Nuclear Engineering Handbook

by Kenneth D. Kok (Editor)

Overview

Building upon the success of the first edition, the Nuclear Engineering Handbook, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of nuclear power engineering. Consisting of chapters written by leading experts, this volume spans a wide range of topics in the areas of nuclear power reactor design and operation, nuclear fuel cycles, and radiation detection. Plant safety issues are addressed, and the economics of nuclear power generation in the 21^st century are presented. The Second Edition also includes full coverage of Generation IV reactor designs, and new information on MRS technologies, small modular reactors, and fast reactors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781482215922
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/21/2016
Series:	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series , #60
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	1000
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.20(h) x 2.30(d)

About the Author

Kenneth D. Kok, P.E., has over 40 years of varied experience in the nuclear industry. He is currently a consultant in the nuclear engineering field, based in Richland, Washington. Dr. Kok has served as the chair of the ASME Nuclear Engineering Division, directed the ASME course related to D&D, and supported the ICEM and ICONE meetings as a track leader and session chair. He has also served as the co-chair of ICEM.

Table of Contents

Preface. Acknowledgements. Editor. Contributors. Section I Introduction: Nuclear Power Reactors. Section II Introduction: Nuclear Fuel Cycle. Section III Introduction: Related Engineering and Analytical Processes. Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Kenneth Kok’s Nuclear Engineering handbook provides a comprehensive summary of the technologies, challenges and economics of the nuclear industry"
—William J. Madia, Stanford University, California, USA

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