核电专业英语

前言

Part OneBasic Theory

Unit 1 Current Status of Nuclear Industry

1.Introduction

2.Why Is There a Renaissance in Nuclear Power Now

3.Current Status and Expansion Plans of Nuclear Power

4.Major Recent Developments

5.New Nuclear Reactor Technologies

6.Safety Concerns

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Special Notes

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Unit 2 Nuclear Physics

1.Atom and Nucleus

2.Stable and Unstable Nuclides

3.Mass Defect and Binding Energy

4.Modes of Radioactive Decay

5.Radioactivity

New Words and Expressions

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Unit 3 Neutron Physics

1.Neutron Interactions

2.Nuclear Fission

3.Energy Release from Fission

4.Neutron Sources

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Unit 4 Radiation Shielding

1.Nuclear Radiations

2.Radiation Effects on Materials

3.Radiation Shielding in Nuclear Reactor

4.Shielding Design

5.Shielding Materials

6.A Review of Software Resources

7.Health Physics

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Unit 5 Nuclear Reactor Theory

1.Nuclear Cross Sections and Neutron Flux

2.Neutron Slowing Down and Thermalization

3.Prompt and Delayed Neutrons

4.Neutron Flux Spectrum

5.Neutron Life Cycle

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Unit 6 Thermal Hydraulics

1.Introduction

2.Modes of Heat Transfer

3.Heat Generation

4.Boiling Heat Transfer

5.Decay Heat

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Unit 7 Nuclear Power Plant Core Materials

1.Overview

2.Nuclear Fuel， Uranium and Plutonium

3.Cladding Materials

4.Control Materials

5.Structural Materials

6.Coolant

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Part TwoPressurized Water Reactor

Unit 8 Basic Design Features of a Pressurized Water Reactor

1.Introduction

2.Typical Plant Arrangement

3.Nuclear Steam Supply System （NSSS）

4.Principal Design Criteria

5.Other Related Systems

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Unit 9 Reactor Core and Fuel

1.Introduction

2.Reactor Core

3.Nuclear Fuel

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Unit 10 Main Components in PWR Coolant System

1.Steam Generator

2.Pressurizer

3.Reactor Coolant Pump

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Unit 11 Steam Turbine

1.Principle of Steam Turbine

2.Classification of Steam Turbines

3.Steam Turbine Construction

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Unit 12 Auxiliaries of the Secondary Loop

1.Introduction

2.Main Steam and Bypass System

3.Condensing System

4.Regenerative Feedwater Heating System

5.Control and Protection System of Steam Turbine

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Unit 13 Operation of a Nuclear Power Plant

1.The Operation Modes of NPP

2.Operating Conditions

3.Safety Limits

4.Station Control System

5.Reactor Protection System

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Part ThreeStateoftheart of Nuclear Power

Unit 14 Current Power Reactor Technologies

1.Brief Review

2.Boiling Water Reactor

3.Heavywatermoderated Reactor

4.High Temperature Gascooled Reactor

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Unit 15 Design Features of AP1000

1.Introduction

2.Description of the Systems

3.Safety Systems and Active， Passive， and Inherent Features

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Unit 16 The EPR Reactor

1.Introduction

2.Systems Architecture

3.Safety Systems

4.Competitiveness

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Unit 17 Nuclear Safety

1.The Safety Functions of Nuclear Reactor

2.Defense in Depth

3.Safety Systems and Their Function

4.Nuclear Accidents

5.A Comparison between Three Nuclear Disasters

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Unit 18 International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor

1.Introduction

2.Tokamak

3.Safety and Environmental Assessment

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Unit 19 GenerationIV Nuclear Power

1.Background

2.Current Status of GenerationIV Science

3.Future Advances in GenerationIV Science

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Unit 20 Small Nuclear Power Reactors

1.Introduction

2.Kinds of Small Nuclear Reactors

3.Traveling Wave Reactors

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