Nuclear power technology. Volume 1. Reactor technology

This book presents papers on the nuclear industry. Topics considered include the basics of reactor operation, reactor physics, gas cooled reactors, light water reactors, fast reactors, the UKAEA interest in heavy water reactors, novel reactor concepts, prospects for fusion, fuel recycling, uranium and thorium raw materials, uranium supply, uranium enrichment, fuel design and fabrication, nuclear fuel reprocessing in the UK, radioactive waste management, the decommissioning of nuclear facilities, thorium fuel cycles, radiation and its control, the ICRP, and radiation detectors