Nuclear Power: Past, present and future

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This research and reference text assesses the viability of nuclear power within the context of renewable energy and the challenges of climate change. This thoroughly updated second edition contains extensive new content on the prospects of nuclear power and progress made in the 2020s. It is an invaluable resource for researchers and postgraduate students in areas of nuclear power and nuclear energy.  PRELIMS.pdf Author biography David Elliott Bias Outline placeholder Guide to technical terms and units A quick guide to key atoms… Figure Acknowledgements Personal Acknowledgements CH001.pdf Chapter 1 Introduction: the nuclear vision 1.1 Nuclear energy: uranium in a bucket 1.2 Atoms for peace 1.3 The rise and fall of nuclear power 1.4 On to generation IV? References CH002.pdf Chapter 2 Nuclear innovation: the early days 2.1 Early US experiments 2.2 Thorium reactors and fast breeders 2.3 What next? 2.4 Design parameters, choices, and constraints References CH003.pdf Chapter 3 New brooms–in the 2000s 3.1 Back to breeders—and thorium 3.2 Small is beautiful—SMRs 3.3 Reactor choices and prospects References CH004.pdf Chapter 4 Progress in the 2020s 4.1 SMRs move ahead tentatively 4.2 ANT—a wider range 4.3 Fusion expectations 4.4 The prospects for advanced nuclear power References CH005.pdf Chapter 5 Nuclear power revisited 5.1 A review of the prospects for new nuclear technologies 5.2 Carbon intensity, materials, and land use 5.3 Nuclear and renewables 5.4 What long-term future for nuclear power? References CH006.pdf Chapter 6 Conclusions: the way ahead 6.1 The issues ahead 6.2 Choices ahead 6.3 An end to nuclear? 6.3.1 Afterword: insider views References APP1.pdf Chapter Reference APP2.pdf Chapter