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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Book Review: "Plentiful Energy: The Story of the Integral Fast Reactor" by Charles E. Till and Yoon Il Chang


Book Review: "Plentiful Energy: The Story of the Integral Fast Reactor" by Charles E. Till and Yoon Il Chang

Written by the two leading engineers at the Argonne National Laboratory who were behind the integral fast reactor -- Dr. Charles E. Till and Dr. Yoon Il Chang.  It is a landmark in the sustainable energy literature.

The Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) is a fast reactor system developed at Argonne National Laboratory in the decade 1984 to 1994. The IFR project developed the technology for a complete system; the reactor, the entire fuel cycle and the waste management technologies were all included in the development program.

The book makes a special point of being accessible to non-specialists.

Dan Yurman 

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