How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor by Colin Tucker
Science2020 · 264 pages · ~5 hr read

How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor

by Colin Tucker
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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, different kinds of reactors and what can go wrong with them. Much of this is seen from the viewpoint of a trainee operator on a Pressurised Water Reactor - the most common type of nuclear reactor in the world. Colin Tucker has spent the last thirty years keeping reactors safe. Join him on a tour that is the next best thing to driving a nuclear reactor yourself!

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About How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor

What is How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor about?

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, different kinds of reactors and what can go wrong with them.

Who wrote How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor?

How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor was written by Colin Tucker.

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