5th ed. 2000, - 490 p.
This book is intended to provide a factual description of basic nuclear phenomena, to describe devices and processes that involve nuclear reactions, and to call attention to the problems and opportunities that are inherent in a nuclear age. It is designed for use by anyone who wishes to
know about the role of nuclear energy in our society or to lea nuclear concepts for use in professional work.
The author hopes that this book will continue to serve as a useful vehicle to orient, train, and educate the next generation of professionals and leaders. The book is expected to be helpful as well for scientists and engineers in non-nuclear but related fields. As in past editions, the level of mathematics demanded by the book is not excessive. A new feature - Computer Exercises - has been added, however, intended to enhance the appreciation of effects, trends, and magnitudes. They use a set of computer programs available from the author on a non-proprietary, non-profit basis. These are written in the BASIC language or utilize a popular spreadsheet. Each type of program demands a minimum of expertise in computer programming, but permits calculations that go well beyond those possible or practical by use of a hand-held
calculator. Some of the programs have convenient menus; others yield directly a set of numbers; still others give graphical displays.
— Basic concepts
Energy
Atoms and Nuclei
Radioactivity
Nuclear Processes
Radiation and Materials
Fission
Fusion
— Nuclear systems
Particle Accelerators
Isotope Separators
Radiation Detectors
Neutron Chain Reactions
Nuclear Heat Energy
Breeder Reactors
Fusion Reactors
— Nuclear energy and man
The History of Nuclear Energy
Biological Effects of Radiation
Information from Isotopes
Useful Radiation Effects
Reactor Safety
Nuclear Propulsion
Radiation Protection
Radioactive Waste Disposal
Laws, Regulations, and Organizations
Energy Economics
Inteational Nuclear Power
Nuclear Explosions
The Future
Raymond L. Murray (Ph.D. University of Tennessee) is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Nuclear Engineering of North Carolina State University. His technic al interests include reactor analysis, nuclear criticality safety, radioactive waste management, and applications of microcomputers. Dr. Murray studied under J. Robert Oppenheimer at the University of Califoia at Berkeley. In the Manhattan Project of World War II, he contributed to the uranium isotope separation process at Berkeley and Oak Ridge.
This book is intended to provide a factual description of basic nuclear phenomena, to describe devices and processes that involve nuclear reactions, and to call attention to the problems and opportunities that are inherent in a nuclear age. It is designed for use by anyone who wishes to
know about the role of nuclear energy in our society or to lea nuclear concepts for use in professional work.
The author hopes that this book will continue to serve as a useful vehicle to orient, train, and educate the next generation of professionals and leaders. The book is expected to be helpful as well for scientists and engineers in non-nuclear but related fields. As in past editions, the level of mathematics demanded by the book is not excessive. A new feature - Computer Exercises - has been added, however, intended to enhance the appreciation of effects, trends, and magnitudes. They use a set of computer programs available from the author on a non-proprietary, non-profit basis. These are written in the BASIC language or utilize a popular spreadsheet. Each type of program demands a minimum of expertise in computer programming, but permits calculations that go well beyond those possible or practical by use of a hand-held
calculator. Some of the programs have convenient menus; others yield directly a set of numbers; still others give graphical displays.
— Basic concepts
Energy
Atoms and Nuclei
Radioactivity
Nuclear Processes
Radiation and Materials
Fission
Fusion
— Nuclear systems
Particle Accelerators
Isotope Separators
Radiation Detectors
Neutron Chain Reactions
Nuclear Heat Energy
Breeder Reactors
Fusion Reactors
— Nuclear energy and man
The History of Nuclear Energy
Biological Effects of Radiation
Information from Isotopes
Useful Radiation Effects
Reactor Safety
Nuclear Propulsion
Radiation Protection
Radioactive Waste Disposal
Laws, Regulations, and Organizations
Energy Economics
Inteational Nuclear Power
Nuclear Explosions
The Future
Raymond L. Murray (Ph.D. University of Tennessee) is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Nuclear Engineering of North Carolina State University. His technic al interests include reactor analysis, nuclear criticality safety, radioactive waste management, and applications of microcomputers. Dr. Murray studied under J. Robert Oppenheimer at the University of Califoia at Berkeley. In the Manhattan Project of World War II, he contributed to the uranium isotope separation process at Berkeley and Oak Ridge.