Atomic Nanoscale Technology in the Nuclear Industry
Developments at the nanoscale are leading to new possibilities and challenges for
nuclear applications in areas ranging from medicine to international commerce to atomic
power production/waste treatment. Progress in nanotech is helping the nuclear industry
slash the cost of energy production. It also continues to improve application reliability
and safety measures, which remain a critical concern, especially since the reactor
disasters in Japan.
Exploring the new wide-ranging landscape of nuclear function, Atomic Nanoscale Technology
in the Nuclear Industry details the breakthroughs in nanoscale applications and
methodologies that are revolutionizing power production, biotechnology, and material
science.
Developments in atomic nanoscale technology have given us the ability to:
Use ion beams to Investigate and optimize radiation energy losses at the nanoscopic level
Assess nanoscopic safety circumstances involved in a reactor failure
Analyze characteristics of nuclear spacecraft operating in the nanogravity of deep space
Evaluate light collection enhancement for digital X-ray detection
Apply brachytherapy using radioisotopes for cancer therapy
Treat nuclear waste at the nanoscopic level
Use systems-thinking decision making to analyze financial progress of nanotech in the
energy industry
Assess safety (and safety management methods) for nuclear nanomaterials used in plant
operations
Representing a first step in multi-combinatorial research, this text incorporates
advanced studies that use Monte Carlo and solid-state measurement (including radiation
detection) methods. Researchers used these to demonstrate the potential to upgrade methods
of radiation protection and nuclear reactor operation (safety, waste disposal, etc.). The
author also addresses how we can use nanotechnology to address industrial concerns and
enhance nuclear medicine techniques. He highlights several nanomaterial systems and
devices to illustrate developments in this area.
About the Author:
Taeho Woo launched the specialized field of atomic multinology (interdisciplinary
research of nuclear technology), which combines the application of information technology,
biotechnology, and nanotechnology in the nuclear industry.
Table of Contents
Section I: Atomic Nanoscale Power
Nanoscopic Nuclear Waste Treatment Using Ion Beam Injection in a Drum-Type
Container, T. Woo
Lattice Squeezed Nuclear Reaction (LSNR) of a Power Cell for Nanoscopic
Investigations Using Ion Beam Injections, T. Woo and S. Noh
Safety Assessment Study in Nanoscopic Circumstances for an Accidental Cooling Loop
Failure (ACLF) in a Lunar Nuclear Power Reactor (LNPR), T. Woo and Y. Kim
Analysis for Characteristics of Nuclear Spacecraft in a Nanogravity Environment
for Deep Space Exploration, T. Woo and S. Lee
Section II: Atomic Nanoscale Biotechnology
Light Collection Enhancement Analysis for Digital X-Ray Detector Using Gd2O2S:Tb and
CsI:Tl Phosphors in Nanoscale Treatment, T. Woo and T. Kim
Measurement Profiles of Nanoscale Ion Beam for Optimized Radiation Energy Losses,
T. Woo and H. Cho
Brachytherapy for Nanoscale Cancer Therapy Using Radioisotopes, T. Woo
Section III: Atomic Nanoscale Material Management
Analysis for Nanotechnology Financial Progression in the Energy Industry Using
Systems Thinking Decision Making, T. Woo and Y. Kim
Safeguard Assessment of Nanoscale Nuclear Material in Nuclear Power Plant
Operations Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process and Production Function, T. Woo
Investigation of Safeguards Management for Operation Security of Nanoscale Nuclear
Material in Nuclear Power Plants Using Game Theory, T. Woo
Conclusions
168 pages, Hardcover
