I am currently a college student looking to go into a degree program in Nuclear Engineering, and was wondering if there were any books that I should look at buying. I really enjoy learning about anything related to the nuclear field and anything anyone could suggest would be greatly appreciated. Currently I have just purchased a copy of Basic Radiation Protection Technology and was also wondering if anyone had any information on the Gollnick Basic Radiation Protection Technology Self-Study Course. Any information also on certification test would be greatly appreciated.
You have a good start on your library. You will collect enough textbooks over the next few years that you probably don't need to buy more now.
Which certification test are you asking about? Certified Health Physicist?
...the texts...
Introduction to Health Physics, Cember
Basic Radiation Protection Technology, Gollnick
Basic Health Physics, Bevelacqua
...the books...
The Making of the Atomic Bomb, Rhodes
The Nuclear Barons, Pringle
Nuclear Inc., Hertsgaard
...the study guides...
North East Utilities / Nuclear Utility Fundamentals Exam Study Guide, on Nukeworker.com
DOE RCT Core Academic Study Guide, on Nukeworker.com
Certistep software for NRRPT and CHP Part 1 Exams
...the web sites...
NRRPT.org
HPS1.org
HPS1.org/AAHP
...the list...
The Making of the Atomic Bomb, Rhodes
Building the Bombs, Loeber
Obsessive Genius, Goldsmith
Enrico Fermi-Physicist, Segre'
The Curve of the Binding Energy, McPhee
Making a Real Killing, Ackland
Three Mile Island, Walker
The Angry Genie, Morgan
Nuclear Inc, Hertsgaard
The Uranium People, Libby
A Case for Nuclear Generated Electricity, Heaberlin
Conservation Fallout, Wills
The Nuclear Barons, Pringle
Dark Sun, Rhodes
Arsenals of Folly, Rhodes
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Cassidy
Edward Teller-The Real Doctor Strangelove, Goodchild
The Radioactive Boyscout, Silverstein
Permissible Dose, Walker
...and hopefully this summer...
American Nuclear Power Plants, Runge
Below is a list of texts that saw me through a BS and MS in nuclear engineering (sorry about the formatting), followed by a list of texts I'm looking to pick up for the right price. Any of these will supplement an NE degree very well, if you can pick them up at a good price (nuclear texts can be $150+). My recommendation would be the 2-volume Glasstone text as a comprehensive must-have, and the Shultis Fundamentals text for a newcomer.
Title Author Date of Publication ISBN
Nuclear Engineering Handbook Etherington, Harold 1958, McGraw Hill 0070197202
Nuclear Reactor Theory Lamarsh, John R. 1966, Addison Wesley 0201041200
Systems Summary of a Westinghouse Pressurized Water Reactor Nuclear Power Plant Masche, George 1971, Westinghouse Electric Corp. B000730BKO
Nuclear Reactor Analysis Duderstadt, James J. and Hamilton, Louis J. 1976, John Wiley & Sons 0471223638
General Description of a Boiling Water Reactor BWR/6 Hoffman, Shirley and Moore, Tom 1978, General Electric B000EOOR4M
Nuclear Heat Transport El-Wakil, M. M. 1981, American Nuclear Society 0894480146
Nuclear Energy Conversion El-Wakil, M. M. 1982, American Nuclear Society 0894480154
Basic Nuclear Engineering, 4th Ed. Foster, Arthur R., and Wright, Robert L. 1983, Allyn & Bacon 0205078869
Elements of Nuclear Reactor Design, 2nd Ed. Weisman, Joel 1983, Krieger Publishing Co. 0898745187
Power Plant System Design Li, Kam W. and Priddy, A. Paul 1985, John Wiley & Sons 0471888478
The Making of the Atomic Bomb Rhoades, Richard 1987, Simon & Schuster 671441337
Nuclear Systems I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals Todreas, Neil E. and Kazimi, Mujid S. 1990, Hemisphere 1560320516
Steam: Its Generation and Use, 40th Ed. Stultz, S. C. and Kitto, J. B. 1992, Babcock & Wilcox 0963457004
Nuclear Engineering: Theory and Technology of Commercial Nuclear Power, 2nd Ed. Knief, Ronald Allen 1992, Taylor & Francis 1560320893
Thermal-Hydraulics of a Boiling Water Nuclear Reactor, 2nd Ed. Lahey, R.T. and Moody, F. J. 1993, American Nuclear Society 0894480375
Nuclear Reactor Engineering, 4th Ed. Vol 1: Reactor Design Basics Glasstone, Samuel and Sesonske, Alexander 1994, Chapman & Hall 0412985217
Nuclear Reactor Engineering, 4th Ed. Vol 2: Reactor Systems Engineering Glasstone, Samuel and Sesonske, Alexander 1994, Chapman & Hall 0412985314
Introduction to Health Physics, 3rd Ed. Cember, Herman 1996, McGraw Hill 0071054618
Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery Dixon, S. L. 1998, Butterworth Heinemann 0750670592
Commercial Nuclear Power: Assuring Safety for the Future Ramsey, Charles B. and Modarres, Mohammad 1998, John Wiley & Sons 0471291862
ANSI/ANS-3.1-1993 - Selection, Qualification, and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants ANS Nuclear Standards Committee 1999, American Nuclear Society N/A
Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Analysis and Management, 2nd Ed. Cochran, Robert G. and Tsoulfanidis, Nicholas 1999, American Nuclear Society 0894484516
101 Solved Nuclear Engineering Problems (Professional Engineer Exam Preparation) Camara, J. A. 1999, Professional Publications 1888577304
Radiation Shielding Shultis, J. Kenneth and Faw, Richard E. 2000, American Nuclear Society 0894484567
