Nuclear Micro Reactors

Description

This book looks at Generation IV (GEN IV) nuclear reactor design and the technology known as nuclear micro reactors that is currently under development. Coverage includes the advantages of nuclear micro reactor applications as sources of renewable energy, their use in military applications and Department of Defense requirements, and the nuclear industry’s trend toward the design of small and micro reactors. Nuclear micro reactor safety, security issues, and cost concerns are also explored. The book will provide scientists, engineers, and students with valuable guidance on the fundamentals needed to understand the research and development of the next generation of nuclear technologies. * Discusses nuclear micro reactor design, and their potentials efficiency, cost effectiveness, safety, and methods to supply renewable energy * Describes benefits, uses, safety issues, and challenges related to implementation **Dr. Bahman Zohuri** is currently an Associate Research Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Mexico, and founder of Galaxy Advanced Engineering, Inc. (GEI). Dr. Zohuri started GEI after many years in the semiconductor and defense industries as a Senior Process Engineer for corporations including Westinghouse and Intel, and then as Senior Chief Scientist at Lockheed Missile and Aerospace Corporation. While at Lockheed, he was responsible for the study of vulnerability, survivability, and component radiation and laser hardening for Defense Support Program (DSP), Boost Surveillance and Tracking Satellites (BSTS), and Space Surveillance and Tracking Satellites (SSTS). He also performed analysis of characteristics of laser beam and nuclear radiation interaction with materials, Transient Radiation Effects in Electronics (TREE), Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), System Generated Electromagnetic Pulse (SGEMP), Single-Event Upset (SEU), Blast and, Thermo-mechanical, hardness assurance, maintenance, and device technology. His consultancy clients have included Sandia National Laboratories, and he holds patents in areas such as the design of diffusion furnaces, and Laser Activated Radioactive Decay. Dr. Zohuri earned his Doctorate in Nuclear Engineering from the University of New Mexico. He is the author of several books on nuclear energy and directed energy weapons. * * *first heard about micro reactors from a presentation by Arizona Corporation Commissioner candidate [Kevin Thompson](https://ballotpedia.org/Kevin_Thompson). He said a few states are proposing them, but they should be more common in 10-15 years. They can even "afterburn" used rods from larger reactors like Palo Verde.Nuclear is currently the best *renewable* energy source!Mentions [Westinghouse's eVinci microreactor](https://westinghousenuclear.com/energy-systems/evinci-microreactor/) and [NuScale's small modular reactor (SMR)](https://www.nuscalepower.com/en).Author wrote me:> No states in US has implemented that technology yet but Westinghouse with there 3 MW eVinci reactor for space application and ground military application that have produced such small reactor and uses Heat Pipe for cooling purposepro-decentralization: ref:3.18: "The [economy of scale](https://economics.stackexchange.com/q/58133/4101) is replaced here [with small modular reactors (SMRs)] with the economy of serial production of many small and simple components and prefabricated sections."