Description: Ceramics for New Nuclear Applications provides a comprehensive review on the most up-to-date technologies for advanced ceramics and composites for nuclear applications. The book's chapters cover nuclear fuel and structural materials, materials for the next generation of reactors and fusion reactors, and materials for nuclear medicine. Cutting-edge topics such as accident tolerant fuels, space applications and nuclear medicine are covered in detail. Academic and industrial researchers working in the field of materials for nuclear energy systems, nuclear propulsion systems, and nuclear medicine will find the book a valuable reference resource.
Brief description: Dr. Peng Xu is a Principle Engineer at Westinghouse Electric Company, Columbia, USA. He earned his PhD in materials science and engineering from the University of Florida in 2009 and worked as a postdoc associate at the University of Wisconsin in Madison from 2009 to 2011. He is currently the technical lead for high density fuel and ceramic cladding development as part of the accident tolerant fuel development at Westinghouse. He has more than 12 years' experience in nuclear materials and fuel research and development and is author of over 30 publications including journal articles, conference proceedings, and technical abstracts in these areas, and has filed more than 15 patent applications. He has served on the Nuclear Materials Committees of the Metallurgical Society (TMS) and American Nuclear Society (ANS). He was chair of the executive committee of the Nuclear Science User Facility under the Department of Energy from 2015 to 2016.