| Author | : Colin Tucker |
| File Size | : 48,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 25 January 2020 |
| ISBN | : 9783030338763 |
| Pages | : 263 pages |
How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor by Colin Tucker Book PDF Summary
Have you ever wondered how a nuclear power station works? This lively book will answer that question. It’ll take you on a journey from the science behind nuclear reactors, through their start-up, operation and shutdown. Along the way it covers a bit of the engineering, reactor history, different kinds of reactors and what can go wrong with them. Much of this is seen from the viewpoint of a trainee operator on a Pressurised Water Reactor - the most common type of nuclear reactor in the world. Colin Tucker has spent the last thirty years keeping reactors safe. Join him on a tour that is the next best thing to driving a nuclear reactor yourself!