Title How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor Author(s) Tucker, Colin Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2019. Description XVII, 264 p. 131 illus., 122 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note Have you ever wondered how a nuclear power station works? This book will answer that question. It???ll take you on a journey from the science behind nuclear reactors, through their start-up, operation and shutdown. Along the way it covers a bit of the engineering, reactor history, different kinds of reactors and what can go wrong with them. Much of this is seen from the viewpoint of a trainee operator on a Pressurised Water Reactor - the most common type of nuclear reactor in the world. Colin Tucker has spent the last thirty years keeping reactors safe. Join him on a tour that is the next best thing to driving a nuclear reactor yourself! ISBN,Price 9783030338763 Keyword(s) 1. EBOOK 2. EBOOK - SPRINGER 3. ENERGY 4. Heavy ions 5. NUCLEAR ENERGY 6. NUCLEAR PHYSICS 7. Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons 8. PHYSICS 9. Popular Science in Energy 10. Popular Science in Physics 11. POWER ELECTRONICS 12. Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I08614     On Shelf