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New Nukes: Assessments of Light Water Small Modular & Advanced Reactor Concepts
Darnell Walters (Ed.)
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Description for New Nukes: Assessments of Light Water Small Modular & Advanced Reactor Concepts
Hardback. Editor(s): Walters, Darnell. Num Pages: 90 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; THK; THX; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 292 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Energy demand in the United States is expected to continue to grow over the coming decades, and the Department of Energy (DOE) considers nuclear energy to be one way to help meet this increased demand without producing air pollution. However, the current domestic commercial nuclear reactor fleet, consisting of 99 large light water reactors (LWRs) that provide about 20 percent of U.S. electricity is aging, and some reactors have shut down in recent years. LWRs use light, or ordinary, water to cool the reactor. New reactor concepts are under development as alternative energy options. Light water small modular reactors (SMRs) ... Read more
Energy demand in the United States is expected to continue to grow over the coming decades, and the Department of Energy (DOE) considers nuclear energy to be one way to help meet this increased demand without producing air pollution. However, the current domestic commercial nuclear reactor fleet, consisting of 99 large light water reactors (LWRs) that provide about 20 percent of U.S. electricity is aging, and some reactors have shut down in recent years. LWRs use light, or ordinary, water to cool the reactor. New reactor concepts are under development as alternative energy options. Light water small modular reactors (SMRs) ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
90
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781634845533
SKU
V9781634845533
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