Handbook of Generation IV Nuclear Reactors

A Guidebook

Igor Pioro

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9780128226537
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Industrial Health & Safety
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Handbook of Generation IV Nuclear Reactors, Second Edition is a fully revised and updated comprehensive resource on the latest research and advances in generation IV nuclear reactor concepts. Editor Igor Pioro and his team of expert contributors have updated every chapter to reflect advances in the field since the first edition published in 2016. The book teaches the reader about available technologies, future prospects and the feasibility of each concept presented, equipping them users with a strong skillset which they can apply to their own work and research. - Provides a fully updated, revised and comprehensive handbook dedicated entirely to generation IV nuclear reactors - Includes new trends and developments since the first publication, as well as brand new case studies and appendices - Covers the latest research, developments and design information surrounding generation IV nuclear reactors

Table of contents

• Handbook of Generation IV Nuclear Reactors
• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• References
• Further reading
• Sub Chapter 1.2 Current status and future trends in the world nuclear-power industry
• 1.2.1: Conclusions
• Chapter 2 Generation IV International Forum (GIF)
• 2.1: Origins of GIF
• Chapter 3 Very High Temperature Reactor
• 3.1: Development history and current status
• Chapter 4 Gas-cooled Fast Reactors (GFRs)
• Chapter 5 Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors (SFRs)
• 5.1: Introduction
• Chapter 6 Lead-cooled Fast Reactors (LFRs)
• 6.1: Overview and motivation for lead-cooled fast reactor systems
• Chapter 7 Homogeneous Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs): The Molten Salt Fast Reactor (MSFR) concept
• 7.1: Introduction
• Chapter 8 SuperCritical Water-cooled Reactors (SCWRs)
• 8.1: Introduction
• Chapter 9 Generation IV: United States
• Chapter 10 Generation IV: European Union
• 10.1: Introduction: “EU Energy Union” (2015) and “EU Green Deal” (2020)—Going climate neutral by 2050—Euratom contribution
• 10.5: Euratom research and training actions in innovative reactor systems and EU “Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform”
• 10.5.1: EURATOM actions that are considered as contributing to the six GIF reactor systems
• Chapter 11 ESFR SMART: A European Sodium Fast Reactor concept including the European feedback experience and the new safety commitments following Fukushima accident
• 11.1: The ESFR-SMART project
• Chapter 12 Generation-IV Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor (SFR) concepts in Japan
• 12.1: Introduction
• Chapter 13 Generation-IV concepts in Korea
• 13.1: Current status of nuclear power in Korea
• Chapter 14 Generation-IV concepts: China
• 14.1: Current status of nuclear power in China
• Chapter 15 Generation-IV concepts: India
• 15.1: Introduction
• Chapter 16 The safety and risk assessment of Advanced Reactors (ARs)
• 16.1: Basic safety principles
• 16.10: Natural circulation loop and parallel channel thermal-hydraulics
• Chapter 17 Non-proliferation for Advanced Reactors (ARs): Political and Social aspects
• 17.1: Introduction
• Chapter 18 Thermal aspects of conventional and alternative nuclear fuels
• 18.1: Introduction
• Chapter 19 Hydrogen production pathways for Generation-IV reactors
• 19.1: Introduction
• Chapter 20 Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
• References
• Sub Chapter 20.2 Current status of SMRs and S&MRs development in the world
• 20.2.1: Small Modular and Small- & Medium-size Reactors (SMRs and S&MRs)
• Chapter 21 Alternative power cycles for Generation-IV reactors
• References
• Sub Chapter 21.2 Closed Brayton-cycle configurations for Gas-cooled Fast Reactors (GFRs) and Very-High-Temperature Reactors (VHTRs)
• 21.2.1: Introduction
• 21.2.24: Future trends
• 21.2.24.1: Smaller high-pressure ratio cycle configuration
• Chapter 22 Regulatory and licensing challenges with Generation-IV nuclear energy systems
• Chapter 23 ITER, the way to fusion energy
• 23.1: Nuclear fusion
• 23.13: DEMO and the projects after ITER
• 23.14: Alternative technologies
• Appendix A1 Additional materials (layouts, T-s diagrams, basic parameters, photos, etc.) on thermal and nuclear power plants
• References
• Appendix A2 Comparison of thermophysical properties of reactor coolants
• References
• Index