Proceedings contains material Summary; Opening session; Roles, functions and value of technical and scientific support organizations (Topical Session 1); Challenges faced by TSOs and TSO effectiveness (Topical Session 2); International cooperation, networking and application of IAEA safety standards (Topical Session 3); Perspectives on the evolving needs for technical and scientific support (To…
The clamor for non-carbon dioxide emitting energy production has directly impacted on the development of nuclear energy. As new nuclear plants are built, plans and designs are continually being developed to manage the range of challenging requirement and problems that nuclear plants face especially when managing the greatly increased operating temperatures, irradiation doses and extended design…
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The history of nuclear fission; Reactor designs; Nuclear safety and three major accidents; Operating experience; Fuelling the reactor; Privotising the UK nuclear idustry; A new nuclear programme for the UK; New rector design; Future reactor design; The development of fusion.