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by Paul Breeze
Nuclear Power
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Chapter 1. An Introduction to Nuclear Power
Abstract
The History of Nuclear Power
Global Electricity Production From Nuclear Power
Chapter 2. Nuclear Fuel and the Nuclear Resource
Abstract
The Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Global Uranium Resources
Uranium Production and Consumption
Thorium
Chapter 3. The Basics of Nuclear Power
Abstract
Nuclear Reactions
Nuclear Fission
Controlled Nuclear Reaction
Breeder Reactions
Fusion
Nuclear Power Plant Conventional Island Components
Chapter 4. Water-Cooled Reactors
Abstract
Water-Cooled Designs
The Boiling Water Reactor
The Pressurized Water Reactor
The Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor
The VVER Reactor
The RBMK Reactor
Chapter 5. Gas-Cooled Reactors
Abstract
The Magnox Reactor
The UNGG Reactor
The Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor
Heavy Water Gas-Cooled Reactors
Chapter 6. Breeder Reactors
Abstract
Plutonium Breeder Reactors
Fast Neutron Reactor Projects, Past and Present
Slow Neutron Breeder Reactors
Chapter 7. Advanced Reactor Design and Small Modular Reactors
Abstract
Third-Generation Reactors
Fourth-Generation Reactor Designs and Concepts
Small Modular Reactors
Chapter 8. Nuclear Fission
Abstract
Fusion Basics
Magnetic Confinement
Inertial Confinement
Tritium Production
Chapter 9. The Environment Effects of Nuclear Power
Abstract
Nuclear Power and Global Warming
Radioactive Waste
Waste Categories
Decommissioning
Normal Power Plant Environmental Effects
Chapter 10. The Cost of Electricity From Nuclear Power Stations
Abstract
Levelized Cost of Energy Model
Capital Cost
The LCOE From a Nuclear Power Station
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