《普通高等教育“十二五”規劃教材：核電專業英語》為普通高等教育“十二五”規劃教材。全書分三部分，即核工程基本理論、壓水堆核電站及其主要設備、反應堆新技術。20個單元廣泛涉及核物理、中子物理、輻射與防護、反應堆物理、熱工水力學、反應堆堆芯材料、壓水堆設計特點、堆芯與核材料、壓水堆冷卻劑系統主要設備、汽輪機、二回路輔助設備、核電站運行、當今核電技術、第三代反應堆（AP1000，EPR）、核安全、第四代反應堆和小型反應堆等。全書共涉及約1000個生詞及專業詞匯，專業詞匯涵蓋面寬、生詞重復率高。每個單元包括正文、專業詞匯、習題等內容。為了便于學生領會專業知識，每個單元都對重點術語進行了注釋，全書后附有總詞匯表，并配有習題參考答案。
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前言
Part OneBasic Theory
Unit 1 Current Status of Nuclear Industry
1.Introduction
2.Why Is There a Renaissance in Nuclear Power Now
3.Current Status and Expansion Plans of Nuclear Power
4.Major Recent Developments
5.New Nuclear Reactor Technologies
6.Safety Concerns
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 2 Nuclear Physics
1.Atom and Nucleus
2.Stable and Unstable Nuclides
3.Mass Defect and Binding Energy
4.Modes of Radioactive Decay
5.Radioactivity
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 3 Neutron Physics
1.Neutron Interactions
2.Nuclear Fission
3.Energy Release from Fission
4.Neutron Sources
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 4 Radiation Shielding
1.Nuclear Radiations
2.Radiation Effects on Materials
3.Radiation Shielding in Nuclear Reactor
4.Shielding Design
5.Shielding Materials
6.A Review of Software Resources
7.Health Physics
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 5 Nuclear Reactor Theory
1.Nuclear Cross Sections and Neutron Flux
2.Neutron Slowing Down and Thermalization
3.Prompt and Delayed Neutrons
4.Neutron Flux Spectrum
5.Neutron Life Cycle
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 6 Thermal Hydraulics
1.Introduction
2.Modes of Heat Transfer
3.Heat Generation
4.Boiling Heat Transfer
5.Decay Heat
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 7 Nuclear Power Plant Core Materials
1.Overview
2.Nuclear Fuel， Uranium and Plutonium
3.Cladding Materials
4.Control Materials
5.Structural Materials
6.Coolant
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Part TwoPressurized Water Reactor
Unit 8 Basic Design Features of a Pressurized Water Reactor
1.Introduction
2.Typical Plant Arrangement
3.Nuclear Steam Supply System （NSSS）
4.Principal Design Criteria
5.Other Related Systems
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 9 Reactor Core and Fuel
1.Introduction
2.Reactor Core
3.Nuclear Fuel
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 10 Main Components in PWR Coolant System
1.Steam Generator
2.Pressurizer
3.Reactor Coolant Pump
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 11 Steam Turbine
1.Principle of Steam Turbine
2.Classification of Steam Turbines
3.Steam Turbine Construction
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 12 Auxiliaries of the Secondary Loop
1.Introduction
2.Main Steam and By?pass System
3.Condensing System
4.Regenerative Feedwater Heating System
5.Control and Protection System of Steam Turbine
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 13 Operation of a Nuclear Power Plant
1.The Operation Modes of NPP
2.Operating Conditions
3.Safety Limits
4.Station Control System
5.Reactor Protection System
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Part ThreeState?of?the?art of Nuclear Power
Unit 14 Current Power Reactor Technologies
1.Brief Review
2.Boiling Water Reactor
3.Heavy?water?moderated Reactor
4.High Temperature Gas?cooled Reactor
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 15 Design Features of AP1000
1.Introduction
2.Description of the Systems
3.Safety Systems and Active， Passive， and Inherent Features
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 16 The EPR Reactor
1.Introduction
2.Systems Architecture
3.Safety Systems
4.Competitiveness
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 17 Nuclear Safety
1.The Safety Functions of Nuclear Reactor
2.Defense in Depth
3.Safety Systems and Their Function
4.Nuclear Accidents
5.A Comparison between Three Nuclear Disasters
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 18 International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
1.Introduction
2.Tokamak
3.Safety and Environmental Assessment
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 19 Generation?IV Nuclear Power
1.Background
2.Current Status of Generation?IV Science
3.Future Advances in Generation?IV Science
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
Unit 20 Small Nuclear Power Reactors
1.Introduction
2.Kinds of Small Nuclear Reactors
3.Traveling Wave Reactors
New Words and Expressions
Special Notes
Questions
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