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Star Power

ITER and the International Quest for Fusion Energy

par Alain Bécoulet ...

Traduit par Erik Butler ...

A concise and accessible explanation of the science and technology behind the domestication of nuclear fusion energy.Nuclear fusion research tells us that the Sun uses one gram of hydrogen to make as much energy as can be obtained by burning eight tons of petroleum. If nuclear fusion—the process that makes the stars shine—could be domesticated for commercial energy production, the world would gain ... En savoir plus

$28.07 CAD

A concise and accessible explanation of the science and technology behind the domestication of nuclear fusion energy.Nuclear fusion research tells us that the Sun uses one gram of hydrogen to make as much energy as can be obtained by burning eight tons of petroleum. If nuclear fusion—the process that makes the stars shine—could be domesticated for commercial energy production, the world would gain
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Flow-Induced Vibration Handbook for Nuclear and Process Equipment

par Michel J. Pettigrew, Colette E. Taylor, Nigel J. Fisher ...

Collections series Wiley-ASME Press Series
Explains the mechanisms governing flow-induced vibrations and helps engineers prevent fatigue and fretting-wear damage at the design stageFatigue or fretting-wear damage in process and plant equipment caused by flow-induced vibration can lead to operational disruptions, lost production, and expensive repairs. Mechanical engineers can help prevent or mitigate these problems during the design phase ... En savoir plus

$160.99 CAD

Explains the mechanisms governing flow-induced vibrations and helps engineers prevent fatigue and fretting-wear damage at the design stageFatigue or fretting-wear damage in process and plant equipment caused by flow-induced vibration can lead to operational disruptions, lost production, and expensive repairs. Mechanical engineers can help prevent or mitigate these problems during the design phase
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Power to Save the World

The Truth About Nuclear Energy

par Gwyneth Cravens ...

An informed look at the myths and fears surrounding nuclear energy, and a practical, politically realistic solution to global warming and our energy needs. Faced by the world's oil shortages and curious about alternative energy sources, Gwyneth Cravens skeptically sets out to find the truth about nuclear energy. Her conclusion: it is a totally viable and practical solution to global warming. In ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

An informed look at the myths and fears surrounding nuclear energy, and a practical, politically realistic solution to global warming and our energy needs. Faced by the world's oil shortages and curious about alternative energy sources, Gwyneth Cravens skeptically sets out to find the truth about nuclear energy. Her conclusion: it is a totally viable and practical solution to global warming. In
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A Comprehensive Overview of General Fusion

An insight into the fusion lab that can transform how we power our planet

par Amirali Banani ...

Our world is facing an energy crisis like no other as the global population continues to grow at an unprecedented rate and nonrenewable energy production is becoming more and more unsustainable. Consequently, the need to generate clean, sustainable, renewable energy is more crucial than ever before — something that can be achieved with the development of commercially and economically viable ... En savoir plus

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Our world is facing an energy crisis like no other as the global population continues to grow at an unprecedented rate and nonrenewable energy production is becoming more and more unsustainable. Consequently, the need to generate clean, sustainable, renewable energy is more crucial than ever before — something that can be achieved with the development of commercially and economically viable
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The Radioactive Boy Scout

The True Story of a Boy and His Backyard Nuclear Reactor

par Ken Silverstein ...

Growing up in suburban Detroit, David Hahn was fascinated by science, and his basement experiments—building homemade fireworks, brewing moonshine, and concocting his own self-tanning lotion—were more ambitious than those of other boys. While working on his Atomic Energy badge for the Boy Scouts, David’s obsessive attention turned to nuclear energy. Throwing caution to the wind, he plunged into a ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

Growing up in suburban Detroit, David Hahn was fascinated by science, and his basement experiments—building homemade fireworks, brewing moonshine, and concocting his own self-tanning lotion—were more ambitious than those of other boys. While working on his Atomic Energy badge for the Boy Scouts, David’s obsessive attention turned to nuclear energy. Throwing caution to the wind, he plunged into a
... En savoir plus
The Eighth Element

A Report on Thorium

par Brian Basham ...

