Overview

This book explores the often underappreciated domain of nuclear data. In doing so, it covers a range of different industrial and societal applications, starting with the emerging domain of nuclear fusion before discussing several different aspects where nuclear data is important to nuclear fission energy and the nuclear fuel cycle. Lastly, the book covers topics related to medical isotope production. The introductory chapter provides an overview of key topics in nuclear structure, nuclear reaction theory and nuclear data evaluation which underpin the other chapters. This book will interest final year undergraduate students and PhD students with a background in physics. It will also interest those beginning their career in the nuclear industry. Key Features: * Describes nuclear data for applications explained starting from the basics * Contributors are leading experts and practitioners in the field * Extensive use of case studies

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Author:   David Jenkins (Professor, University of York)
Publisher:   Institute of Physics Publishing
Imprint:   Institute of Physics Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.606kg
ISBN:  

9780750351003

ISBN 10:   0750351004
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   04 November 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 - Introduction: Types of nuclear reaction and underlying physics; basics of nuclear decay and nuclear stability; different methods of obtaining nuclear data; how to compile and evaluate nuclear data; the key software tools/data compilations used by practitioners in industry (James Benstead, Lee Morgan, Andrew Simons and colleagues, AWE) [This chapter may split into more than one chapter depending on the content] 2 - Engineering design of fusion reactors: Short introduction to fusion energy; Nuclear data related to the 14 MeV neutrons produced in d-t fusion; possible nuclear transformation and damage processes associated with the reaction of such neutrons with different materials; tritium breeding; plasma performance monitoring; (Mark Gilbert, Lee Packer and colleagues (CCFE Culham) 3 - Fission energy – cross section data: Importance of high precision (n,g) and (n,f) cross sections for actinide elements for conventional fission and next-generation reactors; experimental studies with nToF at CERN, how to compile and evaluate data from nToF (Toby Wright, University of Manchester, David Jenkins and others) 4 - Fission energy – decay heat: Concept of decay heat in reactors; experimental methods to understand decay heat; identification of uncertainties in nuclear beta decays; beta-delayed neutrons; (Bill Gelletly, University of Surrey, Alejandro Algora CSIC Valencia, and Giuseppe Lorusso, NPL) 5 - Spent-fuel management, decommissioning and recycling: Fission product yields; actinide isotope yields; characteristic isotopes with long half-lives relevant to decommissioning, (a,n) reactions and neutrons from spent fuel; shielding; transmutation challenges (David Jenkins, Paul Davies, University of York and others) 6 - Medical isotopes and medical applications: PET and SPECT imaging and isotope production relevant to those applications; theranostic isotopes; MEDICIS facility at CERN; boron neutron capture therapy; proton therapy (Thomas Cocolios, KU Leuven and others)

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Professor David Jenkins is Head of the Nuclear Physics Group at the University of York, UK. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Study, University of Strasbourg (USIAS) and an Extraordinary Professor of the University of Western Cape in South Africa. His research in experimental nuclear physics focusses on several topics such as nuclear astrophysics, clustering in nuclei and the study of proton-rich nuclei. In recent years, he has developed a strong strand of applications-related research with extensive industrial collaboration. He has led the development of bespoke radiation detectors for homeland security, nuclear decommissioning, borehole logging and medical applications.

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