ABSTRACT

Sodium Fast Reactors with Closed Fuel Cycle delivers a detailed discussion of an important technology that is being harnessed for commercial energy production in many parts of the world. Presenting the state of the art of sodium-cooled fast reactors with closed fuel cycles, this book:Offers in-depth coverage of reactor physics, materials, design, s

chapter 1|12 pages

Nuclear Fission and Breeding

chapter 3|4 pages

Description of a Fast Spectrum Reactor

chapter 4|10 pages

Unique Worthiness of SFR

chapter 6|12 pages

Prospect of Various Types of FSRs

chapter 7|46 pages

Choice of Materials and Their Performance

chapter 8|102 pages

System and Components

chapter 9|18 pages

Design Basis

chapter 10|94 pages

Design Validations

chapter 11|58 pages

Design Analysis and Methods

chapter 12|18 pages

Safety Principles and Philosophy

chapter 13|26 pages

Safety Criteria and Basis

chapter 14|16 pages

Event Analysis

chapter 15|26 pages

Severe Accident Analysis

chapter 16|28 pages

Sodium Safety

chapter 17|16 pages

Computer Codes and Validation

chapter 18|30 pages

Test Facilities and Programs

chapter 19|10 pages

Safety Experiments in Reactors

chapter 20|14 pages

Severe Accident Management

chapter 21|28 pages

Safety Analysis of PFBR: A Case Study

chapter 24|22 pages

Illustrations from International SFRs

chapter 26|12 pages

SFR Program in Countries

chapter 27|22 pages

Feedback from Operating Experiences

chapter 28|16 pages

Innovative Reactor Concepts for Future SFRs

chapter 29|24 pages

Fuel Cycle for SFRs

chapter 30|16 pages

Decommissioning Aspects

chapter 31|14 pages

Material Science and Metallurgy

chapter 32|10 pages

Chemical Sensors for Sodium Coolant Circuits

chapter 33|16 pages

Robotics, Automation, and Sensors

chapter 35|38 pages

Economics of SFRs with a Closed Fuel Cycle