Nuclear energy: An introduction to the concepts, systems, and applications of nuclear processes

by Raymond L. Murray

Nuclear Energy, Fifth Edition provides nuclear engineers, plant designers and radiation physicists with a comprehensive overview of nuclear energy and its uses, discusses potential problems and provides an outlook for the futureNew and important trends are discussed including probabilistic safety analysis (PSA), deregulation of the electric power industry to permit competition in the supply of electricity; improvements in performance characteristics of nuclear power plants, such as capacity factor, production costs, and safety factors; storage and disposal of all types of radioactive wastes; advances in decontamination, decommissioning and reutilization; continued progress in evolutionary reactors; increased interest in the role of nuclear power in reducing pollution and global warming. Attention will also be given to the developments in such countries as Russia, Ukraine, France, Sweden, South Korea, China and Third World Countries. The author also looks at the problems of nuclear weapons proliferation and the potential threat from terrorist organizations or reckless countries. In addition, the author has identified Web sites and other electronic information sources to supplement all of the topics covered in this book.* Latest edition with updated content in important subject areas* Free downloadable software accompanies book contents* Revised instructor's manual to accompany book

Genres: Physics, Science

317 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1980

About the author

Raymond L. Murray (Ph.D. University of Tennessee) is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Nuclear Engineering of North Carolina State University.
He studied under J. Robert Oppenheimer at the University of California at Berkeley.
He was involved in the Manhattan Project of World War II, where he contributed to the uranium isotope separation process at Berkeley and Oak Ridge.
In 1950 he joined the North Carolina State University as Professor of Physics, and he remained there for over five decades.