- 226 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About this book
Fast Reactors: A Solution to Fight Against Global Warming presents the current status of fast-reactor nuclear generation technology, with a focus on ecology and sustainability benefits for the future. Author Joel Guidez analyzes past failures and limited deployment reasons to help drive this power generation method forward to a cleaner and more sustainable energy environment. The book covers safety aspects, short-life waste management, multirecycling, and biodiversity preservation to provide a well-rounded reference on the topic.
- Analyzes reasons for past failures and presents the advantages of fast reactors
- Reviews the status of fast-reactor technology, for sodium fast reactors and molten salt reactors with liquid fuel
- Presents ways in which fast nuclear reactors can help fight climate change and promote sustainability for the future
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Table of contents
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the author
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Where do Homo sapiens get their energy?
- Chapter 2 What are the advantages of fast reactors?
- Chapter 3 Fast reactors exist, I’ve met them
- Chapter 4 Analysis of the reasons for the failure to deploy sodium-cooled fast reactors globally in 2021
- Chapter 5 What fuel for a sodium-cooled fast reactor?
- Chapter 6 Update on the technical state of sodium-cooled fast reactors in Europe
- Chapter 7 Update on molten salt fast reactors
- Chapter 8 Conclusion: What future for fast reactors and our planet?
- Appendix 1. Lessons learned from sodium-cooled fast reactor operation
- Appendix 2. Industrial demonstration of the fuel cycle of a sodium-cooled fast reactor
- Appendix 3. Choice of fuel salt for a U/Pu cycle molten salt reactor
- Index
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