Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface / Steven B. Krivit -- Introduction / Jay Lehr -- Nuclear fission : glossary and acronyms / K. Anantharaman [and others] -- Nuclear fusion : glossary and acronyms / Lester M. Waganer -- General concepts. Nuclear energy : past, present, and future / Jar Lehr -- Benefits and role of nuclear power / Patrick Moore -- Early history of nuclear energy / Roger Tilbrook -- Early commercial development of nuclear energy / Roger Tilbrook -- Basic concepts of thermonuclear fusion / Laila A. El-Guebaly -- Basic concepts of nuclear fission / Pavel V. Tsvetkov -- Oklo natural fission reactor / L.V. Krishnan -- Electrical generation from nuclear power plants / Pavel V. Tsvetkov, David E. Ames II -- Nuclear energy for water desalination / Saly T. Panicker, P.K. Tewari -- Nuclear energy for hydrogen generation / Alistair I. Miller -- Nuclear fission. Uranium-plutonium nuclear fuel cycle / Shoaib Usman -- Global perspective on thorium fuel / K. Anantharaman, P.R. Vasudeva Roa -- Design principles of nuclear materials / Baldev Raj, M. Vijayakshmi -- Nuclear fuel reprocessing / Carlos H. Castaño -- Safety of nuclear fission reactors : learning from accidents / J.G. Marques -- Spent fuel and waste disposal / Clifford Singer, William R. Roy -- Fission energy usage: status, trends and applications / Pavel V. Tsvetkov -- Fission : broad application reactor technology. Light-water-moderated fission reactor technology / J'Tia P. Taylor, Roger Tilbrook -- CANDU pressurized heavy water nuclear reactors / Rusi P. Taleyarkhan -- Graphite-moderated fission reactor technology / Pavel V. Tsvetkov -- Status of fast reactors / Baldev Raj, P. Chellapandi -- Review of generation-III/III+ fission reactors / J.G. Marques -- Tomorrow's hope for a pebble bed nuclear reactor / Jay Lahr -- Hydrogeology and nuclear energy / Roger Henning -- Fission : Gen IV reactor technology. Introduction to generation-IV fission reactors / Harold McFarlane -- Very high temperature reactor / Hans D. Gougar -- Supercritical water reactor / James R. Wolf -- Potential use of supercritical water-cooling in nuclear reactors/ Igor Pioro -- Generation-IV gas-cooled fast reactor / J'Tia P. Taylor -- Generation-IV sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFR) / Robert N. Hill, Christopher Grandy, Hussein Khalil -- Thermonuclear fusion. Historical origins and development of fusion research / Stephen O. Dean -- Plasma physics and engineering / Francesco Romanelli -- Fusion technology / Lester M. Waganer -- ITER -- an essential and challenging step to fusion energy / Charles C. Baker -- Power plant projects / Laila A. El-Guebaly -- Safety and environmental features / Lee Cadwallader, Laila A. El-Guebaly -- Internal fusion energy technology / Rokaya A. Al-Ayat, Edward I. Moses, Rose A. Hansen -- Hybrid nuclear reactors / Jose M. Martinez-Val [and others] -- Fusion maintenance systems / Lester M. Waganer -- Fusion economics / Lester M. Waganer -- Low-energy nuclear reactions. Development of low-energy nuclear reaction research / Steven B. Krivit -- Low-energy nuclear reactions : a three-stage historical perspective / Leonid I. Urutskoev -- Low-energy nuclear reactions : transmutations / Mahadeva Srinivasan, George Miley, Edmund Storms -- Widom-Larsen theory : possible explanation of LENRs / Joseph M. Zawodny, Stepven B. Krivit -- Possible applications of LENRs / Winthrop Williams, Joseph Zawodny -- Other concepts. Acoustic inertial confinement nuclear fusion / Rusi P. Taleyarkhan, Richard T. Lahey Jr., Robert I. Nigmalulin -- Direct energy conversion concepts / Pavel V. Tsvetkov.

A significant milestone in the history of nuclear technology, "Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia: Science, Technology, and Applications" is a comprehensive and authoritative reference guide written by a committee of the world's leading energy experts. The encyclopedia is packed with cutting-edge information about where nuclear energy science and technology came from, where they are today, and what the future may hold for this vital technology. Filled with figures, graphs, diagrams, formulas, and photographs, which accompany the short, easily digestible entries, the book is an accessible reference work for anyone with an interest in nuclear energy, and includes coverage of safety and environmental issues that are particularly topical in light of the Fukushima Daiichi incident. The first definitive work on all aspects of the world's energy supply, the Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia brings together decades of knowledge in a series of volumes about energy sources and technologies ranging from coal and oil, to biofuels and wind, and ultimately nuclear power.

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