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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Murray, Raymond LeRoy, 1920-
Nuclear energy : an introduction to the concepts, systems, and applications of nuclear
processes / author, Raymond L. Murray. – 6th ed.
p. cm.
1. Nuclear engineering. 2. Nuclear energy. I. Title.
2008
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2008039209
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ISBN: 978-0-12-370547-1
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Preface
The prospects for continued and new nuclear power plants in the United States
have improved greatly since the fifth edition w