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The Three Mile Island and Chernobyl nuclear incidents emphasized the need for the world-wide nuclear community to cooperate further and exchange the results of research in this field in the most open and effective manner. Recognizing the roles of heat and mass transfer in all aspects of fission-product behavior in sever reactor accidents, the Executive Committee of the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer organized a Seminar on Fission Product Transport Processes in Reactor Accidents. This book contains the eleven of the lectures and all the papers presented at the seminar along with four invited papers that were not presented and a summary of the closing session. ... Read more

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Nuclear reactor physics is the core discipline of nuclear engineering. Nuclear reactors now account for a significant portion of the electrical power generated worldwide, and new power reactors with improved fuel cycles are being developed. At the same time, the past few decades have seen an ever-increasing number of industrial, medical, military, and research applications for nuclear reactors. The second edition of this successful comprehensive textbook and reference on basic and advanced nuclear reactor physics has been completely updated, revised and enlarged to include the latest developments. ... Read more

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Just buy Duderstadt
Especially for beginning reactor physics classes, go with the Duderstadt book. It's much clearer. For this to be useful, you kind of need to know all of it already. I remember being really annoyed once when a variable was used and never defined (before OR after the equation). We ended up sharing a couple of copies of Duderstadt from the prof and the library in order to understand enough to use the Stacey book.

Book is hard to read, even for a nuclear engineering student
My professor was so excited when this new book came out. As we started reading it, we realized that the doctor who wrote this book was aiming it at an audience who would already know all of this, never really introducing any new terms or reviewing in any way the new materials to allow the student (who is supposed to be learning it for the first time) to really learn the subject. We ended up switching back to the old book for the remainder of the class. Over all, don't buy unless you already know what you are talking about. ... Read more

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This conference is the sixth in a series of topical meetings dealing with the nuclear fission process, mainly at low excitation energy. During these meetings, actual topics are discussed by a group of experts. These proceedings give an overview of the topics treated at the conference and permit a rapid overview of the current activities in the field. ... Read more

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This book-and-software package supplies users with an interactive experience for nuclear visualization via a computer-graphical interface, similar in principle to the molecular visualizations already available in chemistry. Models of the Atomic Nucleus explains the nucleus in a way that makes nuclear physics as comprehensible as chemistry or cell biology. The book/software supplements virtually any of the current textbooks in nuclear physics by providing a means for 3D visual display of the diverse models of nuclear structure. For the first time, an easy-to-master software for scientific visualization of the nucleus makes this notoriously 'nonvisual' field become immediately ‘visible.’ After a review of the basics, the book explores and compares the competing models, and addresses how the lattice model best resolves remaining controversies. The appendix explains how to obtain the most from the software provided on extras.springer.com. This new edition has been updated completely and expanded to cover recent developments in low energy nuclear reactions (LENR), and to show how the fcc nucleon lattice explains both the asymmetric fragments produced by the fission of Uranium and the symmetric fragmens produced by the fission of Palladium. The associated software to visualize the models of atomic nuclei had been rewritten and updated to include all new developments. ... Read more

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This book presents more than 100 papers devoted to the understanding of fission processes and neutron-rich nuclei. All forms of fission, from spontaneous fission of 252Cf to high-energy fragmentation, are included. Together with studies on properties of neutron-rich nuclei and astrophysics, the book also features new experimental techniques, directions and the emerging new radioactive beam facilities. ... Read more

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The fast-neutron breeder reactor is the principal means now envisaged of exploiting the very large resource of energy residing in the naturally abundant isotope of uranium 238. Extensive research and development programmes are being carried out in a number of countries to realize this potential. There are about a dozen substantial reactors operating, and wide-ranging supporting programmes include fuel processing and development, and safety and environmental issues. This Discussion Meeting held at the Royal Society in May 1989, brought together experts from all participating countries. The technical sessions included: basic science and engineering; reports on progress in the U.S.S.R.,U.S.A., Japan and Western Europe; the fuel cycle, including fuel design, reprocessing and environmental aspects; reactor safety and engineering; economics. A concluding session summarized participants' thoughts on the future of fast reactors. ... Read more

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Proceedings from the Second International Conference on Fission and Properties of Neutron-Rich Nulei, held in June, 1999 in St. Andrews, Scotland. ... Read more

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the fifth in a series of meetings dealing with the nuclear fission process, mainly at low excitation energy. It provides a rapid overview of the current activities in the field. ... Read more

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The subject of nuclear power is fraught with controversy, and it is often discussed with an inadequate understanding of the science behind today's reactor technology.This book covers the entire nuclear fuel cycle, from mining uranium ore to disposal of radioactive wastes.It is intended for a broad audience of nonspecialist readers.Basic principles are fully explained, and topics such as environmental radioactivity--both naturally occurring and man-made--and safety issues are explored.Anyone interested in the operation of today's nuclear power-generating plants will want to have a copy of this informative volume. ... Read more

