This volume is the fourteenth of the series “Chemical Thermodynamics” published by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. It is the second update of the critical reviews published, successively, in 1992 as Chemical Thermodynamics of Uranium, in 1995 as Chemical Thermodynamics of Americium, in 1999...

Les isotopes radioactifs et stables sont utilisés dans l’ensemble du monde pour de nombreuses applications liées à la médecine diagnostique et thérapeutique, à l’industrie et à la recherche scientifique. Plus de cinquante pays disposent d’installations pour la production ou la...

Nuclear reactor safety is primarily concerned with the prevention of radiation-related damage to the public from the operation of commercial nuclear reactors; safety limits are introduced to avoid fuel failures during normal operation, or to mitigate the consequences of reactor accidents in...