Papers included address the following general topic areas: Assessment methodologies (including the development of test methods for collection of data) -- Surveillance and Test methods (including in-core methods, e.g. monitoring and inspection, and out-of-core methods, e.g. irradiation experiments in a materials test reactor) -- Prediction of the performance of the graphite core (including fundamental material properties, modelling graphite component behaviour and modelling whole-core behaviour) -- Plant modifications (such as diverse shut down systems) -- Graphite decommissioning (including on safe disposal of the graphite core) -- Regulatory requirements -- Future reactor designs
Summary
This book provides an up-to-date account of recent advances in securing safe performance of graphite-moderated nuclear reactors both within the UK and abroad
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes
English
Online resource; title from title screen (viewed on June 15, 2010)