Thorium is a better, safer, cheaper and more prolific replacement for uranium. It deserves to be given the title ‘The Eighth Element’, following Lord Browne’s book ‘Seven Elements That Have Changed the World’. He lists iron, carbon, gold, silver, uranium, titanium and silicon. This report explains why thorium should be added to the list. It sets out the case for thorium as a nuclear fuel, ... En savoir plus

$1.52 CAD

Thorium is a better, safer, cheaper and more prolific replacement for uranium. It deserves to be given the title ‘The Eighth Element’, following Lord Browne’s book ‘Seven Elements That Have Changed the World’. He lists iron, carbon, gold, silver, uranium, titanium and silicon. This report explains why thorium should be added to the list. It sets out the case for thorium as a nuclear fuel,
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The Curve of Binding Energy

A Journey into the Awesome and Alarming World of Theodore B. Taylor

par John McPhee ...

Theodore Taylor was one of the most brilliant engineers of the nuclear age, but in his later years he became concerned with the possibility of an individual being able to construct a weapon of mass destruction on their own. McPhee tours American nuclear institutions with Taylor and shows us how close we are to terrorist attacks employing homemade nuclear weaponry. ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

Theodore Taylor was one of the most brilliant engineers of the nuclear age, but in his later years he became concerned with the possibility of an individual being able to construct a weapon of mass destruction on their own. McPhee tours American nuclear institutions with Taylor and shows us how close we are to terrorist attacks employing homemade nuclear weaponry.
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Nuclear Energy

What Everyone Needs to Know®

par Charles D. Ferguson ...

Collections series What Everyone Needs To Know®
Originally perceived as a cheap and plentiful source of power, the commercial use of nuclear energy has been controversial for decades. Worries about the dangers that nuclear plants and their radioactive waste posed to nearby communities grew over time, and plant construction in the United States virtually died after the early 1980s. The 1986 disaster at Chernobyl only reinforced nuclear power's ... En savoir plus

$8.63 CAD

Originally perceived as a cheap and plentiful source of power, the commercial use of nuclear energy has been controversial for decades. Worries about the dangers that nuclear plants and their radioactive waste posed to nearby communities grew over time, and plant construction in the United States virtually died after the early 1980s. The 1986 disaster at Chernobyl only reinforced nuclear power's
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Why We Need Nuclear Power

The Environmental Case

par Michael H. Fox ...

Nuclear power may just be the most important solution to our search for clean, sustainable energy sources. Although wind and solar can contribute to our energy mix, we need a reliable source to meet large-scale energy demands and break our dependence on fossil fuels. However, most people are wary, if not downright afraid, of nuclear power. Given nuclear disasters such as Chernobyl and Fukushima, ... En savoir plus

$33.83 CAD

Nuclear power may just be the most important solution to our search for clean, sustainable energy sources. Although wind and solar can contribute to our energy mix, we need a reliable source to meet large-scale energy demands and break our dependence on fossil fuels. However, most people are wary, if not downright afraid, of nuclear power. Given nuclear disasters such as Chernobyl and Fukushima,
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Crisis Without End

The Medical and Ecological Consequences of the Fukushima Nuclear Catastrophe

Modifié par Helen Caldicott ...

Expert essays provide the first comprehensive analysis of the long-term health and environmental consequences of the Fukushima nuclear accident.On the second anniversary of the Fukushima disaster, an international panel of leading medical and biological scientists, nuclear engineers, and policy experts were brought together at the prestigious New York Academy of Medicine by Helen Caldicott, the ... En savoir plus

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Expert essays provide the first comprehensive analysis of the long-term health and environmental consequences of the Fukushima nuclear accident.On the second anniversary of the Fukushima disaster, an international panel of leading medical and biological scientists, nuclear engineers, and policy experts were brought together at the prestigious New York Academy of Medicine by Helen Caldicott, the
... En savoir plus
Foundations In Applied Nuclear Engineering Analysis (2nd Edition)

par Glenn E Sjoden ...

