Nuclear Energy. An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes. Edition No. 8

Table of Contents

1. Energy 2. Atoms and Nuclei 3. Radioactivity 4. Nuclear Processes 5. Radiation and Materials 6. Fission 7. Fusion 8. The History of Nuclear Energy 9. Particle Accelerators 10. Biological Effects of Radiation 11. Radiation Protection 12. Radiation Detectors 13. Information From Isotopes 14. Useful Radiation Effects 15. Isotope Separators 16. Neutron Chain Reactions 17. Nuclear Heat Energy 18. Nuclear Power Plants 19. Reactor Theory Introduction 20. Time Dependent Reactor Behavior 21. Reactor Safety and Security 22. Nuclear Propulsion and Remote Power 23. Radioactive Waste Disposal 24. Nuclear Energy Future 25. Breeder Reactors 26. Fusion Reactors 27. Nuclear Weapons

Authors

Raymond Murray Nuclear Engineering Department, North Carolina State University, USA. Nuclear Engineering Department, North Carolina State University, USA (deceased) Keith E. Holbert Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University; Senior Member, IEEE; registered Professional (nuclear) Engineer. 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.