Thorium-Energy for the Future Select Papers from ThEC15 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nayak, A.K (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Sehgal, Bal Raj (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Nuclear energy.; Materials science.; Force and energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Nuclear Energy.; Energy Materials.; Renewable and Green Energy.

This book comprises selected proceedings of the ThEC15 conference. The book presents research findings on various facets of thorium energy, including exploration and mining, thermo-physical and chemical properties of fuels, reactor physics, challenges in fuel fabrication, thorium fuel cycles, therma...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Thorium As a Fuel
• 3. Thorium irradiation experiences
• 4. Advanced reactor designs with Thorium Fuels
• 5. Safety Issues of Thorium Fueled Reactors
• 6. Back end of Thorium fuel cycle
• 7. Conclusions and Way Forward.