Plasma & High Frequency Processes for Obtaining & Processing Materials in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: 2nd Edition

Questions regarding the advancement of the technology for production and regeneration of nuclear fuel and to the further perfection of the nuclear fuel cycle are very significant when determining the ultimate costs of electrical energy produced at nuclear power stations as well as for safety. The 2nd edition, supplemented and augmented, of this ground-breaking book analyses the role of plasma and high frequency processes.

Table of Contents:
New Trends in Development of Nuclear Fuel Cycle; General Analysis of Plasma Technique for Applications in Chemi-Cal Technology; Plasma Technique and Technology in the Processes of Opening-Up of Ores and Ore Concentrates; Plasma Technology for Producing Oxides of Natural and Regener-Ated Uranium From Solutions (Re-Extracts) and Melts of Hydrated Salts; Plasma and Frequency Denitration Processes of Mixed Nitric Solu-Tions and Production of Oxide Compounds; Plasma Carbothermal Processes and Equipment for Reduction of Uranium From Oxide Raw Material; High Frequency Induction Processes for Obtaining of Carbide and Boride Materials for Nuclear Power Engineering; High Frequency and Plasma Processes in Recovery Technology of Fluorine From Fluorine-Containing Natural and Synthetic Minerals As Applied to Technology of Producing Uranium Hexafluorides; Plasma and Laser Processes in Technology of Uranium Enrichment; Technological Applications of Uranium-Fluorine Plasma; Plasma Processes for Conversion of Uranium Hexafluoride De-Pleted on U-235; Plasma Technology for Production of Oxide Nuclear Fuel From Low-Enriched Uranium Hexafluoride for Light Water Nuclear Power Reactors; New Technique and Technologies for Separation of Gas and Dis-Perse Products of Plasma Chemical Processes; Frequency Technology for Production of Nuclear-Grade Zirco-Nium, Hafnium and Other Rare Metals; Use of Microwave, High Frequency and Plasma Technique and Tech-Nologies for Treatment of Radioactive Waste; Analysis of Generalised Hypothetical Scheme of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Modernised On the Basis of Electrotechnology, From Techni-Cal, Ecological and Economical Points of View.