Commercial nuclear power plants have been operated for 25 years. Although their basic design has been proven successfully, an overall review of the designs of existing reactors, in light of the operational experiences and reactor safety research results, is useful to provide the direction for future improvements. This book is written: (1) to delineate reactor design principles and requirements and to review the performance of existing plants for stimulating the communications between the reactor designers, the reactor operators, and regulators in the course of further development of commercial nuclear power; (2) to update the design criteria and to suggest innovations for the reactor designers and operators based on the latest operational experiences and safety research results; and (3) to provide tools and technology of an IWR design, emphasized in thermal-hydraulic field, for further improvements in reactor design. This book is suggested for use as a reference for professionals working in the nuclear power field, and for use as a text for graduate level courses of nuclear engineering.

Super Light Water Reactors and Super Fast Reactors provides an overview of the design and analysis of nuclear power reactors. Readers will gain the understanding of the conceptual design elements and specific analysis methods of supercritical-pressure light water cooled reactors. Nuclear fuel, reactor core, plant control, plant stand-up and stability are among the topics discussed, in addition to safety system and safety analysis parameters. Providing the fundamentals of reactor design criteria and analysis, this volume is a useful reference to engineers, industry professionals, and graduate students involved with nuclear engineering and energy technology.

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This book focuses on core design and methods for design and analysis. It is based on advances made in nuclear power utilization and computational methods over the past 40 years, covering core design of boiling water reactors and pressurized water reactors, as well as fast reactors and high-temperature gas-cooled reactors. The objectives of this book are to help graduate and advanced undergraduate students to understand core design and analysis, and to serve as a background reference for engineers actively working in light water reactors. Methodologies for core design and analysis, together with physical descriptions, are emphasized. The book also covers coupled thermal hydraulic core calculations, plant dynamics, and safety analysis, allowing readers to understand core design in relation to plant control and safety.

Results of the project "High Performance Light Water Reactor--Phase 2," carried out September 2006-February 2010 as part of the 6th European Framework Program.