Subjects:  1. 1945-    2. Cold War    3. Foreign relations    4. History - Military / War    5. International Relations - General    6. Military - Nuclear Warfare    7. Nuclear Energy    8. Political Science    9. Politics/International Relations    10. United States    11. World politics    12. American history: postwar, from c 1945 -    13. Europe    14. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -    15. Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe)    16. History / General    17. History, World | Modern    18. International relations    19. Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000    20. USA    21. War & defence operations   

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Nuclear    2. Nuclear Energy    3. Nuclear Physics    4. Nuclear Reactors    5. Nuclear engineering    6. Nuclear fission    7. Reactor Physics    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Atomic & molecular physics    12. Nuclear structure physics    13. Science / Nuclear Physics   

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Not as bad as some claim, but not as good either
I have used this book effectively for the past three years of my Nuclear Engineering Graduate degree and have a fond place for it in my heart. Admittedly there are better texts out there and the book has many typos and errors, but the advantage it has is the text is written so straight forward and plainly that most, if not all of the errors, can be found readily by the reader.
Nice. Book is new as said. Fast.
Nice. Book is new as said. Fast. Thanks for being a good seller.

Excellent Product
I recieved the book in excellent condition.I would definately purchase from this company in the future and recommend that you do the same. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical    2. Engineering - Nuclear    3. Nuclear Engineering (General)    4. Nuclear engineering    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Nuclear power & engineering    9. Technology / Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical   

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Simplifying nuclear physics and engineering
This book is pure fun to read... easy to follow, clearly written, and full of cool graphs. It invokes the engineer, physicist, and statistician in you all at once. If for nothing else but having fun, you should get a copy and read it.
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Subjects:  1. Energy    2. Engineering - Mechanical    3. Engineering - Nuclear    4. Nuclear Engineering (General)    5. Nuclear engineering    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technology    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Atomic & molecular physics    10. Nuclear power & engineering    11. Nuclear structure physics    12. Science / Energy   

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Worst Chem E book ever
I think this is the worest Chem E book ever.too bad its one of the only aviablable books for reaction engineering since levenspeil was the first to do alot of these things back in the 50s and 60s.there are numerous mistakes in every chapter.Be weary when using this book to study from.

A decent undergraduate book
CRE is not a bad book. The author does a good job of explaining reactor design fundamentals, from simple kinetic models to complex reactor systems involving heat/material transfer or multiple reaction contents.He lays the groundwork well early on be using simple, clear examples.There are numerous typos (mostly in the text, though, not the problems. The text itself is in large and legible type.In addition, the book is not overcrowded-like a lot of life science books-with meaningless pictures, text, history, etc (but it might take the boredom meter to a new level for some readers).Although not a big deal, Levenspiel uses some language that makes you kinda wonder what planet he came from.Also, the author puts all the variable nomenclature at the beginning of the book, which is really annoying because you have to flip back and forth until you memorize each character variable.Other than that, it should be adequate to get you through the course w/o a great deal of trouble.

Too detailed
As a final year undergraduate, I find that this book is fairly useless. Although the information is in there, it is nigh on impossible to find. It would probably be of use to someone who is working on research in that field, but to a student who has not yet done such detailed work, don't bother. Save your money and spend it on beer. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemical Engineering Apparatus    2. Chemical reactors    3. Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical    4. Engineering - Nuclear    5. Nuclear Chemical Engineering    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technology    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Biochemical Engineering    10. Industrial chemistry    11. Technology / Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical   

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Completely Worthless
Caldicott has not changed.Her approach to nuclear energy is list some emitted radioactive isotopes of a process or perhaps some barely probable radioactive emissions.She neglects to mentions the doses are almost invariably minute, do not harm human health, and are way below radiation doses provided by mother nature.
Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer -- The Title Says it All !
Dr. Helen Caldicott, has written another incredible book!In her magnificent book, Helen shows us:
The Case Against
In this book Helen Caldicott covers a wide range of issues involved in the nuclear debate, the many core people involved, both pro and against, and the scientific studies available. She explains the history of and the technology involved in nuclear power in detail and discusses 'green' technology alternatives.
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Subjects:  1. Global warming    2. Industries - Energy Industries    3. Nuclear Energy    4. Nuclear industry    5. Political Science    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Politics/International Relations    8. Prevention    9. Public Policy - Environmental Policy    10. Public Policy - General    11. United States    12. Nuclear issues    13. Nuclear power & engineering    14. Political Science / Public Policy   

