Description: About this productProduct InformationHave you ever wondered how a nuclear power station works? This lively book will answer that question. It'll take you on a journey from the science behind nuclear reactors, through their start-up, operation and shutdown. Along the way it covers a bit of the engineering, reactor history, different kinds of reactors and what can go wrong with them. Much of this is seen from the viewpoint of a trainee operator on a Pressurised Water Reactor - the most common type of nuclear reactor in the world. Colin Tucker has spent the last thirty years keeping reactors safe. Join him on a tour that is the next best thing to driving a nuclear reactor yourselfProduct IdentifiersPublisherSpringer International Publishing A&GISBN-103030338754ISBN-139783030338756eBay Product ID (ePID)4038526883Product Key FeaturesBook TitleHow to Drive a Nuclear ReactorAuthorColin TuckerFormatTrade PaperbackLanguageEnglishTopicPower Resources / Nuclear, Physics / Nuclear, Physics / GeneralPublication Year2020GenreTechnology & Engineering, ScienceNumber of PagesXvii, 264 PagesDimensionsItem Length9.3in.Item Width6.1in.Item Weight15.5 OzAdditional Product FeaturesNumber of Volumes1 Vol.Lc Classification NumberQ162Reviews"The book is great with the perfect mid-point of useful technical detail and easily understandable explanations. An excellent read for anyone interested in something a bit more in-depth than most popular science books, just so long as you go in with your brain switched on." (Popular Science, popsciencebooks.blogspot.com, September 7, 2020) "It should be of interest to both general readers wanting to know how a nuclear reactor works, those new to the industry, and specialists wanting a broader overview. ... The book is well produced, well written and the author's enthusiasm and sense of humour come over." (Nigel Buttery, Nuclear Future, May-June, 2020), "It should be of interest to both general readers wanting to know how a nuclear reactor works, those new to the industry, and specialists wanting a broader overview. ... The book is well produced, well written and the author's enthusiasm and sense of humour come over." (Nigel Buttery, Nuclear Future, May-June, 2020)Table of ContentOne Man and His Dog.- Physics is Phun.- Being Friendly to Neutrons.- Criticality is Not as Bad as it Sounds.- What Makes Nuclear Special?.- The Thing you put your Reactor in.....- Pull the Rods Out and Stand Back.- Watt Power?.- Your Reactor is Stable (Part One).- You've got to do Something with all that Steam....- The Big Red Button.- Your Reactor is Stable (Part Two).- Putting a Spin on it.- Going Up!.- Power, and How to Change it.- Steady Power with Nothin to do?.- It's All About Safety.- What Can Go Wrong (and what you can do about it...).- Smaller isn't Always Easier.- What Else Can Go Wrong?.- When you run out of Oomph.- Other Reactor Designs are Available.- How to Build your own Reactor.- And there's more....- Conclusion.Copyright Date2019SeriesSpringer Praxis Bks.IllustratedYes
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Book Title: How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Colin Tucker
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Power Resources / Nuclear, Physics / Nuclear, Physics / General
Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G
Publication Year: 2020
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Science
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: Xvii, 264 Pages
