前言
Part One Basic Theory
Unit 1 Current Status of Nuclear Industry
1. Introduction
2. Why Is There a Renaissance in Nuclear Power Now
3. Current Status and Expansion Plans of Nuclear Power
4. Major Recent Developments
5. New Nuclear Reactor Technologies
6. Safety Concerns
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Unit 2 Nuclear Physics
1. Atom and Nucleus
2. Stable and Unstable Nuclides
3. Mass Defect and Binding Energy
4. Modes of Radioactive Decay
5. Radioactivity
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Unit 3 Neutron Physics
1.Neutron Interactions
2.Nuclear Fission
3.Energy Release from Fission
4.Neutron Sources
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Unit 4 Radiation Shielding
1.Nuclear Radiations
2.Radiation Effects on Materials
3.Radiation Shielding in Nuclear Reactor
4.Shielding Design
5.Shielding Materials
6.A Review of Software Resources
7.Health Physics
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Unit 5 Nuclear Reactor Theory
1. Nuclear Cross Sections and Neutron Flux
2. Neutron Slowing Down and Thermalization
3. Prompt and Delayed Neutrons
4. Neutron Flux Spectrum
5. Neutron Life Cycle
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Unit 6 Thermal Hydraulics
1.Introduction
2.Modes of Heat Transfer
3.Heat Generation
4.Boiling Heat Transfer
5.Decay Heat
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Unit 7 Nuclear Power Plant Core Materials
1.Overview
2.Nuclear Fuel, Uranium and Plutonium
3.Cladding Materials
4.Control Materials
5.Structural Materials
6.Coolant
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Part Two Pressurized Water Reactor
Unit 8 Basic Design Features of a Pressurized Water Reactor
1.Introduction
2.Typical Plant Arrangement
3.Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS)
4.Principal Design Criteria
5.Other Related Systems
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Unit 9 Reactor Core and Fuel
1. Introduction
2. Reactor Core
3. Nuclear Fuel
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Unit 10 Main Components in PWR Coolant System
1.Steam Generator
2.Pressurizer
3.Reactor Coolant Pump
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Unit 11 Steam Turbine
1. Principle of Steam Turbine
2. Classification of Steam Turbines
3. Steam Turbine Construction
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Unit 12 Auxiliaries of the Secondary Loop
1.Introduction
2.Main Steam and Bypass System
3.Condensing System
4.Regenerative Feedwater Heating System
5.Control and Protection System of Steam Turbine
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Unit 13 Operation of a Nuclear Power Plant
1. The Operation Modes of NPP
2. Operating Conditions
3. Safety Limits
4. Station Control System
5. Reactor Protection System
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Part Three Stateoftheart of Nuclear Power
Unit 14 Current Power Reactor Technologies
1. Brief Review
2. Boiling Water Reactor
3. Heavywatermoderated Reactor
4. High Temperature Gascooled Reactor
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Unit 15 Design Features of AP1000
1. Introduction
2. Description of the Systems
3. Safety Systems and Active, Passive, and Inherent Features
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Unit 16 The EPR Reactor
1. Introduction
2. Systems Architecture
3. Safety Systems
4. Competitiveness
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Unit 17 Nuclear Safety
1. The Safety Functions of Nuclear Reactor
2. Defense in Depth
3. Safety Systems and Their Function
4. Nuclear Accidents
5. A Comparison between Three Nuclear Disasters
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Unit 18 International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
1. Introduction
2. Tokamak
3. Safety and Environmental Assessment
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Unit 19 GenerationIV Nuclear Power
1. Background
2. Current Status of GenerationIV Science
3. Future Advances in GenerationIV Science
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Unit 20 Small Nuclear Power Reactors
1. Introduction
2. Kinds of Small Nuclear Reactors
3. Traveling Wave Reactors
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参考答案
Glossary
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