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Nuclear Energy: An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes 7th Edition
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Nuclear Energy is one of the most popular texts ever published on basic nuclear physics, systems, and applications of nuclear energy. This newest edition continues the tradition of offering a holistic treatment of everything the undergraduate engineering student needs to know in a clear and accessible way. The book presents a comprehensive overview of radioactivity, radiation protection, nuclear reactors, waste disposal, and nuclear medicine.
The seventh edition is restructured into three parts: Basic Concepts, Nuclear Power (including new chapters on nuclear power plants and introduction to reactor theory), and Radiation and Its Uses. Part Two in particular has been updated with current developments, including a new section on Reactor Safety and Security (with a discussion of the Fukushima Diiachi accident); updated information on naval and space propulsion; and revised and updated information on radioactive waste storage, transportation, and disposal. Part Three features new content on biological effects of radiation, radiation standards, and radiation detection.
- Coverage of energy economics integrated into appropriate chapters
- More worked examples and end of chapter exercises
- Updated final chapter on nuclear explosions for current geopolitical developments
- ISBN-100124166547
- ISBN-13978-0124166547
- Edition7th
- PublisherButterworth-Heinemann
- Publication dateFebruary 21, 2014
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions7.5 x 1.1 x 9.3 inches
- Print length576 pages
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-Shripad T. Revankar, Purdue University
This book is for beginners, and it is especially useful for the engineer or scientist who has no previous knowledge of nuclear energy but who wishes to get up to speed and become familiar with the general problems.
This is a fine book and will, I believe, help to show students that nuclear engineering, and its associated fields, are worthwhile areas in which to plan a career.
- --M.M.R Williams, Emeritus Professor of Nuclear Engineering, University of London
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About the Author
Keith Holbert is the founding director of the nuclear power generation program and an associate professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University. He joined the ASU faculty in 1989 after earning his doctorate in nuclear engineering from the University of Tennessee. His research expertise is in instrumentation and system diagnostics including radiation effects on sensors. Holbert has performed tests on safety-related systems in more than a dozen nuclear power plants in the United States. He has published more than 200 journal and conference papers, two textbooks and holds one patent. Holbert is a registered professional (nuclear) engineer. He is a member of the American Nuclear Society and a Senior Member of the IEEE. Holbert teaches undergraduate and graduate engineering courses on electric power generation (from all forms of energy), nuclear reactor theory and design, nuclear power plant controls and diagnostics, reactor safety analysis, and health physics and radiation measurements. He has been the recipient of multiple teaching awards.
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- Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann; 7th edition (February 21, 2014)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 576 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0124166547
- ISBN-13 : 978-0124166547
- Item Weight : 2.45 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.5 x 1.1 x 9.3 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,774,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #189 in Nuclear Engineering (Books)
- #553 in Oil & Energy Industry (Books)
- #2,847 in Environmental Economics (Books)
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