Small Modular Reactors as Renewable Energy Sources

• Main Author: Zohuri, Bahman (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Renewable energy resources.; Nuclear energy.; Materials science.; Force and energy.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Nuclear Energy.; Energy Materials.

This book highlights Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) as a viable alternative to the Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs), which have been used as desalination plant energy sources. SMRs have lower investment costs, inherent safety features, and increased availability compared to NPPs. The unique and innovative...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter1: Introduction to the Nuclear Power Industry
• Chapter2: Nuclear Power Structure from Past to Present
• Chapter3: Nuclear Energy Research and Development Roadmap
• Chapter4: A Combined Cycle Power Conversion System for Small Modular Reactor
• Chapter5: Small Modular Reactors, The Next Big Renewable Energy Source
• Chapter6: Safty and Nonproliferation Aspect of GEN-IV Reactors
• Chapter7: Electricity Production and Renewable Source of Energy, Economics
• Chapter8: Energy Storage Technologies & Their Role in Renewable Integration.