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, ...
How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor的创作者 ··· 科林·塔克 作者 作者简介 ··· ◎ 著者 科林·塔克(Colin Tucker),已经在英国核工业领域工作了30年,大部分时间都在赛兹韦尔B号核电站,他的专长是“核安全”:保证反应堆安全运行,并确保核电站能够应付任何可能出现的问题。长期以来,他在学校、俱乐部和...
Machine vision has advanced immensely over the last decade, but Apple and Google’s map apps remain functionally illiterate when it comes to a big green sign at the top of an onramp to U.S. 50 eastbound from North Courthouse Road in Arlington. That sign’s message is reasonably simple com...
Sure, there are lingering concerns about using a nuclear reactor in such a casual way, but without risk there's no reward, right? 5: Iron Man's Armor Many comic book superheroes possess amazing powers. A few, like Batman or Iron Man, are relatively normal human beings who rely on ...
Campos, President of Embraco Bold goal Our commitment to sustainability has driven us to move forward in contributing to a more conscious world. And, in our business, we do this in three ways: in the production process, in the value chain and in offering products with less environmental ...
Although the oil price is not at its best moment and perspectives are not very optimistic for the future, CO2-EOR is a large-scale technology recognized to meet the scale of emissions abatement needed. CCU alterna- tives that convert C O2 to value-added products shall grow in the ...
Bush said, "I firmly believe that adequate, affordable and accessible energy is one of the engines to drive mankind's progress as we prepare to begin a new century." This conference is held every three years in various countries. The theme for this year's congress was "Energy and ROLE ...
or biomass)9; (ii) Reforming, from natural gas, ethanol, biomass or heavy fuel oil; (iii) Electrolysis; this category groups alkaline and proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers, whose cost evolution is expected to be aligned over time; and (iv) Nuclear very high temperature reactor. ...
“but whenever proven design is used, one can be sure of its performance. A new design is more of a gamble. Furthermore, in the 20th and 21st century, sailing technology developed for fast sailing yachts, which is an entirely different story compared to ships which need to be able to ...
Last year I took a look at the question "Should Natural Gas Be Used To Power New Zealand ?", after reading an article from NZ PEPA executive John Pfahlert arguing that New Zealand should be building new gas fired power stations instead of trying to become carbon neutral, and concluded that...