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Nuclear Power Plants
Contents
16.1 Introduction to nuclear engineering
16.2 Radioactive decay, half life
16.3 Principles of release of nuclear energy
16.4 Nuclear reactor components
16.5 Classification of nuclear reactors
16.6 Thermal fission reactors and power plant and their location
16.7 Reactor control
16.8 Radiation hazards
16.9 Nuclear power generation in india
16.10 Questions
16.1 INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
With the acute shortage of other sources of energy, namely fossil-based fuels and hydel source, the use of nuclear energy has become an inevitable option for both developed and developing countries. The amount of heat generated by burning 1 kg of nuclear fuel is equivalent to the energy generated by burning ...
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