Nuclear Principles in Engineering

This edition discusses new research and applications of nuclear engineering in industrial, heath care and energy processes. It offers modern graphical interpretation and updated material to access the technical language and content of nuclear principles.

Nuclear engineering plays an important role in various industrial, health care, and energy processes. Modern physics has generated its fundamental principles. A growing number of students and practicing engineers need updated material to access the technical language and content of nuclear principles.

"Nuclear Principles in Engineering, Second Edition" is written for students, engineers, physicians and scientists who need up-to-date information in basic nuclear concepts and calculation methods using numerous examples and illustrative computer application areas.

This new edition features a modern graphical interpretation of the phenomena described in the book fused with the results from research and new applications of nuclear engineering, including but not limited to nuclear engineering, power engineering, homeland security, health physics, radiation treatment and imaging, radiation shielding systems, aerospace and propulsion engineering, and power production propulsion.

Provides an extensive introduction to nuclear engineering with numerous applications in power engineering, homeland security, health physics, radiation treatment and imaging, radiation shielding systems, aerospace and propulsion engineering Includes original graphical interpretations of the abstract phenomena and equations Provides a wide range of examples that show a direct correlation with material presented in the book Includes extensive problem sets and a complete solutions manual Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Nuclear Concepts.- Atomic Theory.- Nuclear Theory.- Duality of Nature.- Radioactive Decay.- Interactions of Radiation with Matter.- Neutron Physics.- Neutron Transport.- Nuclear Reactor Control.