浦胜娣编写的这本《核电英语》是根据核电基础理论培训教材编写大纲要求，在广泛听取核电专家意见的基础上编写的，是《压水堆核电厂操纵人员基础理论培训系列教材》之一，也可供核电厂相关人员参考。

全书共30个单元，分为两部分。第一部分从1单元到14单元，主要内容包括反应堆物理、热工、材料、控制和仪表、辐射防护、安全、质量保证等反应堆工程领域的一些基本概念。第二部分从15单元到30单元，主要描述压水堆核电厂的核蒸汽供应系统、专设安全设施、动力转换系统等主要系统的基本原理和流程。

浦胜娣编写的《核电英语》用英语综合介绍核电工程的基本知识，旨在提高专业英语的阅读和表达能力。全书共30个单元，分为两部分。第一部分(1单元～14单元)主要介绍反应堆物理、热工、材料、控制和仪表、辐射防护、安全、质量保证等反应堆工程专业的一些基本概念。第二部分(15单元～30单元)主要描述压水堆核电厂的核蒸汽供应系统、专设安全设施、动力转换系统等主要系统的基本原理和流程。

《核电英语》可作为核电厂操纵人员专业英语培训教材，也可供从事核电工程的相关技术人员及高等院校核工程专业的师生学习参考。

UNIT 1 HISTORY OF NUCLEAR POWER

READING MATERIALS

A Preface

B Fossil Plant and Nuclear Plant

C First Nuclear Reactor

UNIT 2 DEMAND FOR ELECTRIC POWER

READING MATERIALS

A Energy Use and Production

B Demand for Electric Power

C Primary Sources of Energy

UNIT 3 RADIOACTIVITY

READING MATERIALS

A Atomic Structure

B Isotopes

C Radioactivity

UNIT 4 NUCLEAR FISSION

READING MATERIALS

A Nuclear Fission

B Fission Energy, Fission Neutrons and Fission Products

C Cross Section for Neutron Reactions

UNIT 5 GENERAL FEATURES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS

READING MATERIALS

A General Features of Nuclear Reactors

B Light Water Reactor

C Heavy Water Reactor

UNIT 6 REACTOR PHYSICS

READING MATERIALS

A Critical Mass

B Effective Multiplication Factor

C Reactivity and Reactivity Coefficients

UNIT 7 REACTOR CONTROL

READING MATERIALS

A Purpose and Methods of Reactor Control

B Control Loops

C Control Materials

UNIT 8 INSTRUMENTATION

READING MATERIALS

A Behavior of Ion-pairs in an Electric Field

B Neutron Detector

C Pressure and Temperature Detection

UNIT 9 ENERGY REMOVAL

READING MATERIALS

A Thermal Problem in Reactor Design

B Generation and Disposal of Heat

C Heat Transfer Process

UNIT 10 REACTOR MATERIALS

READING MATERIALS

A Radiation Effects on Materials

B Requirements for Materials

C Ductile to Brittle Transition

UNIT 11 NUCLEAR FUEL

READING MATERIALS

A Fuel Cycle

B Nuclear Fuel Properties

C Reprocessing of Spent Fuel

UNIT 12 RADIATION PROTECTION

READING MATERIALS

A Biological Effects of Radiation

B Radiation Protection

C Radiation Monitoring

UNIT 13 REACTOR SAFETY

READING MATERIALS

A Goals of Reactor Safety

B Defence in Depth

C Inherent Reactor Stability, Redundancy and Diversity

UNIT 14 QUALITY ASSURANCE

READING MATERIALS

A Quality Assurance

B Document Control

C Inspection and Test Control

UNIT 15 INTRODUCTION TO PWR NPP

READING MATERIALS

A PWR Generating System

B Plant Layout

C Design Specifications

UNIT 16 REACTOR VESSEL AND INTERNALS

READING MATERIALS

A Reactor Vessel

B Lower Core Support Structure (Lower Internals)

C Upper Core Support Structure (Upper Internals)

UNIT 17 REACTOR CORE

READING MATERIALS

A Fuel Assemblies

B Rod Cluster Control Assemblies (RCCA)

C Burnable Poison Assemblies, Neutron Source Assemblies and Thimble Plugs

UNIT 18 PRESSURIZER

READING MATERIALS

A General Features of Pressurizer

B Pressurizer Components

C Pressurizer Relief Tank (PRT)

UNIT 19 STEAM GENERATOR

READING MATERIALS

A Structure of Steam Generator

B Design Improvements of Steam Generators

C Steam Generator Instrumentation

UNIT 20 REACTOR COOLANT PUMP

READING MATERIALS

A Reactor Coolant Pump

B Shaft Seal

C Flywheel

UNIT 21 CHEMICAL AND VOLUME CONTROL SYSTEM

READING MATERIALS

A Charging and Letdown

B Reactor Coolant Pump Seal Injection

C Make-up and Chemical Addition

UNIT 22 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEM

READING MATERIALS

A Residual Heat Removal System

B Plant Cooldown

C Refueling

UNIT 23 AUXILIARY FEEDWATER SYSTEM

READING MATERIALS

A Auxiliary Feedwater System

B Auxiliary Feedwater Pumps

C Water Supplies

UNIT 24 EMERGENCY CORE COOLING SYSTEM

READING MATERIALS

A Engineered Safety Features

B Emergency Core Cooling System

C Emergency Core Cooling System Integrated Operations

UNIT 25 CONTAINMENT

READING MATERIALS

A Containment

B Containment Spray System

C Containment Penetration and Isolation Systems

UNIT 26 POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM

READING MATERIALS

A Main Steam and Auxiliaries

B Condensate and Feedwater

C Turbine and Turbine Auxiliary Systems

UNIT 27 ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

READING MATERIALS

A General Design Criteria of Electrical Distribution System

B Offsite (Preferred) and Onsite (Standby) Power System

C Unit Main Generator and Diesel Generators

UNIT 28 COOLING WATER SYSTEM

READING MATERIALS

A Component Cooling System

B Radioactivity and Leak Detection

C Service Water System

UNIT 29 RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT

READING MATERIALS

A Sources of Discharged Radioactivity

B Liquid Radioactive Waste Processing System

C Solid and Gaseous Radioactive Waste Processing Systems

UNIT 30 INTRODUCTION TO AP1000 NPP

READING MATERIALS

A General Plant Description

B Passive Core Cooling System

C Passive Containment Cooling and Hydrogen Control

Appendix

Appendix 1 The International System of Units (SI)

Appendix 2 The Table of Elements

English Index

Chinese Index

References