Radiation Detection and Measurement, 3rd Ed. Knoll, Glenn F. 2000, John Wiley & Sons 0471073385
Nuclear Reactor Physics Stacey, Weston M. 2001, John Wiley & Sons 0471391271
Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, 3rd Ed. Lamarsh, John R. and Baratta, Anthony J. 2001, Prentice Hall 0201824981
Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering Shultis, J. Kenneth and Faw, Richard E. 2002, Marcel Dekker 0824708342
Radioactive Waste Management, 2nd Ed. Saling, James H. and Fentiman, Audeen W. 2002, Taylor & Francis 1560328428
Nuclear Reactor Theory (Hardcover)
by George I. Bell
Hardcover: 619 pages
Publisher: Krieger Publishing Company (June 1, 1979)
ISBN: 0882757903
Thermal Analysis of Pressurized Water Reactors
by L. S. Tong, Joel Weisman
Paperback: 748 pages
Publisher: American Nuclear Society; 3rd edition (May 1, 1996)
ISBN: 0894480383
Nuclear Systems: Elements Of Thermal Design
by NEIL TODREAS
Paperback: 544 pages
Publisher: Taylor & Francis; 1 edition (July 1, 1990)
ISBN: 1560320796
Dynamics of Nuclear Reactors
by David L. Hetrick
Hardcover: 542 pages
Publisher: American Nuclear Society (November 1, 1993)
ISBN: 0894484532
Introductory Nuclear Reactor Dynamics
by Karl Otto Ott, Robert J. Neuhold
Hardcover: 362 pages
Publisher: Amer Nuclear Society (December 1, 1985)
ISBN: 0894480294
Introductory Nuclear Reactor Statics
by Karl O. Ott, Winfred A. Bezella
Hardcover: 385 pages
Publisher: Amer Nuclear Society; Revised edition (January 1, 1989)
ISBN: 0894480332
Nuclear Energy: An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes (Hardcover)
by Raymond Murray
Hardcover: 490 pages
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 5 edition (January 15, 2001)
ISBN: 075067136X
Nuclear Energy : Principles, Practices, and Prospects (Hardcover)
by David Bodansky
Hardcover: 693 pages
Publisher: Springer; 2 edition (April 21, 2008)
ISBN: 0387207783
Introduction To Nuclear Power
by G. HEWITT
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Taylor & Francis; 2 edition (June 1, 2000)
ISBN: 1560324546
Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Second Edition (Hardcover)
by J. Kenneth Shultis
Hardcover: 616 pages
Publisher: CRC; 2 edition (September 7, 2007)
ISBN: 1420051350
They will tell you books to purchase for your classes. You will be plenty busy enough with the general courses that you will not need extra books. If you r in a liberal arts program and r wanting to apply to the NE program, focus on your current classes to ensure you have a solid GPA. Given that is ok and you want hang out in the grad library and study reactor physics then look at the required books needed for the classes given. But, they might change the book when you go to take it.
As a student I wouldn't be buying a bunch of books that are not directly related to my course work unless the Prof says "buy this book". Youtube might have some NE courses you can watch.
If you somehow are taking a full load of engineering classes and have extra time, uh, go outside and get some exercise...talk to people. ride a bike.
Quote from: Loffy Muffin on Mar 24, 2008, 12:04
...look at the required books needed for the classes given. But, they might change the book when you go to take it.
They may change the book, but they won't change the theory.
If the poster's aim is to identify a text that provides a solid foundation for a field they know they want to get into, or to identify a text that provides a good introduction to a field they are considering, then the recommended texts will provide this.
If the poster's aim is to identify a text that provides a solid foundation for a field they know they want to get into, or to identify a text that provides a good introduction to a field they are considering, then the recommended texts will provide this
Who said it didn't?
Quote from: Nuclear Renaissance on Mar 24, 2008, 11:41
Nuclear Reactor Engineering, 4th Ed. Vol 1: Reactor Design Basics Glasstone, Samuel and Sesonske, Alexander 1994, Chapman & Hall 0412985217
Nuclear Reactor Engineering, 4th Ed. Vol 2: Reactor Systems Engineering Glasstone, Samuel and
These are the two I recommend. I was going to post them but thought I should look closer at this list first and there they were. :) They have been invaluable to me since I got out of the Navy.
Justin
...Gollnick Basic Radiation Protection Technology Self-Study Course...
...to address the original post inquiry, this course is for those seeking a basic (community college level algebra based) credential/understanding...if junior level status in our disciplines is attained at a university this course may be of only casual interest/value...
...thankyou nuclear renaissance...outstanding book list...
Quote from: Nuclear Renaissance on Mar 24, 2008, 11:41
Below is a list of texts that saw me through a BS and MS in nuclear engineering (sorry about the formatting), followed by a list of texts I'm looking to pick up for the right price. Any of these will supplement an NE degree very well, if you can pick them up at a good price (nuclear texts can be $150+). My recommendation would be the 2-volume Glasstone text as a comprehensive must-have, and the Shultis Fundamentals text for a newcomer.
WOW......................thank you for this information. I see a few that I would be interested in. KARMA TO YOU! :)