How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor

Have you ever wondered how a nuclear power station works? This lively book will answer that question....
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Author: Colin Tucker
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Language: English
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How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor by Tucker, Colin

How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor

$335.23

How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor

$335.23
Author: Colin Tucker
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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!

Author: Colin Tucker
Publisher: Springer
Published: 01/26/2020
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9783030338756

About the Author

Colin Tucker has worked in the UK nuclear industry for 30 years, most of that time at Sizewell B power station. He specialises in 'Nuclear Safety' the safe running of the reactor, ensuring that the station is always ready to cope with anything that might happen. Over much of his career he has spent time visiting Schools, Clubs and other venues to talk about nuclear power stations - how they work, how they can be kept safe etc. In his spare time he is a bat enthusiast and a guard and signalman on the Ffestiniog Railway.


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