Physics and Technology of Nuclear Materials

By Ioan Ursu

Physics and Technology of Nuclear Materials presents basic information regarding the structure, properties, processing methods, and response to irradiation of the key materials that fission and fusion nuclear reactors have to rely upon. Organized into 12 chapters, this book begins with selectively several fundamentals of nuclear physics. Subsequent chapters focus on the nuclear materials science; nuclear fuel; structural materials; moderator materials employed to ""slow down"" fission neutrons; and neutron highly absorbent materials that serve in reactor's power control. Other chapters explore the cooling agents; fluids carrying the energy to its final stage of conversion into electric power; thermal and biological shielding materials; some outstanding reactor components; and irradiated fuel reprocessing. The last two chapters deal with nuclear material quality inspection by destructive and non-destructive methods, and specific materials envisaged for use in future thermonuclear reactors. This monograph will be helpful for a wide range of specialists wishing to gear their research and development, education, and other activities toward the field of nuclear power and nuclear technology.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Release date: Aug 3, 2015
• ISBN: 9781483150574

Ioan Ursu

Ioan Ursu was born, grew up, and educated in Romania under the fanatic, materialist, philosophic regime. He escaped from communism in late 1980 and went to Canada. He wants to understand why the communists were against ideological; philosophy and especially against religions of any kind. He now searches religious ideologies by getting inside a few churches, including Christian orthodox, Pentecostal, and Mormon. He studies other religions, such as Islam and Oriental denominations at home. In his search, he observes the beginning of every religious teaching is started by an alien entity (so-said angels) who dictates to a prophet all religious laws and laws of social conduct. All these different religious laws, in the end, create a strong fanaticism in persons with lower IQs and who are close-minded. Some fanatics from all ideologies are manipulated and controlled by these alien entities or human entities and have created social conflicts throughout history. We must be smarter and elevate society above ideological fanaticism (what divides us, conquers, and controls us). We must create a new organization where fanaticism is neutralized. Then we empty our brains from all this mental fanaticism in creation of a unified peace of all religions and their teachings in a clear and free vision of our species’ future Through this new universal organization, Ursu wants to unite all the religious. He wants all these teachings to be free of the influence of the alien entity that divides us through religion and controls our social actions, creating numerous acts of war. The author thinks in this universe other species like as us are not what kills us with no remorse, and he wants to change our mentality.

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