Accelerator Driven Subcritical Reactors (Fundamental and Applied Nuclear Physics Series.) By H Nifenecker, O Meplan, S David
Number Of Pages: 316 Publication Date: 2003-06-01 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750307439 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750307437
Book Description:
This book describes the basic knowledge in nuclear, neutron, and reactor physics necessary for understanding the principle and implementation of accelerator driven subcritical nuclear reactors (ADSRs), also known as hybrid reactors. Since hybrid reactors may contribute to future nuclear energy production, the book begins with a discussion of the general energy problem. It proceeds by developing the elementary physics of neutron reactors, including the basic nuclear physics involved. The book then presents computational methods, with special emphasis on Monte Carlo methods. It examines the specifics of ADSR, starting from the neutron spallation source to safety features. A thorough discussion is given on the size of hybrid reactors, which follows very different constraints from that of critical reactors. The possibility to optimize the source importance is examined in detail. The discussion of the fuel evolution follows with its relevance to safety and to the waste production and incineration. The conditions for having a constant reactivity over sufficiently long lapse of time are also discussed. The book also evaluates a number of practical designs that have been proposed. Finally, the last chapter deals with the examination of proposed and possible waste transmutation policies and the role which could be played by ADSR in this context. The potential advantage of the Thorium cycle is discussed as well as different scenarios that could be used to implement it.
Statistical Models for Nuclear Decay: From Evaporation to Vaporization (Fundamental and Applied Nuclear Physics Series)
By A.J Cole
Number Of Pages: 339 Publication Date: 2000-08-01 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750305126 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750305129
Book Description:
Statistical Models for Nuclear Decay: From Evaporation to Vaporization describes statistical models that are applied to the decay of atomic nuclei, emphasizing highly excited nuclei usually produced using heavy ion collisions. The first two chapters present essential introductions to statistical mechanics and nuclear physics, followed by a description of the historical developments, beginning with the application of the Bohr hypothesis by Weisskopf in 1937. This chapter covers fusion, fission, and the Hauser-Festbach theory. The next chapter applies the Hauser-Festbach theory using Monte Carlo methods and presents important experimental results. Subsequent chapters discuss nuclear decay at high excitation energies, including the theories and experimental results for sequential binary division, multifragmentation, and vaporization. The final chapter provides a short summary and discusses possible paths for further research
Lectures on Nuclear Theory (Dover Books on Physics and Chemistry) By L. D. Landau, Ya Smorodinsky
Publisher: Dover Publications Number Of Pages: 108 Publication Date: 1993-04 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486675130 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486675138 Binding: Paperback
Book Description:
Smorodinsky. Concise graduate-level introduction to key aspects of nuclear theory: nuclear forces, nuclear structure, nuclear reactions, pi-mesons, interactions of pi-mesons with nucleons, more. Based on landmark series of lectures by noted Russian physicist. "...a real jewel of an elementary introduction into the main concepts of nuclear theory...should be in the hands of every student."—Nuclear Physics. 1959 edition. 8 black-and-white illustrations. Foreword
