Concerns over the planet's limited energy sources are not new. For the past half-century, scientists from around the world have explored substitutes for fossil fuels. Among them, developed nations have invested considerable resources in the development of nuclear fusion technology. Thus, in 1978, sc[...]

Nuclear reactor physics is the core discipline of nuclear engineering. Nuclear reactors account for a significant portion of the electrical power generated worldwide, and power reactors with improved fuel cycles are being developed. This comprehensive textbook and reference on basic and advanced nu[...]

This revised and enlarged second edition of the popular textbook and reference contains comprehensive treatments of both the established foundations of magnetic fusion plasma physics and of the newly developing areas of active research. It concludes with a look ahead to fusion power reactors of the[...]