Suppes / Storvick Sustainable Nuclear Power

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-08-046645-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten

Sustainable Nuclear Power provides non-nuclear engineers, scientists and energy planners with the necessary information to understand and utilize the major advances in the field. The book demonstrates that nuclear fission technology has the abundance and attainability to provide centuries of safe power with minimal greenhouse gas generation. It also addresses the safety and disposal issues that have plagued the development of the nuclear power industry and scared planners and policy makers as well as the general public for more than two decades. In addition, the authors provide a Companion website, http://books.elsevier.com/companions, which gives access to government reports and case studies
*No need for a background in nuclear science! This book guides engineers, scientists and energy professionals through a concise and easy-to-understand overview of key safety and sustainability issues affecting their work.
*Details the very latest information about today's safest and most energy-efficient reactor designs and reprocessing procedures.
*Brings to light the fears and hesitation of using nuclear energy and explains that technologies and procedures for safe production and processing are available today.

Galen J. Suppes is a professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Missouri, Columbia, USA. He received his B.S in Chemical Engineering from Kansas State University in 1985, and his Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University in 1989. He has also done Post-Doc Class Work at the University of Huston in 1991/92, and is author of over 120 documents, including peer reviewed articles, conference papers and scientific reports.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Suppes, Galen J.

Storvick, Truman

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Title Page;4
2;Copyright Page;5
3;Table of Contents;6
4;List of Figures;10
5;Preface;16
5.1;Organization of the Book;17
5.2;Acknowledgments;19
6;Chapter 1 Introduction;23
6.1;Energy in Today’s World;23
6.2;Energy on Planet Earth;24
6.3;What Are the Right Questions?;26
6.4;Sustainable Nuclear Power;29
7;Chapter 2 The History of Energy;31
7.1;Energy;31
7.2;Nature’s Methods of Storing Energy;32
7.3;Man’s Interaction with Nature’s Stockpiles and Renewable Energies;35
7.4;The Industrial Revolution and Establishment of Energy Empires;38
7.5;Environmental Impact;47
7.6;Environmentally Responsible Nuclear Power;53
7.7;References;54
8;Chapter 3 Energy Reserves and Renewable Energy Sources;55
8.1;Fossil Fuel Reserves;55
8.2;Cosmic History of Fossil Energy Reserves;64
8.3;Nuclear Energy;70
8.4;Recent Solar Energy;80
8.5;Ethanol and Biodiesel from Agricultural Commodities;84
8.6;Emergence of Nuclear Power;93
8.7;References;94
9;Chapter 4 Emerging Fuel Technologies and Policies Impacting These Technologies;97
9.1;Politics of Change in the Energy Industry;97
9.2;Cost of Feedstock Resources;99
9.3;Case Study on Investment Decisions and Policy Impacts;104
9.4;Taxes and Social Cost;117
9.5;Corporate Lobbying Retrospect;121
9.6;Diversity as a Means to Produce Market Stability;124
9.7;The Details Are Important;126
9.8;Environmental Retrospect;130
9.9;Efficiency and Breakthrough Technology;131
9.10;Farm Commodities and Land Utilization;134
9.11;Global Warming;136
9.12;Diversity and the Role of Nuclear Power;138
9.13;References;139
10;Chapter 5 History of Conversion of Thermal Energy to Work;141
10.1;Use of Thermal Energy;142
10.2;The Concept of Work;143
10.3;Early Engine Designs;147
10.4;Turbine-Based Engines;156
10.5;Fuel Cells;169
10.6;Recommended Reading;178
10.7;General References;178
10.8;References;179
11;Chapter 6 Transportation;181
11.1;Transportation Before Petroleum Fuels;181
11.2;Petroleum Fuels: Their Evolution, Specification, and Processing;183
11.3;Alternative Fuels;190
11.4;Vehicular Fuel Conservation and Efficiency;198
11.5;References;206
12;Chapter 7 Production of Electricity;207
12.1;History of Production;207
12.2;Production of Electrical Power;218
12.3;Recommended Reading;222
12.4;References;222
13;Chapter 8 Energy in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning;223
13.1;The Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Industry;223
13.2;Air Conditioning;230
13.3;Heating;233
13.4;Peak Load Shifting and Storing Heat;236
13.5;The Role of Electrical Power in HVAC to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions;239
13.6;Example Calculations;240
13.7;References;243
14;Chapter 9 Electrical Power as Sustainable Energy;245
14.1;Sustainability and Electrical Power;245
14.2;Expanded Use of Electrical Power;246
14.3;Increased Use of Electrical Power in Transportation;248
14.4;Increased Use of Electrical Power in Space Heating;260
14.5;Increased Use of Electrical Power for Hot Water Heating;267
14.6;Topics of National Attention;267
14.7;Example Calculations;268
14.8;Recommended Reading;269
14.9;References;270
15;Chapter 10 Atomic Processes;271
15.1;Energies of Nuclear Processes;271
15.2;Chart of the Nuclides;276
15.3;Nuclear Decay;281
15.4;Conditions for Successful Nuclear Fission;282
15.5;Transmutation;292
15.6;Nuclear Fusion;295
15.7;Radiological Toxicology;297
15.8;References;304
16;Chapter 11 Recycling and Waste Handling for Spent Nuclear Fuel;305
16.1;The Nuclear Energy Industry;305
16.2;Recycling and Green Chemistry;306
16.3;Why Reprocess Spent Nuclear Fuel?;306
16.4;Discovery and Recovery;311
16.5;Reprocessing: Recovery of Unused Fuel;321
16.6;Waste Generation from Reprocessing;334
16.7;Report to Congress;336
16.8;References;337
17;Chapter 12 Nuclear Power Plant Design;341
17.1;Advances in Thermal Efficiency;343
17.2;Steam Cycles in Commercial Operation;349
17.3;Generation IV Nuclear Power Plants;353
17.4;Lessons from History;363
17.5;Challenges in Nuclear Power Plant Design;366
17.6;Implementation Strategies and Priorities;369
17.7;Recommended Reading;372
17.8;References;372
18;Chapter 13 For-Profit Industrial Drivers;375
18.1;Levelized Cost Approach;375
18.2;Capital Costs;377
18.3;Case Studies;385
18.4;Costs of Reprocessing;386
18.5;Advocates for Nuclear Power;389
18.6;Transportation and Nuclear Power;391
18.7;Expanded Use of Nuclear Power in Residence and Commercial Applications;394
18.8;Approaches to Long-Term Handling of Spent Nuclear Fuel;395
18.9;Fuel Costs and Energy Options;398
18.10;Comparison to Other Studies on Economics of Nuclear Power;400
18.11;Concluding Comments;401
18.12;References;403
19;Index;405