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Power Plant Engineering
This book presents the latest data on power plants and provides much needed formulas and rules of thumb for sizing equipment based on plant size and arrangement. The book has many examples of equipment and has a good section although somewhat out of date on permitting of power plants. I would recommend it for any power plant engineer especially those just entering the power generation industry.

Good for the one who involve in power industry.
This book cover all subjects concerning power plant, from economics to operation of the plant. Some data you can not find from somewhere else. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Design and construction    2. Electric Power Generation    3. Electric power-plants    4. Electricity    5. Energy Technology (General)    6. Engineering - Industrial    7. Engineering - Mechanical    8. Engineering - Nuclear    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Technology    11. Technology & Industrial Arts    12. Power generation & distribution    13. Technology / Engineering / Electrical   

Subjects:  1. Science/Mathematics    2. Nuclear power & engineering    3. Technology: General Issues   

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Radiologic & Ultrasound Technology    2. General    3. Life Sciences - Biology - General    4. Nuclear Energy    5. Physiology    6. Radiobiology    7. Radiological Safety    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Medical / Radiology & Nuclear Medicine    11. Radiography   

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Not just technical info
I thoroughly enjoyed this book.Although I picked it up for its scientific information, Ramsey and Modarres have also included some of the intrigue that we all know exists within the industry.I found the geo-political and cross-industrial information insightful.I'd love to see more on this... like, "who wants to kill off the nuclear power industry?And why?"

Excellent Introduction To Nuclear Safety
"Commercial Nuclear Power" is a must-read book for anyone with an interest in nuclear energy specifically, or with electricity production and consumption generally. The book is fairly technical, and would be most easily understood by people with some basic knowledge of chemistry, physics, or engineering; having said that, the authors are very good at explaining difficult ideas from general concept to specific application, which makes the book comprehensible to an average reader. One thing that makes the book easier to digest is the lack of higher math, which is frequently where this subject can bog down for non-professionals.
Nuclear Energy - From Jane Fonda to Reality
This book, though somewhat technical, is a primer in the problems and great potential of nuclear power. It dissolves the fog of "junk science" perpetuated by some environmentalist groups and the Press in particular. A must read if you want to have an informed, accurate opinion as a 21st century power consumer. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Environmental Science    2. Environmental Studies    3. Industrial Health & Safety    4. Nuclear Energy    5. Nuclear Plant Safety    6. Safety    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Technology    9. Charles B. Ramsey    10. Management of land & natural resources    11. Nuclear power industries    12. Occupational / industrial health & safety    13. Petroleum & oil industries    14. Science / General   

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Sad Story
I really enjoyed reading this book but, as a parent of two children with Asperger's Syndrome, a form of high-functioning autism, it seemed obvious to me, at least from reading the description of David in this book, that Davidalso must be on the autism spectrum. His behavior is text book Asperger's--mono-monomoniacal focus on one subject, high intelligence but not doing well in school, lack of social skills and, most telling, his inability to understand the possible dangers in what he was doing.
Promise lost
The title is misleading. It should indicate that a great deal of other information is brought into play, such as history, politics, and propoganda. Many will, no doubt, make the case for how these add information to the main story line. I don't see how a flawed and simplistic history of early research in radiation helps tell the story of how a boy becomes interested in building a reactor. If you want to read a better and more correct history of the discovery and early work in radiation, even an encyclopedia does a better job. And the author's drive to paint nuclear energy as black as possible leads him to huge errors in his facts. What Wernher von Braun has to do with radiation, I can't begin to guess, but he was never a major in the SS. He was never an officer in any Nazi organization. Some reviewers dispute the author's aim to attack nuclear energy. It's very telling that one of his oft quoted sources, "Nukespeak" was published by the Sierra Club and written by a trio who have made it public that their aim is to be sure this country turns permanently away from this energy source. The author's significant mistakes are enough to discredit this book on their own merit, or lack of.
This Book Rocks!!!
This book is really good and everyone with an interest in science should read it. The book is about a teen who gets inspired to build a nuclear reactor in a potting shed in his backyard. The way he gets the resources to build it are rather amazing and sometimes they can be down right scary. Just trust me when I say that if your interested in science, or if you just enjoy a good book, this book is for you! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Breeder reactors    4. Experiments & Projects    5. General    6. Gifted boys    7. Nuclear Energy    8. Problem youth    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Scientists - General    12. United States    13. Science / General   