Foundations in Applied Nuclear Engineering Analysis (2nd Edition) covers a fast-paced one semester course to address concepts of modeling in mathematics, engineering analysis, and computational problem solving needed in subjects such as radiation interactions, heat transfer, reactor physics, radiation transport, numerical modeling, etc., for success in a nuclear engineering/medical physics ... En savoir plus

$55.70 CAD

Foundations in Applied Nuclear Engineering Analysis (2nd Edition) covers a fast-paced one semester course to address concepts of modeling in mathematics, engineering analysis, and computational problem solving needed in subjects such as radiation interactions, heat transfer, reactor physics, radiation transport, numerical modeling, etc., for success in a nuclear engineering/medical physics
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Nuclear Choices for the Twenty-First Century

A Citizen's Guide

par Richard Wolfson, Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress ...

An authoritative and unbiased guide to nuclear technology and the controversies that surround it.Are you for nuclear power or against it? What's the basis of your opinion? Did you know a CT scan gives you some 2 millisieverts of radiation? Do you know how much a millisievert is? Does irradiation make foods safer or less safe? What is the point of a bilateral Russia-US nuclear weapons treaty in a ... En savoir plus

$39.59 CAD

An authoritative and unbiased guide to nuclear technology and the controversies that surround it.Are you for nuclear power or against it? What's the basis of your opinion? Did you know a CT scan gives you some 2 millisieverts of radiation? Do you know how much a millisievert is? Does irradiation make foods safer or less safe? What is the point of a bilateral Russia-US nuclear weapons treaty in a
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Dirty Secrets of Nuclear Power in an Era of Climate Change

par Doug Brugge, Aaron Datesman ...

This open access book provides a review of the serious limitations and drawbacks to nuclear power, and clearly conveys why nuclear power is a less than desirable option in terms of addressing climate change. It uses accessible and engaging language to help bring an understanding of the issues with nuclear power to a broader sector of the public, with the intention of appealing to non-scientists ... En savoir plus

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This open access book provides a review of the serious limitations and drawbacks to nuclear power, and clearly conveys why nuclear power is a less than desirable option in terms of addressing climate change. It uses accessible and engaging language to help bring an understanding of the issues with nuclear power to a broader sector of the public, with the intention of appealing to non-scientists
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Idaho Falls

The Untold Story of America's First Nuclear Accident

par William McKeown ...

The little-known true story of a mysterious nuclear reactor disaster—years before Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, or Fukushima.Before the Three Mile Island incident or the Chernobyl disaster, the world's first nuclear reactor meltdown to claim lives happened on US soil. Chronicled here for the first time is the strange tale of SL-1, an experimental military reactor located in Idaho's Lost River ... En savoir plus

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The little-known true story of a mysterious nuclear reactor disaster—years before Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, or Fukushima.Before the Three Mile Island incident or the Chernobyl disaster, the world's first nuclear reactor meltdown to claim lives happened on US soil. Chronicled here for the first time is the strange tale of SL-1, an experimental military reactor located in Idaho's Lost River
... En savoir plus
Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion

par Jean Louis Bobin ...

The book is a presentation of the basic principles and main achievements in the field of nuclear fusion. It encompasses both magnetic and inertial confinements plus a few exotic mechanisms for nuclear fusion. The state-of-the-art regarding thermonuclear reactions, hot plasmas, tokamaks, laser-driven compression and future reactors is given. ... En savoir plus

$24.29 CAD

The book is a presentation of the basic principles and main achievements in the field of nuclear fusion. It encompasses both magnetic and inertial confinements plus a few exotic mechanisms for nuclear fusion. The state-of-the-art regarding thermonuclear reactions, hot plasmas, tokamaks, laser-driven compression and future reactors is given.
... En savoir plus
How Do Scientists Split the Atom? | Children's Physics of Energy

par Baby Professor ...

