamental Nuclear Processes --
Scattering, Fission, and Absorption --
Nuclear Cross Sections and Reaction Probabilities --
Cross Section Libraries and Sources of Nuclear Data --
Radioactive Materials and Radioactive Decay --
Nuclear Fission and the Nuclear Chain Reaction --
Neutron Moderators and Reactor Coolants --
Elements, Isotopes, and their Properties --
Uranium Enrichment, Nuclear Fuels, and Fuel Cycles --
Fuel Pins, Fuel Rods, Fuel Assemblies, and Reactor Cores --
Types of Reactors and Their Deign Parameters --
The Pressurized Water Reactor or PWR --
The Boiling Water Reactor or BWR --
Fast Reactors, Gas Reactors, and Military Reactors --
Containment Buildings and the Nuclear Steam Supply System --
The Interaction of Radiation with Matter --
Shielding Systems and Radiation Shields --
Protecting Humans from the Harmful Effects of Radiation.
