Handbook of Generation IV Nuclear Reactors

✍ Scribed by Igor Pioro

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 912
• Series: Woodhead Publishing in energy no. 103
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Handbook of Generation IV Nuclear Reactors presents information on the current fleet of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) with water-cooled reactors (Generation III and III+) (96% of 430 power reactors in the world) that have relatively low thermal efficiencies (within the range of 32 36%) compared to those of modern advanced thermal power plants (combined cycle gas-fired power plants – up to 62% and supercritical pressure coal-fired power plants – up to 55%).

Moreover, thermal efficiency of the current fleet of NPPs with water-cooled reactors cannot be increased significantly without completely different innovative designs, which are Generation IV reactors. Nuclear power is vital for generating electrical energy without carbon emissions.

Complete with the latest research, development, and design, and written by an international team of experts, this handbook is completely dedicated to Generation IV reactors.

• Presents the first comprehensive handbook dedicated entirely to generation IV nuclear reactors
• Reviews the latest trends and developments
• Complete with the latest research, development, and design information in generation IV nuclear reactors
• Written by an international team of experts in the field

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Related titles,Front Matter,Copyright,List of contributors,Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy,Foreword,Preface,NomenclatureEntitled to full text1 - Introduction: A survey of the status of electricity generation in the world∗, Pages 1-34, I.L. Pioro, R.B. Duffey, P.L. Kirillov, R. Panchal
Preface to Part One, Page 35
2 - Introduction: Generation IV International Forum, Pages 37-54, I.L. Pioro
3 - Very high-temperature reactor, Pages 55-90, X.L. Yan
4 - Gas-cooled fast reactors, Pages 91-96, P. Tsvetkov
5 - Sodium-cooled fast reactor, Pages 97-118, H. Ohshima, S. Kubo
6 - Lead-cooled fast reactor, Pages 119-155, C.F. Smith, L. Cinotti
7 - Molten salt fast reactors, Pages 157-188, M. Allibert, M. Aufiero, M. Brovchenko, S. Delpech, V. Ghetta, D. Heuer, A. Laureau, E. Merle-Lucotte
8 - Super-critical water-cooled reactors, Pages 189-220, T. Schulenberg, L. Leung
Preface to Part Two, Page 221
9 - Generation IV: USA, Pages 223-239, P. Tsvetkov
10 - Euratom research and training program in Generation-IV systems: Breakthrough technologies to improve sustainability, safety and reliability, socioeconomics, and proliferation resistance, Pages 241-281, G. Van Goethem
11 - Generation IV concepts: Japan, Pages 283-307, H. Kamide, H. Ohshima, T. Sakai, M. Morishita
12 - Generation IV concepts: USSR and Russia, Pages 309-333, D.V. Paramonov, E.D. Paramonova
13 - Generation IV concepts in Korea, Pages 335-371, D. Hahn
14 - Generation IV concepts: China, Pages 373-411, D. Zhang
15 - Generation IV concepts: India, Pages 413-452, R.K. Sinha, P. Chellapandi, G. Srinivasan, I. Dulera, P.K. Vijayan, S.K. Chande
Preface to Part Three, Page 453
16 - The safety of advanced reactors, Pages 455-540, R.B. Duffey, D. Hughes
17 - Nonproliferation for advanced reactors: Political and social aspects, Pages 541-582, G. Clark, R.B. Duffey
18 - Thermal aspects of conventional and alternative fuels, Pages 583-635, W. Peiman, I.L. Pioro, K. Gabriel, M. Hosseiny
19 - Hydrogen cogeneration with Generation IV nuclear power plants, Pages 637-659, O.A. Jianu, G.F. Naterer, M.A. Rosen
20 - Advanced small modular reactors, Pages 661-699, F. Aydogan
Appendix A1 - Additional materials (schematics, layouts, T–s diagrams, basic parameters, and photos) on thermal and nuclear power plants1, Pages 701-741, I.L. Pioro, P.L. Kirillov
Appendix A2 - Comparison of thermophysical properties of reactor coolants1, Pages 743-769, I.L. Pioro, A. Dragunov, Eu. Saltanov, B. Ikeda
Appendix A3 - Thermophysical properties of fluids at subcritical and critical/supercritical conditions1, Pages 771-794, I.L. Pioro, C.O. Zvorykin
Appendix A4 - Heat transfer and pressure drop in forced convection to fluids at supercritical pressures1, Pages 795-823, I.L. Pioro
Appendix A5 - World experience in nuclear steam reheat1, Pages 825-853, Eu. Saltanov, I.L. Pioro
Appendix A6 - Comparison of thermophysical properties of selected gases at atmospheric pressure, Pages 855-858, I.L. Pioro, P.L. Kirillov
Appendix A7 - Supplementary tables, Pages 859-869, I.L. Pioro, R. Panchal
Appendix A8 - Unit conversion, Pages 871-878
Index, Pages 879-911

✦ Subjects

Nuclear reactors;Handbooks, manuals, etc;TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING;Mechanical;Nuclear reactors