The Radiochemistry of Nuclear Power Plants with Light Water Reactors

Karl-Heinz Neeb

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN:
  9783110132427
• eBook ISBN:
  9783110812015
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Chemistry
• Index: Chemistry

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Table of contents

• Introduction
• Part A. Design of light water reactor nuclear power plants
• 1 The Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR)
• 1.1 Design of Western PWR plants
• 1.2 VVER design
• 1.3 PWR coolant chemistry
• References Chapter 1
• 2 The Boiling Water Reactor (BWR)
• 2.1 Design of Western BWR plants
• 2.2 RBMK design
• 2.3 BWR coolant chemistry
• References Chapter 2
• Part B. Radiochemistry during normal operation of the plant
• 3 Radionuclides in the reactor core
• 3.1 Radionuclides in fresh nuclear fuels
• 3.2 Radionuclides in irradiated nuclear fuels
• References Chapter 3
• 4 Radionuclides in the coolants of light water reactors during normal operation
• 4.1 General remarks
• 4.2 Activation products of the coolant, its additives and impurities
• References Section 4.2
• 4.3 Fission products and activation products from the fuel
• References Section 4.3
• 4.4 Activated corrosion products and contamination buildup
• 4.5 Decontamination in nuclear power plants
• References Section 4.5
• Part C. Radiochemistry under the conditions of reactor accidents
• 5 General remarks
• References Chapter 5
• 6 Design basis accidents
• 6.1 General aspects
• 6.2 Specific accident sequences in design basis accidents
• References Chapter 6
• 7 Severe reactor accidents
• 7.1 General aspects
• References Section 7.1
• 7.2 Postulated accident sequences
• References Section 7.2
• 7.3 Chemistry and behavior of radionuclides in the different stages of a severe accident
• 7.4 Fission product behavior in actual severe reactor accidents
• References Section 7.4
• Subject Index