Working with atoms requires years of education and experiments. Luckily, scientists have already done that and they even recorded the results of their studies for others to know. Such results have been created to be child-friendly and presented in this amazing Children’s Physics of Energy book. Grab a copy today! ... En savoir plus

$4.49 CAD

Working with atoms requires years of education and experiments. Luckily, scientists have already done that and they even recorded the results of their studies for others to know. Such results have been created to be child-friendly and presented in this amazing Children’s Physics of Energy book. Grab a copy today!
... En savoir plus
Радиационная и экологическая безопасность атомной энергетики

par Я. Л. Мархоцкий ...

Представлены сведения об элементах ядерной физики, естественных источниках радиации, действии ионизирующих излучений на организм человека, гигиенических аспектах радиационной безопасности, ядерном топливе, экологических проблемах энергетики, радиационной безопасности предприятий ядерно-топливного цикла.Для студентов высших учебных заведений, учащихся средних специальных и общеобразовательных ... En savoir plus

$1.84 CAD

Представлены сведения об элементах ядерной физики, естественных источниках радиации, действии ионизирующих излучений на организм человека, гигиенических аспектах радиационной безопасности, ядерном топливе, экологических проблемах энергетики, радиационной безопасности предприятий ядерно-топливного цикла.Для студентов высших учебных заведений, учащихся средних специальных и общеобразовательных
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The Gate to Africa Exercise Programme: Morocco–Spain Joint Tabletop and Field Exercises on Maritime Security of Radioactive Material in Transport

par IAEA ...

Collections series Non-serial Publications
In May 2012, Morocco, Spain and the IAEA jointly organized a technical seminar on the risk of nuclear terrorism. This led to the adoption of a Joint Action Plan that provided an adequate framework for conducting exercises for nuclear security events and radiological emergencies. The Gate to Africa exercise programme on transport security is an implementation of the Joint Action Plan. This ... En savoir plus

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In May 2012, Morocco, Spain and the IAEA jointly organized a technical seminar on the risk of nuclear terrorism. This led to the adoption of a Joint Action Plan that provided an adequate framework for conducting exercises for nuclear security events and radiological emergencies. The Gate to Africa exercise programme on transport security is an implementation of the Joint Action Plan. This
... En savoir plus
Managing the Interface between Safety and Security for Normal Commercial Shipments of Radioactive Material

par IAEA ...

Collections Livre 1001 - Technical Reports Series
Regulations governing the safe transport of radioactive material have been developed and maintained at the international and national levels for more than six decades. More recently, similar efforts have been initiated for security during the transport of radioactive material; however, safety and security provisions have typically been developed independently. The aim of this publication is to ... En savoir plus

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Regulations governing the safe transport of radioactive material have been developed and maintained at the international and national levels for more than six decades. More recently, similar efforts have been initiated for security during the transport of radioactive material; however, safety and security provisions have typically been developed independently. The aim of this publication is to
... En savoir plus
Protection against Internal Hazards in the Design of Nuclear Power Plants

Specific Safety Guide

par IAEA ...

Collections Livre 64 - IAEA Safety Standards Series
Internal hazards have to be considered in the design of items important to safety in a nuclear power plant. The objective is to provide appropriate features to prevent internal hazards and mitigate their effects to ensure that safety is not compromised. This Safety Guide provides recommendations to regulatory bodies, nuclear power plant designers and licensees on hazard assessment (including for ... En savoir plus

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Internal hazards have to be considered in the design of items important to safety in a nuclear power plant. The objective is to provide appropriate features to prevent internal hazards and mitigate their effects to ensure that safety is not compromised. This Safety Guide provides recommendations to regulatory bodies, nuclear power plant designers and licensees on hazard assessment (including for
... En savoir plus
Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing And Waste Management

par Jinsuo Zhang ...

