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Nuclear power plants : design and safety considerations / James P. Argyriou, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Nuclear materials and disaster research.
- Nuclear Materials and Disaster Research
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nuclear power plants--United States--Safety measures.
- Nuclear power plants.
- Nuclear power plants--United States--Design and construction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (107 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2012.
- Summary:
- Since the devastation of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, some in US Congress have begun to question whether US plants are vulnerable to a similar threat. This book presents some of the general design concepts of operating nuclear power plants in order to discuss design considerations for seismic events.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62100-007-9
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