50 years in nuclear power; a retrospective.0894485733 50 years in nuclear power; a retrospective LAW, RETROSPECTIVE. A retrospective law is one that is to take effect, in point of time, before it was passed. 2. Whenever a law of this kind impairs the obligation of contracts, it is void. 3 Dall. 391. . Levy, Salomon. American Nuclear Society The American Nuclear Society (ANS) is an international, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) scientific and educational organization consisting of approximately 11,000 engineers, scientists, educators, students, and others with nuclear-related interests. 2007 207 pages $35.00 Hardcover TK9014 The author reviews his 50-year career as an engineer in the US nuclear power industry. He describes his student years, his first exposure to nuclear power at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL) is a research and development facility dedicated to the support of the US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program — a joint program of the United States Navy and United States Department of Energy, responsible for the research, design, , his work in developing boiling water reactors Noun 1. boiling water reactor - a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine BWR water-cooled reactor - nuclear reactor using water as a coolant in the 1960s, his involvement in engineering management and general management at General Electric, and his work as a consultant. The author remains supportive of nuclear power but does identify some critical issues and lessons learned. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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