Browsing Engineering by Subject "Nuclear energy"
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The application of plasma assisted chemical vapour deposition of ZrC onto a Zr-alloy substrate
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Zirconium alloys are widely used as fuel cladding materials in Light Water Reactors (LWR) due to their excellent mechanical properties and low neutron absorption. The incident that occurred at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi ... -
The chemical reactor for the decomposition of sulphuric acid for the hybrid sulphur process
(North-West University, 2008)The utilisation of alternate sources of energy has reached critical levels due to the constantly growing demand for energy and the diminishing of fossil fuels. The production of hydrogen through the Hybrid Sulphur process ... -
Role of nuclear technology in South Africa
(2015)South Africa is in the critical process of determining the profile of its power composition for the next 30 years and beyond. From the IRP2010 it seems that too much emphasis is placed on renewable energy, coal and other ...