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前言

Part One Basic Theory

Unit 1 Current Status of Nuclear Industry

 1. Introduction

 2. Why Is There a Renaissance in Nuclear Power Now

 3. Current Status and Expansion Plans of Nuclear Power

 4. Major Recent Developments

 5. New Nuclear Reactor Technologies

 6. Safety Concerns

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 2 Nuclear Physics

 1. Atom and Nucleus

 2. Stable and Unstable Nuclides

 3. Mass Defect and Binding Energy

 4. Modes of Radioactive Decay

 5. Radioactivity

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 3 Neutron Physics

 1.Neutron Interactions

 2.Nuclear Fission

 3.Energy Release from Fission

 4.Neutron Sources

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 4 Radiation Shielding

 1.Nuclear Radiations

 2.Radiation Effects on Materials

 3.Radiation Shielding in Nuclear Reactor

 4.Shielding Design

 5.Shielding Materials

 6.A Review of Software Resources

 7.Health Physics

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 5 Nuclear Reactor Theory

 1. Nuclear Cross Sections and Neutron Flux

 2. Neutron Slowing Down and Thermalization

 3. Prompt and Delayed Neutrons

 4. Neutron Flux Spectrum

 5. Neutron Life Cycle

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 6 Thermal Hydraulics

 1.Introduction

 2.Modes of Heat Transfer

 3.Heat Generation

 4.Boiling Heat Transfer

 5.Decay Heat

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 7 Nuclear Power Plant Core Materials

 1.Overview

 2.Nuclear Fuel, Uranium and Plutonium

 3.Cladding Materials

 4.Control Materials

 5.Structural Materials

 6.Coolant

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Part Two Pressurized Water Reactor

Unit 8 Basic Design Features of a Pressurized Water Reactor

 1.Introduction

 2.Typical Plant Arrangement

 3.Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS)

 4.Principal Design Criteria

 5.Other Related Systems

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 9 Reactor Core and Fuel

 1. Introduction

 2. Reactor Core

 3. Nuclear Fuel

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 10 Main Components in PWR Coolant System

 1.Steam Generator

 2.Pressurizer

 3.Reactor Coolant Pump

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 11 Steam Turbine

 1. Principle of Steam Turbine

 2. Classification of Steam Turbines

 3. Steam Turbine Construction

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 12 Auxiliaries of the Secondary Loop

 1.Introduction

 2.Main Steam and Bypass System

 3.Condensing System

 4.Regenerative Feedwater Heating System

 5.Control and Protection System of Steam Turbine

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 13 Operation of a Nuclear Power Plant

 1. The Operation Modes of NPP

 2. Operating Conditions

 3. Safety Limits

 4. Station Control System

 5. Reactor Protection System

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Part Three Stateoftheart of Nuclear Power

Unit 14 Current Power Reactor Technologies

 1. Brief Review

 2. Boiling Water Reactor

 3. Heavywatermoderated Reactor

 4. High Temperature Gascooled Reactor

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 15 Design Features of AP1000

 1. Introduction

 2. Description of the Systems

 3. Safety Systems and Active, Passive, and Inherent Features

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 16 The EPR Reactor

 1. Introduction

 2. Systems Architecture

 3. Safety Systems

 4. Competitiveness

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 17 Nuclear Safety

 1. The Safety Functions of Nuclear Reactor

 2. Defense in Depth

 3. Safety Systems and Their Function

 4. Nuclear Accidents

 5. A Comparison between Three Nuclear Disasters

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 18 International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor

 1. Introduction

 2. Tokamak

 3. Safety and Environmental Assessment

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 19 GenerationIV Nuclear Power

 1. Background

 2. Current Status of GenerationIV Science

 3. Future Advances in GenerationIV Science

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

Unit 20 Small Nuclear Power Reactors

 1. Introduction

 2. Kinds of Small Nuclear Reactors

 3. Traveling Wave Reactors

 New Words and Expressions

 Special Notes

 Questions

参考答案

Glossary

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