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This book is a collection of talks presented at the International Symposium on "Exotic Nuclei" EXON2006 which was held in Khanty-Mansiysk Russia (Russia, west Siberia) during 17-22 July 2006. The International Symposium of Exotic Nuclei (EXON2006) was dedicated to the problems of producing and investigating nuclei far from the line of stability. The main goal of the Symposium was to discuss the latest results on the production and study of the properties of the lightest to heaviest nuclei, as well as, the plans for future joint investigations in the field of exotic nuclei. The big interest in the synthesis of new isotopes of the light elements could explain the numerous reports on this topic. In principle, in the region of neutron-rich isotopes of light elements the nucleon dripline has been reached. Principally new information was obtained for the neutron-rich nuclei close to the magic neutron numbers N = 20 and N = 28. It turned out that, what concerns their stability, the magicity of these nuclei was of no importance. New magic numbers N = 6, 16, and 32 were discovered. In the last few years the experiments on the synthesis of the new transfermium elements and the study of their properties have been really intensive. The search for new superheavy elements is being done in four leading laboratories - the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions at JINR (Dubna), the National Center GANIL (France), GSI (Germany), and RIKEN (Japan). Nowadays unique techniques for the synthesis and investigation of the properties of exotic nuclei are being developed together with the realization of large accelerator projects for radioactive ion beams. The creation of the new radioactive ion beam factories needs big investments, and they can be built only with the support of international collaborations.

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All papers have been peer-reviewed. Compound-nuclear reactions play a crucial role in nuclear astrophysics, nuclear energy, and national security. Although the concept of the compound nucleus dates back to the 1930s, a comprehensive, quantitative description of compound-nuclear reactions remains to be established. CNR* 2007 brought together experts in nuclear theory, experiment, and data evaluation to review current efforts aimed at understanding compound-nuclear reactions and to identify strategies for addressing open questions.

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This digital document is an article from Mechanical Engineering-CIME, published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers on December 1, 2009. The length of the article is 3561 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Facts & fission: a veteran of the Manhattan Project argues for the real-world practicality of nuclear power.(POWER & energy)(Column)
Author: Theodore Rockwell
Publication: Mechanical Engineering-CIME (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Volume: 131Issue: 12Page: 32(6)

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This volume comprises an important collection of papers dedicated to the problems of producing and investigating nuclei far from the line of stability. Together, they discuss the latest results on the production and study of the properties of the lightest to the heaviest nuclei as well as the current plans for future joint investigations in the field of exotic nuclei. The contributions from well-known experts in the field were presented at the International Symposium on Exotic Nuclei, jointly organized by four scientific centers where this field is actively pursued: Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions JINR (Dubna), RIKEN (Japan), GANIL (France), and GSI (Germany). Unique techniques for the synthesis and investigation of the properties of exotic nuclei are being developed together with the realization of large accelerator projects. The creation of these new radioactive ion beam factories requires substantial investment, and they can only be built with the support of international collaborations. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

The definitive text on Nuclear Engineering
Chances are good that if you are studying nuclear engineering you will encounter this book and many others that reference it, and for good reason. This book is well written in a conversational style that explains difficult concepts clearly with a dash of humor. The book has not been updated in something like 30 years but the science has not changed and I have found no major mistakes or typos.

This book is well worth buying if you are a little ways in to your studies, but probably a bit over the head of a beginning student.

Great service.
Everything went right and smooth with my order. I got the book on Amazon way cheaper than in a library... Good value!

Great testbook for Nuclear Reactor Analysis
This is a great introductory textbook for Nuclear Reactor Analysis/ One-Speed diffusion model/Multigroup Diffusion method and core design. It was published a while ago - in 1976, but remains to be one of the best textbook on the topic.

Good for the Intermediate Nuclear Engineer Student
This book is one of the two "Bibles" of Nuclear Engineering.LaMarsh's "Introduction to Nuclear Engineering" is the other IMHO.For those interested in a broad overview of Nuclear Engineering, it is my opinion that you should start with the LaMarsh book.Duderstadt's book contains a lot more math and can be difficult to follow without some solid math background and a few Nuc Eng courses under your belt.There are a few cases in the book where a series of equations leading to a conclusion skip a few steps.It's not as bad as the old "A=B and from this we see that e = mc2!" joke, but some work is required.

That said, this books drawbacks are also its strengths.It has stood the test of time [my copy is over 20 years old] and will probably remain relevant for another 20 years.It is to my knowledge well prepared and error free, and a must-have for anyone interested in nuclear reactor engineering.

_Nuclear Reactor Analysis_: A Good Place to Start
A good, solid, book for a undergraduate student in nuclear engineering or anyone with a physical sciences background who is interested in learningmore about nuclear power operations and analysis. Very clear text with plenty of information on topics (i.e., reactor design) that often confuse students. -Mike Walker Thorsvedtt ... Read more