Thin Safety Margin: The SEFOR Super-Prompt-Critical Transient Experiments, Ozark

Description: Thin Safety Margin by Jerry Havens, Collis Geren Thin Safety Margin charts the history of SEFOR, a twenty-megawatt reactor that operated for three years in the rural Ozark Mountains of Arkansas as part of an internationally sponsored program designed to demonstrate the Doppler effect in plutonium-oxide-fueled fast reactors. Authors Jerry Havens and Collis Geren draw upon this history to assess the accidental explosion risk inherent in using fast reactors to reduce the energy industrys carbon dioxide emissions.If a sufficiently powerful fast-neutron explosion were to cause the containment of a reactor such as SEFORs to fail, the reactors radiotoxic plutonium fuel could vaporize and escape into the surrounding environment, resulting in a miles-wide swath of destruction. The demonstration that the Doppler effect could prevent limited runaway reactivity in the event of an accident or natural disaster proved a critical development in producing safe nuclear technology. But while SEFOR was hailed as a breakthrough in nuclear safety, Havens and Gerens examination of the project, including the partial SCRAM that occurred in late 1970, confirms experts concerns regarding the limits of the Doppler effect and presents a compelling argument for caution in adopting fast reactors like SEFOR to reduce carbon emissions. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Jerry Havens is emeritus distinguished professor of chemical engineering at the University of Arkansas. His principal research centers on atmospheric dispersion, fire and explosion science, and regulation of liquefied natural gas facilities, with an emphasis on worst-case hazard potential in chemical and nuclear facilities.Collis Geren is emeritus professor at the University of Arkansas. He previously served as vice chair and chair of the chemistry department, chair of the biological science department, dean of the graduate school, and chief research officer. He also directed the Arkansas Biotechnology Center and served as the state director of several national EPSCoR programs. His main research involved the structure and function of the toxic components of native spider and snake venoms. Details ISBN1682261743 Author Collis Geren Short Title Thin Safety Margin Pages 144 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1682261743 ISBN-13 9781682261743 Format Paperback Publication Date 2021-08-02 Publisher Arkansas Scholarly Editions Imprint Arkansas Scholarly Editions Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-08-02 NZ Release Date 2021-08-02 UK Release Date 2021-08-02 Subtitle The SEFOR Super-Prompt-Critical Transient Experiments, Ozark Mountains, Arkansas, 1970–71 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:164720720;

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