This book describes the knowledge necessary for understanding accelerator driven subcritical nuclear reactors (ADSRs), also known as hybrid reactors. It begins with a discussion of the general energy problem and the elementary physics of neutron reactors. The authors then examine the specifics of ADSR, from neutron sources to safety features, and evaluate a number of proposed designs. Topics include the size of hybrid reactors, fuel evolution with its relevance to safety, waste production and incineration, the conditions for having a constant reactivity over a sufficiently long period of time, waste transmutation policies, and the potential advantage of the Thorium cycle.

This book draws together three areas of work on plasma technologies: advanced efforts based on wave generated, high frequency plasmas, plasma assisted ion implantation, and electron beam generated plasma. It lays a foundation for the application of sources in industry and various research areas

This series provides the chemical physics field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline. This stand–alone special topics volume reports recent advances in electron–transfer research with significant, up–to–date chapters by internationally recognized researchers.