Collections Livre 2 - Modern Nuclear Energy Analysis Methods
The question of how to effectively, efficiently, and responsibly manage used nuclear fuels is a concern of major impediment in the light of today's increasing usage of nuclear power and development of advanced nuclear reactors. This book focuses on two significant areas of (used) nuclear fuel: the reprocessing technology, and waste disposal and management. The book covers the fundamental knowledge ... En savoir plus

$70.10 CAD

The question of how to effectively, efficiently, and responsibly manage used nuclear fuels is a concern of major impediment in the light of today's increasing usage of nuclear power and development of advanced nuclear reactors. This book focuses on two significant areas of (used) nuclear fuel: the reprocessing technology, and waste disposal and management. The book covers the fundamental knowledge
... En savoir plus
Mapping State And Non-state Actors' Responses To Nuclear Energy In Southeast Asia

par Nur Azha Putra, Mely Caballero-anthony ...

This book aims to introduce and discuss the policy issues and challenges surrounding the development of nuclear power energy in Southeast Asia (SEA). Nuclear energy is poised for substantial growth in a region that is in need of more sustainable and clean energy source against the background of rising energy demand and an increasingly narrower power supply and demand gap. However, there are many ... En savoir plus

$55.70 CAD

This book aims to introduce and discuss the policy issues and challenges surrounding the development of nuclear power energy in Southeast Asia (SEA). Nuclear energy is poised for substantial growth in a region that is in need of more sustainable and clean energy source against the background of rising energy demand and an increasingly narrower power supply and demand gap. However, there are many
... En savoir plus
Intellectual Property: A Guide for Engineers

par American Bar Association ...

Because of their inherent role as creators and managers of new technology, engineers need a basic understanding of the various forms of intellectual property and their underlying laws and governing principles. Topics include: patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, intellectual property and the Internet, and international protection of intellectual property. ... En savoir plus

$92.87 CAD

Because of their inherent role as creators and managers of new technology, engineers need a basic understanding of the various forms of intellectual property and their underlying laws and governing principles. Topics include: patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, intellectual property and the Internet, and international protection of intellectual property.
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永不爆炸的行波反應器

par 丁致良 ...

2022年3月3日台灣再度大停電，肇因為興達電廠開關場事故，受影響用戶達549萬戶，台電董事長、總經理因而被辭職。2021年5月由於興達電廠跳機台灣接連經歷了兩次輪流停電，使得電力供應不足的問題再度浮上檯面。廣東話說：大話怕計數。蔡政府的謊言、激進的發展綠能政策、聽起來很浪漫的非核家園多數的民眾並不了解。台電在此之前力阻任何贊同核電的報導。世界各國都在發展電動車，除非台灣不想加入，否則電力需求還會更大。2023年將是謊言破滅的時候。本書介紹第四代核電行波反應器。這種技術可使用傳統核電廠的核廢料發電，且自身產生的核廢料的放射性半衰周期從原本的幾百萬年降低至幾百年，而能源使用效率則提高數百倍。更重要的是，永遠不可能爆炸。本書並引用Amdahl定理說明永遠不可能爆炸的原因。最後我們解釋何以稱為行波反應器。 ... En savoir plus

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2022年3月3日台灣再度大停電，肇因為興達電廠開關場事故，受影響用戶達549萬戶，台電董事長、總經理因而被辭職。2021年5月由於興達電廠跳機台灣接連經歷了兩次輪流停電，使得電力供應不足的問題再度浮上檯面。廣東話說：大話怕計數。蔡政府的謊言、激進的發展綠能政策、聽起來很浪漫的非核家園多數的民眾並不了解。台電在此之前力阻任何贊同核電的報導。世界各國都在發展電動車，除非台灣不想加入，否則電力需求還會更大。2023年將是謊言破滅的時候。本書介紹第四代核電行波反應器。這種技術可使用傳統核電廠的核廢料發電，且自身產生的核廢料的放射性半衰周期從原本的幾百萬年降低至幾百年，而能源使用效率則提高數百倍。更重要的是，永遠不可能爆炸。本書並引用Amdahl定理說明永遠不可能爆炸的原因。最後我們解釋何以稱為行波反應器。
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