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Chapters survey not just techniques but political pros and cons, social effects, and environmental impact
Kicking The Carbon Habit: Global Warming And The Case Of Renewable And Nuclear Energy doesn't adopt the usual focus on cutting oil consumption: instead it focuses on reducing coal use. Coal-fired plants produce over half of the electricity in the US, accounting for some 40 percent of the country's greenhouse gasses. Sweet doesn't advocate a singular path of change another unusual feature but proposes a mix of environmentally sound technologies from wind power to nuclear reactors. Chapters survey not just techniques but political pros and cons, social effects, and environmental impact.
Been there, done that
Oh...where to begin.This book had so much potential and, to my great chagrin, just fizzled.Ok, let's start with the positives.The author, Sweet, is an excellent writer and could undoubtedly make an expose on the finer points of watching acrylic latex dry, seem fascinating.His style is light, well-paced, to the point.In fact each chapter, as he nearly hints at in his introduction, is separately readable in any order and sounds exactly like an article that might appear in IEEE's Spectrum magazine, to which Sweet is a notorious contributor.Unfortunately from an editorial standpoint, this book left a lot to be desired.First of all, more than half of the book is related to a brief history of climatologists' attempts, successes and failures, to come up with a foundation for and later, a workable model of global warming viz. a viz. greenhouse gases/carbon, etc.That's fine, but for the price of this book, I think I'd either like less history and more solutions, or a proportionate amount of solutions...meaning a much larger book.Since the technical aspects of 'kicking the carbon habit' were probably not the focus of Sweet in the first place, then he should have dispensed with all that history.
Even if you've seen the movie - read this book
Al Gore's movie "An Inconvenient Truth" and his book by the same name have focused a lot of much needed attention on thetopic of Global Warming due to Green House Gasses.In "Kicking theCarbon Habit" eminent science journalist William Sweet provides not only an in-depth analysis of the reality of Global Warming and its causes but a practical program for the United States to take signifigant actions toward averting an impending catastrophy.Mr. Sweet is not an alarmist but I and every thinking person should bealarmed.Despite what the nay sayers and procrastinators may claim this book proves the "Science is In", the "Time is Now" and there is a way to go.
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Subjects:  1. Energy    2. Environmental Science    3. Global warming    4. Nuclear Energy    5. Power Resources    6. Renewable energy sources    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology    11. Chemical pollution    12. Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy    13. USA   

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latest research results
If fusion is to become a practical reality, the design and usage of tokamaks will play a central role. Here is a research level summary of the latest [2004] about tokamaks. The book is very specialised; geared towards the professional physicist in this field. And to graduate students struggling with outdated texts.
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Subjects:  1. Engineering - Nuclear    2. Nuclear Physics    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Technology    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Tokamaks    7. Atomic & molecular physics    8. Nuclear power & engineering    9. Nuclear power industries    10. Nuclear structure physics    11. Physics | Nuclear, Particle, & Astrophysics    12. Plasma physics    13. Technology / Engineering / Nuclear   

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Wonderful book
I am amazed that nobody wrote yet a review of this book.
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Subjects:  1. Energy    2. Nuclear Energy    3. Nuclear Physics    4. Nuclear engineering    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Nuclear power & engineering    9. Science / Nuclear Physics   

