Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781119975854
Year: 2014
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 572


Description:


Developing sufficient energy resources to replace coal, oil and
gas is a globally critical necessity. Alternatives to fossil fuels
such as wind, solar, or geothermal energies are desirable, but the
usable quantities are limited and each has inherent deterrents. The
only virtually unlimited energy source is nuclear energy, where
safety of infrastructure systems is the paramount
concern. 


Infrastructure Systems for Nuclear Energy addresses the
analysis and design of infrastructures associated with nuclear
energy. It provides an overview of the current and future nuclear
power industry and the infrastructure systems from the perspectives
of regulators, operators, practicing engineers and research
academics. This book also provides details on investigations of
containment structures, nuclear waste storage facilities and the
applications of commercial/academic computer software. 


Specific environments that challenge the behavior of nuclear
power plants infrastructure systems such as earthquake, blast, high
temperature, irradiation effects, soil-structure interaction
effect, etc., are also discussed. 




Key features:


? Includes contributions from global experts
representing academia and industry
? Provides an overview of the nuclear power industry and
nuclear infrastructure systems
? Presents the state-of-the-art as well as the future
direction for nuclear civil infrastructure systems




Infrastructure Systems for Nuclear Energy is a comprehensive,
up-to-date reference for researchers and practitioners working in
this field and for graduate studi