Nuclear chemical engineering / Manson Benedict, Thomas H. Pigford, Hans Wolfgang Levi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benedict, Manson, author.

Pigford, Thomas H., author.

Levi, Hans Wolfgang, author.

Series:

McGraw-Hill series in nuclear engineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear engineering.

Nuclear chemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 1008 pages) : illustrations, figs., tables.

Edition:

2nd edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c1981.

Contents:

A. Mcgraw-hill series in nuclear engineering

B. Dedication

C. Preface

1. Chemical engineering aspects of nuclear power

Introduction

Nuclear fission

Nuclear fuels

Nuclear reactor types

Fuel processing flow sheets

Fuel-cycle operations

Fuel reprocessing

Isotope separation

Nuclear fusion

References

Problems

2. Nuclear reactions

Nuclides

Radioactivity

Decay chains

Neutron reactions

The fission process

Growth and decay of nuclides with simultaneous radioactive decay, neutron absorption, and continuous processing

Derivation of the bateman equation (2.17) by laplace transforms

Nomenclature

3. Fuel cycles for nuclear reactors

Effects of irradiation on nuclear fuels

Fuel and poison management

Fuel management in a large pressurized-water reactor

Fuel-cycle costs

Hand calculation of fuel-cycle performance

Fuel-cycle material flow sheets

4. Solvent extraction of metals

Applications

Extractable metal-organic complexes

Solvent extraction principles

Distribution coefficients

Solvent requirements

Theory of countercurrent equilibrium extraction

Solvent extraction equipment

5. Uranium

Uranium isotopes

Uranium radioactive decay series

Metallic uranium

Uranium compounds

Uranium solution chemistry

Sources of uranium

Uranium resource estimates

Concentration of uranium

Uranium refining

Production of uranium metal

6. Thorium

Uses of thorium

Thorium isotopes

Thorium radioactivity

Metallic thorium

Thorium compounds

Thorium solution chemistry

Thorium resources

Concentration and extraction of thorium

Purification of thorium

Conversion of thorium nitrate to oxide, fluoride, chloride, or metal

7. Zirconium and hafnium

Uses of zirconium and hafnium

Natural occurrence

Production and price

Zirconium and hafnium metal and alloys

Zirconium and hafnium compounds

Extraction of zirconium and hafnium from zircon

Separation of zirconium and hafnium

Production of metallic zirconium and hafnium

Alternatives for producing hafnium-free zirconium from zircon

8. Properties of irradiated fuel and other reactor materials

Fission-product radioactivity

Radioactivity of the actinides

Effect of fuel-cycle alternatives on properties of irradiated fuel

Radioactivity from neutron activation

Neutron activity in recycled fuel

9. Plutonium and other actinide elements

General chemical properties of the actinides

Properties of protactinium

Properties of neptunium

Properties of plutonium

Properties of americium

Properties of curium

10. Fuel reprocessing

Objectives of reprocessing

Composition of irradiated fuel

History of reprocessing

The purex process

Reprocessing thorium-based fuels

Reprocessing lmfbr fuels

Neptunium recovery in reprocessing

Prevention of criticality in reprocessing plants

Problems.

11. Radioactive waste management

High-level waste

Non-high-level waste

Special radioactive waste

Disposal of radioactive waste

Assessment of long-term safety

Problem

12. Stable isotopes: uses, separation methods, and separation principles

Uses of stable isotopes

Isotope separation methods

Terminology

Stage properties

Types of cascade

The simple cascade

The recycle cascade

The ideal cascade

Close-separation cascade

Separative capacity, separative work, and separation potential

Differential equation for separation potential

Equilibrium time for isotope separation plants

Squared-off cascade

Generalized ideal cascade

Three-component isotope separation

13. Separation of isotopes of hydrogen and other light elements

Sources of deuterium

Deuterium production processes and plants

Separation factors in distillation

Distillation of hydrogen

Distillation of water

Electrolysis

Electrolysis and steam-hydrogen exchange

Separation factors in deuterium exchange processes

Number of theoretical stages in exchange columns

Monothermal exchange processes

Dual-temperature water-hydrogen sulfide exchange process

Dual-temperature ammonia-hydrogen exchange process

Methylamine-hydrogen exchange processes

Dual-temperature water-hydrogen exchange processes

Exchange processes for separation of lithium isotopes

Exchange processes for other elements

14. Uranium isotope separation

Isotopic content of uranium

Uranium enrichment projects

Gaseous diffusion

The gas centrifuge

Aerodynamic processes

Mass diffusion

Thermal diffusion

Laser isotope separation

A. Fundamental physical constants

B. Conversion factors

Basic equivalents

Mass and energy equivalents?

Pressure equivalents

C. Properties of the nuclides

Nuclear species

Mass

Abundance or half-life

Decay mode

Decay energy

Credits

D. Radioactivity concentration limits for selected radionuclides.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on Jun. 23, 2015.

ISBN:

9780070045316

0070045313

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