Editorial Review

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Nuclear Bombs for Dummies
Theodore B. Taylor, the physicist who was the subject of this book died in 2004, but not before he had completed his spiritual journey from nuclear bomb maker to nuclear protester.Even though the text of this book originally appeared in "The New Yorker" in 1973, Taylor was still driven to publish his own works on the dangers of nuclear proliferation.McPhee has a very understated style ("just the facts, ma'am"), but this book is still the most frightening I've ever read.I can't decide whether I would want him to write a sequel, because the threat of a nuclear bomb explosion is even greater today than it was in 1973.Just ask yourself the following questions:
Prophetic, scary and still important
John McPhee is a writer for the New Yorker with a particular focus on science and nature. His heroes tend not to be the pure scientists but the engineers, the doers. His 1987 profile of the Old River Control Structure, the enormously complex and epic-scale engineering works that prevent the main body of the waters of the Mississippi from spilling down the Atchafalaya as they really want to, was widely linked at the time of the New Orleans floods last year and deservedly so -- search for "McPhee Old River Control" to read it, it's well worth it. He has a love for the concrete that doesn't prevent him having a good understanding of the underlying science that his engineers use and writes clearly and with energy.
Absorbing, Fascinating and Still Pertinent
Despite being written 30 years ago this is still an amazing and pertinent book about all things nuclear.
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Subjects:  1. Atomic bomb    2. Literature - Classics / Criticism    3. Nuclear Physics    4. Nuclear industry    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Security measures   

Subjects:  1. Controlled fusion    2. Energy    3. Engineering - Nuclear    4. History    5. Nuclear Fusion    6. Nuclear Physics    7. Physics    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Science / Physics   

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Great book written by Physical chemist and Engineer.
Review of the 3rd Edition, Great book written by Physical chemist and Engineer.
The book is considered one of the great text books and references in the Nuclear field, although it has been written by a Physical Chemist and Chemical Engineer expert from Manhatten project. Both authors had long relations with the U.S. Department of energy. The book stressess more on the mathematical modeling and solutions more than the engineering aspects in the Nuclear Engineering. It's language is of high standard which make it difficult to grasp from students. Good general reference for nuclear reactor design.
This is a good general reference work regarding nuclear reactor engineering and design, aimed mainly at undergrad. and graduate students in nuclear engineering but also useful to engineerings and physical engineers working with extant reactors. The authors and editors do a good job ofcovering advances in systems control and related areas up to the 1994publication of this edition. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Industrial    2. Engineering - Mechanical    3. Engineering - Nuclear    4. Nuclear Reactors    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Nuclear power & engineering    9. Technology / Engineering / Electrical    10. Technology / Engineering / Nuclear    11. Technology-Engineering - Industrial    12. Technology-Engineering - Mechanical   

Subjects:  1. Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud    2. International Relations - Arms Control    3. Iran    4. Military - Nuclear Warfare    5. Nuclear weapons    6. Political Freedom & Security - International Secur    7. Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism    8. Political Science    9. Politics / Current Events    10. Politics/International Relations    11. Security, International    12. International relations    13. Nuclear power & engineering    14. Political Science / Political Freedom & Security / Terrorism   

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An Excellent Reference
This book is an excellent beginner's introduction to reactor kinetics and theory. A good mathematical background is required to understand most of the concepts and equations covered. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Industrial    2. Engineering - Mechanical    3. Engineering - Nuclear    4. Nuclear Reactors    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Nuclear power & engineering    9. Technology / Engineering / Electrical   

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Very useful
Atom Photon Interactions is an excellent text for atomic and optical physics.I refer back to the review material---transition amplitudes, quantum electrodynamic fundamentals, etc--- over and over again. Naturally,these sections are very brief, and the book works best along sideCohen-Tannoudji's more elementary texts Quantum Mechanicsand Photons andAtoms, or their equivalents.Read more

Subjects:  1. Electricity    2. Nuclear Energy    3. Nuclear Physics    4. Photonuclear reactions    5. Physics    6. Quantum Theory    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Statistical physics    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Atomic & molecular physics    12. Mass spectrometry    13. Optics (light)    14. Science / Electricity