A concise and current treatment of the subject of nuclear power safety, this work addresses itself to such issues of public concern as: radioactivity in routine effluents and its effect on human health and the environment, serious reactor accidents and their consequences, transportation accidents involving radioactive waste, the disposal of radioactive waste, particularly high-level wastes, and the possible theft of special nuclear materials and their fabrication into a weapon by terrorists. The implementation of the ...
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A concise and current treatment of the subject of nuclear power safety, this work addresses itself to such issues of public concern as: radioactivity in routine effluents and its effect on human health and the environment, serious reactor accidents and their consequences, transportation accidents involving radioactive waste, the disposal of radioactive waste, particularly high-level wastes, and the possible theft of special nuclear materials and their fabrication into a weapon by terrorists. The implementation of the defense-in-depth concept of nuclear power safety is also discussed. Of interest to all undergraduate and graduate students of nuclear engineering, this work assumes a basic understanding of scientific and engineering principles and some familiarity with nuclear power reactors
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Add this copy of Nuclear Power Safety to cart. $55.00, good condition, Sold by Conover Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Martinsville, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Pergamon Press.
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Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Minor edge and corner wear, no dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, some shelf wear, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, spine is slightly faded, ex-library with the usual library markings, overall a nice used first edition! Red cloth with gilt lettering and illustration on the front board and gilt lettering on the spine. 410 informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations and diagrams! "Nuclear Power Safety is receiving much attention in the popular news media nad technical journals and is often a topic of discussion and debate at meetings of civic clubs, professional societies, etc. The main concerns of the public are focused on 1) radioactivity in routine effluents and its effect on human helath and the environment, 2) the possibility of serious reactor accidents and their consequences, 3) transportation accidents involving radio-active waste, 4) the disposal of radioactive waste particularly high-level wastes and, 5) the possible theft of special nuclear materials and their fabrication into a weapon by terrorists....."----from the Preface.