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Energy Storage and Nuclear Reactors

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Energy Storage Systems

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In view of the serious energy supply problem in the future, the real potential of nuclear energy, including energy storing capabilities by conversion or by breeding, has been studied. The lecture includes the following sections: 1. Introduction, 2. Nuclear reactors and its fuel cycle, 3. Conversion and breeding, 4. Fast breeders, 5. Advanced reactor concepts, 6. Conclusions.

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  1. Technical University of Istanbul, Istanbul

    N. M. Aybers (Professor)

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

    Birol Kılkısş

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA

    Sadık Kakaç

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Aybers, N.M. (1989). Energy Storage and Nuclear Reactors. In: Kılkısş, B., Kakaç, S. (eds) Energy Storage Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 167. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2350-8_17

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