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Author : U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Division of Reactor Development and Technology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : NUCLEAR REACTORS-- HISTORY.
ISBN : MINN:31951D03596352P
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Nuclear power plants
ISBN : UOM:39015095056043
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:252014801
Author : U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Division of Reactor Development and Technology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Nuclear power plants
ISBN : OCLC:10750380
Author : J. Moteff,General Electric Company. Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Nuclear reactors
ISBN : UOM:39015086422329
Author : United States Air Force Academy. Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Nuclear energy
ISBN : SRLF:A0005065255
Author : D.P. McCaffrey
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1990-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0792310357
Several individuals noted the potentially important civilian uses of atomic energy shortly after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. That year J. Robert Oppenheimer told a national radio audience that "in the near future" it would be possible to generate profitable electric power from "controlled nuclear chain reaction units" (reactors). It was suggested that, after fIfteen to twenty-five years of development, mature nuclear technology could provide virtually inexhaustible, cheap energy given the abundance of nuclear fuel. Admiral Lewis Strauss, the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, stated that atomic power would generate electricity "too cheap to meter" (A statement that, according to Brookhaven National Laboratories' physicist Herbert Kouts, immediately "caused consternation among his technical advisors" [Kouts, 1983: 3)). For a brief period it was thought that airplanes would fly using atomic power, and homes would install small nuclear reactors for heat and hot water. 1950s and early 1960s a small number of prototype nuclear In the reactors came on line in the United States. The first power plant protoype reactor began operation in Shippingport, Pennsylvania in 1957. It was followed by the Dresden 1 unit near Chicago in 1959, the Yankee plant in Rowe, Massachusetts (1960), and the Indian Point (New York) and Big Rock Point (Michigan) plants in 1%2. These five plants had a combined 800 megawatts (800 MW), or less than one generating capacity ofless than percent of the total American electricity generating capacity in 1962.
Author : U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Nuclear reactors
ISBN : IND:30000098845500
Author : U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Nuclear reactors
ISBN : UOM:39015095056258
Author : David Bodansky
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 701 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-06-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387269313
This second edition represents an extensive revision of the ?rst edition, - though the motivation for the book and the intended audiences, as described inthepreviouspreface,remainthesame. Theoveralllengthhasbeenincreased substantially, with revised or expanded discussions of a number of topics, - cluding Yucca Mountain repository plans, new reactor designs, health e?ects of radiation, costs of electricity, and dangers from terrorism and weapons p- liferation. The overall status of nuclear power has changed rather little over the past eight years. Nuclear reactor construction remains at a very low ebb in much of the world, with the exception of Asia, while nuclear power’s share of the electricity supply continues to be about 75% in France and 20% in the United States. However,therearesignsofaheightenedinterestinconsideringpossible nuclear growth. In the late 1990s, the U. S. Department of Energy began new programs to stimulate research and planning for future reactors, and many candidate designs are now contending—at least on paper—to be the next generation leaders. Outside the United States, the commercial development ofthePebbleBedModularReactorisbeingpursuedinSouthAfrica,aFrench- German consortium has won an order from Finlandfor the long-plannedEPR (European Pressurized Water Reactor), and new reactors have been built or planned in Asia. In an unanticipated positive development for nuclear energy, the capacity factor of U. S. reactors has increased dramatically in recent years, and most operating reactors now appear headed for 20-year license renewals.
Author : Stephen L Del Sesto
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000310863
As of June 1977, the United States had some 232 nuclear power plants either planned or in operation, with a generating capacity estimated at about 321 million kilowatts. To date, the industrial world has spent over $200 billion in order to produce useful energy from nuclear fission. By all odds, civilian nuclear power is one of the largest technological ventures in history. To many, this massive effort is completely justified: No other single technology offers as much promise for satisfying world energy needs in the years ahead—particularly as fossil fuels dwindle and climb drastically in price. Yet to others, there is no single technology which raises such serious questions of risk to public health and safety.
Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety and Security of U.S. Nuclear Plants,National Research Council,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies
Publisher : National Academy Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 030927253X
The March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami sparked a humanitarian disaster in northeastern Japan. They were responsible for more than 15,900 deaths and 2,600 missing persons as well as physical infrastructure damages exceeding $200 billion. The earthquake and tsunami also initiated a severe nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Three of the six reactors at the plant sustained severe core damage and released hydrogen and radioactive materials. Explosion of the released hydrogen damaged three reactor buildings and impeded onsite emergency response efforts. The accident prompted widespread evacuations of local populations, large economic losses, and the eventual shutdown of all nuclear power plants in Japan. "Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety and Security of U.S. Nuclear Plants" is a study of the Fukushima Daiichi accident. This report examines the causes of the crisis, the performance of safety systems at the plant, and the responses of its operators following the earthquake and tsunami. The report then considers the lessons that can be learned and their implications for U.S. safety and storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste, commercial nuclear reactor safety and security regulations, and design improvements. "Lessons Learned" makes recommendations to improve plant systems, resources, and operator training to enable effective ad hoc responses to severe accidents. This report's recommendations to incorporate modern risk concepts into safety regulations and improve the nuclear safety culture will help the industry prepare for events that could challenge the design of plant structures and lead to a loss of critical safety functions. In providing a broad-scope, high-level examination of the accident, "Lessons Learned" is meant to complement earlier evaluations by industry and regulators. This in-depth review will be an essential resource for the nuclear power industry, policy makers, and anyone interested in the state of U.S. preparedness and response in the face of crisis situations.
Author : George T. Mazuzan,J. Samuel Walker
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0520051823
Author : David Okrent
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Nuclear reactors
ISBN : OSU:32435002722015
Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board,Committee on the Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations near Nuclear Facilitiesâ¬"Phase I
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309255714
In the late 1980s, the National Cancer Institute initiated an investigation of cancer risks in populations near 52 commercial nuclear power plants and 10 Department of Energy nuclear facilities (including research and nuclear weapons production facilities and one reprocessing plant) in the United States. The results of the NCI investigation were used a primary resource for communicating with the public about the cancer risks near the nuclear facilities. However, this study is now over 20 years old. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission requested that the National Academy of Sciences provide an updated assessment of cancer risks in populations near USNRC-licensed nuclear facilities that utilize or process uranium for the production of electricity. Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations near Nuclear Facilities: Phase 1 focuses on identifying scientifically sound approaches for carrying out an assessment of cancer risks associated with living near a nuclear facility, judgments about the strengths and weaknesses of various statistical power, ability to assess potential confounding factors, possible biases, and required effort. The results from this Phase 1 study will be used to inform the design of cancer risk assessment, which will be carried out in Phase 2. This report is beneficial for the general public, communities near nuclear facilities, stakeholders, healthcare providers, policy makers, state and local officials, community leaders, and the media.