Next-Generation Nuclear Systems AI Integration, Passive Safety, and Advanced Reactor Engineering

A Knowledge-Based Reference for Future Nuclear Energy Solutions

Bahman Zohuri, Mehdi Abedi-Varaki

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443491986
• Subtopic: Mechanical Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Next-Generation Nuclear Systems AI Integration, Passive Safety, and Advanced Reactor Engineering: A Knowledge-Based Reference for Future Nuclear Energy Solutions addresses the urgent need for safe, sustainable, and resilient energy solutions. The book systematically covers next-generation reactor concepts, passive safety technologies, electromagnetic pump design, and advanced cooling and energy conversion cycles. It explores the transformative role of AI in predictive maintenance, cybersecurity, and smart grid operations, offering practical insights and case studies that bridge the gap between technical theory and real-world application. Each chapter follows a consistent structure, presenting foundational principles, design methodologies, and applications relevant to current and future energy systems.The book empowers its audience to analyze, design, and implement innovative nuclear and AI solutions. By consolidating knowledge across disciplines, it equips professionals and academics with the tools to address critical energy and environmental challenges. - Presents advanced Generation IV reactor and small modular reactor technologies - Explains AI-driven forecasting, cybersecurity, and smart grid resilience - Integrates passive safety systems and electromagnetic pump design - Provides practical case studies and conceptual designs - Bridges nuclear engineering and AI for holistic energy solutions

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• 1 Next generation nuclear plant
• 2 Artificial intelligence-driven nuclear applications
• 3 Energy forecasting with artificial intelligence demanding secured smart grid
• 4 Electromagnetic pump for large pool liquid metal fast breeder reactor concept
• 5 Preliminary research approach, design, and methodology driven EMP
• 6 Nuclear power reactors-driven radiation harden environments
• 7 Heat pipe application-driven fission nuclear power plant
• 8 Nuclear air-Brayton combined cycle (NACC)
• 9 Direct reactor auxiliary cooling systems (DRACS) and decay heat removal
• 10 A practical example for heat pipe design driven by artificial intelligence
• Index