Advances in Light Water Reactor Technologies

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Saito, Takehiko (Editor), Yamashita, Junichi (Editor), Oka, Yoshiaki (Editor), Ishiwatari, Yuki (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Edition: 1.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Nuclear physics.; Heavy ions.; Hadrons.; Electric power production.; Nuclear engineering.; Nuclear Engineering.; Energy Technology.; Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons.

Advances in Light Water Reactor Technologies focuses on the design and analysis of advanced nuclear power reactors. This volume provides readers with thorough descriptions of the general characteristics of various advanced light water reactors currently being developed worldwide. Safety, design, dev...

Table of Contents:

• Application of Probabilistic Safety Analysis in Design and Maintenance of the ABWR
• The Advanced Accumulator: A New Passive ECCS Component of the APWR
• Severe Accident Mitigation Features of APR1400
• Development and Design of the EPRTM Core Catcher
• Nuclear Power Development and Severe Accident Research in China
• Full MOX Core Design of the Ohma ABWR Nuclear Power Plant
• CFD Analysis Applications in BWR Reactor System Design
• Next Generation Technologies in the Digital I&C Systems for Nuclear Power Plants
• Advanced 3D-CAD and Its Application to State-of-the-Art Construction Technologies in ABWR Plant Projects
• Progress in Seismic Design and Evaluation of Nuclear Power Plants
• Index.