02384nam a2200349 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020004300112020002700155040002100182035002100203043001200224050002600236082002100262100004600283245018000329260005100509300003200560504005100592505090100643533015201544600004601696650004901742650005401791655002901845710001701874856012601891999001702017ebr10691866CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||130208s2013    njuac   sb    001 0aeng d  z  2012046467  z9789814436489 (hardcover : alk. paper)  z9789814436502 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)840416029  an-us---14aTK9014.M55bA3 2013eb04a621.48092aB2231 aMiley, George H.q(George Hunter),d1933-10aLife at the center of the energy crisish[electronic resource] :ba technologist's search for a black swan /cGeorge H. Miley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.  a[Hackensack] N.J. :bWorld Scientific,cc2013.  axix, 213 p. :bill., ports.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aEarly days and searching for a starting path -- Burnable poison control for nuclear submarine reactors -- Nuclear pulse propagation and fission reactor kinetics -- Nuclear pumped laser (NPL) research -- Direct electron beam pumped laser -- Advanced lasers -- Alpha particle effects in thermonuclear fusion devices -- Alternate fusion concepts -- Advanced fuel fusion and direct energy conversion -- Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) -- Inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) fusion -- Low energy nuclear reactions (LENR) -- Hydrogen economy and fuel cells -- Fusion propulsion and space colonization -- Nuclear batteries -- Computation and theory -- Nuclear power plant safety board and Illinois low-level waste site -- Teaching, education, and university administration -- Creation of a small company, NPL Associates, Inc -- Where am I in the search? What have I found? -- Concluding comments.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.10aMiley, George H.q(George Hunter),d1933- 0aNuclear engineerszUnited StatesvBiography. 0aNuclear energyxResearchzUnited StatesxHistory. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10691866zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c10090d10090