TY - BOOK ID - 7691539 TI - Thoria-based nuclear fuels : thermophysical and thermodynamic properties, fabrication, reprocessing, and waste management AU - Das, Dasarathi AU - Bharadwaj, S. R. PY - 2013 SN - 1447155882 1447155890 PB - London : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Nuclear Fuels. KW - Thermodynamic Properties. KW - Waste Management. KW - Mechanical Engineering KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Nuclear Engineering KW - Thermodynamics. KW - Nuclear fuels KW - Nuclear engineering. KW - Thermal properties. KW - Atomic power engineering KW - Atomic fuel KW - Fission fuel KW - Nuclear reactors KW - Reactor fuels KW - Fuel KW - Energy. KW - Nuclear energy. KW - Nuclear physics. KW - Heavy ions. KW - Hadrons. KW - Nuclear Energy. KW - Nuclear Engineering. KW - Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons. KW - Engineering KW - Nuclear physics KW - Nuclear energy KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Dynamics KW - Mechanics KW - Physics KW - Heat KW - Heat-engines KW - Quantum theory KW - Strongly interacting particles KW - Particles (Nuclear physics) KW - Partons KW - Ions KW - Atomic nuclei KW - Atoms, Nuclei of KW - Nucleus of the atom KW - Atomic energy KW - Atomic power KW - Energy, Atomic KW - Energy, Nuclear KW - Nuclear power KW - Power, Atomic KW - Power, Nuclear KW - Force and energy KW - Power resources KW - Nuclear engineering KW - Nuclear facilities KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Radioactive substances KW - Nuclear fuels. KW - Thorium compounds. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7691539 AB - This book presents the state of the art on thermophysical and thermochemical properties, fabrication methodologies, irradiation behaviours, fuel reprocessing procedures, and aspects of waste management for oxide fuels in general and for thoria-based fuels in particular.  The book covers all the essential features involved in the development of and working with nuclear technology. With the help of key databases, many of which were created by the authors, information is presented in the form of tables, figures, schematic diagrams and flow sheets, and photographs. This information will be useful for scientists and engineers working in the nuclear field, particularly for design and simulation, and for establishing the technology. One special feature is the inclusion of the latest information on thoria-based fuels, especially on the use of thorium in power generation, as it has less proliferation potential for nuclear weapons. Given its natural abundance, thorium offers a future alternative to uranium fuels in nuclear technology. In closing, the latest information on conventional uranium and plutonium fuels is also provided. ER -