Metropolitan Siting of Nuclear Reactors

by Andrew Palmer, Grahame Oliver, T.S. Gopi Rethinaraj

Siting of nuclear reactors has to consider topography, accessibility, infrastructure for transportation, construction facilities, township for staff, feasibility of power evacuation, and availability of cooling water, along with other important safety aspects related to geology, seismology, and meteorology. This book reviews the technical issues presented by metropolitan siting and looks at global trends. It includes a case study on the siting of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439892342
• ISBN13: 9781439892343
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.3"