Nuclear fission reactors
Type
Book
Rate
0.0 /5
Looks at the science and technology behind nuclear reactors and how they can be used to generate electricity.
Read More ↓Title Statements
- Full title :Nuclear fission reactors / James A. Mahaffey.
Summary
Looks at the science and technology behind nuclear reactors and how they can be used to generate electricity.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©2011.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Facts on File
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2011.
The Physical Object
- Description:xiii, 143 pages : : color illustrations ; : 25 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780816076512, 0816076510
- oclc:ocn606772072
- LC Classification:TK9148
- Dewey Decimal:621.48/3
Table of Contents
Nuclear fission process -- How to make energy with nuclear fission -- Controlling nuclear fission -- Transferring heat and keeping things from melting -- Many ways to build a power plant -- Nonnuclear components of a power plant -- Walk through a nuclear power plant -- Environmental advantages, disadvantages, and economics -- Conclusion.
Read More ↓
Rate & Review