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Nuclear Safety in Light Water Reactors: Severe Accident Phenomenology
Author(s): Bal Raj Sehgal
- Publisher: Academic Press
- Publication Date: 3 Jun. 2016
- Language: English
- Print length: 730 pages
- ISBN-10: 0323164560
- ISBN-13: 9780323164566
Book Description
This vital reference is the only one-stop resource on how to assess, prevent, and manage severe nuclear accidents in the light water reactors (LWRs) that pose the most risk to the public. LWRs are the predominant nuclear reactor in use around the world today, and they will continue to be the most frequently utilized in the near future. Therefore, accurate determination of the safety issues associated with such reactors is central to a consideration of the risks and benefits of nuclear power. This book emphasizes the prevention and management of severe accidents to teach nuclear professionals how to mitigate potential risks to the public to the maximum extent possible.
