Nuclear Energy: An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes (Hardcover)

by Raymond Murray (Author) "OUR MATERIAL world is composed of many substances distinguished by their chemical, mechanical, and electrical properties..." (more)
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"Nuclear engineers, plant designers and radiation physicists are provided a comprehensive overview of nuclear energy and its uses." -- Chaos Solitons & Fractals

"Nuclear engineers, plant designers and radiation physicists are provided a comprehensive overview of nuclear energy and its uses. New and important trends are discussed including probabilistic safety analysis; deregulation of the electric power-industry to permit competition in the supply of electricity; improvements in performance characteristics of nuclear power plants, such as capacity factor, production costs and safety factors; storage and disposal of all types of radioactive wastes; advances in decontamination, decommissioning and reutilization; continued progress in evolutionary reactors; increased interest in the role of nuclear power in reducing pollution and global warning. Most importantly attention is give to the developments in countries such as Russia, Ukraine, France, Sweden, South Korea, China and Third-World countries. The book also looks at the problems of nuclear weapons proliferation and the potential threat from terrorist organizations. Web sites and other electronic information sources are included to supplement all of the topics covered, along with an instructor manual."
-Chaos Solitons & Fractals

Dr.Murray’s subtitle to his excellent book is “An Introduction to Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes” which allows me to recommend it particularly to students of the topic. However, I would be doing the rest of the “nuclear” fraternity an injustice by excluding them as this is a splendid reference book and, indeed, Dr.Murray’s list of references at the end of each chapter is all embracing and includes numerous website addresses as well as the more usual bibliography. - Keith Simm, Managing Editor, "The Nuclear Engineer" -- Review

"Nuclear engineers, plant designers and radiation physicists are provided a comprehensive overview of nuclear energy and its uses... -- -Chaos Solitons & Fractals

...this is a splendid reference book...Includes numerous website addresses as well as the more usual bibliography. -- - Keith Simm, Managing Editor,

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"This book presents basic concepts in nuclear energy in crisp and elegant fashion. Prof. Murray has done an excellent job with this fifth edition."
-Shripad T. Revankar, Purdue University

This book is for beginners, and it is especially useful for the engineer or scientist who has no previous knowledge of nuclear energy but who wishes to get up to speed and become familiar with the general problems.

This is a fine book and will, I believe, help to show students that nuclear engineering, and its associated fields, are worthwhile areas in which to plan a career.
-M.M.R Williams, Emeritus Professor of Nuclear Engineering, University of London

especially impressed with the inclusion of computer problems

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 490 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 5 edition (January 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 075067136X
• ISBN-13: 978-0750671361
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #949,223 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A student's perspective, April 22, 2004

By	Emily Colvin "nremily" (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was used as the textbook for my introduction to nuclear engineering class. While the information as present and relevant, it is presented in a meandering way that doesn't tell you what's important. The problems presented at the end of each chapter expect you to remember numbers and formulas that may have only been mentioned in passing 7 chapters ago. Further, each step of the problems has been rounded, making the final answer very different from that gained by simply doing the entire equation all at once. This may have been understandable when the first edition was written, but we have progressed significantly beyond the slide-rule, and the new generation of nuclear engineers is operating with much more sophisticated technology. The available instructor's answer guide to the problems does not even give the location of equations and numbers, nor is there a comprehensive appendix with all forumlas and numbers.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars nuclear book, October 2, 2008

By	J. M. Lisenby (NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book binding was in bad shape when I received it however I believe that is due to shipping constraints. Overall a good experience.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to nuclear energy, August 2, 2005

By	A. Devoto - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This introduction to nuclear physics is very clear and covers all the essential elements.