The leading resource for anyone looking for an accessible and authoritative introduction to
nuclear and radiochemistry In the newly revised Fourth Edition of Nuclear and Radiochemistry:
Fundamentals and Applications distinguished chemist Jens-Volker Kratz delivers a two-volume
handbook that has become the gold standard in teaching and learning nuclear and radiochemistry.
The books cover the theory and fundamentals of the subject before moving on the technical side
of nuclear chemistry with coverage of nuclear energy nuclear reactors and radionuclides in
the life sciences. This latest edition discusses the details and impact of the Chernobyl and
Fukushima nuclear disasters as well as new research facilities including FAIR and HIM. It
also incorporates new methods for target preparation and new processes for nuclear fuel
recycling like EURO-GANEX. Finally the volumes extensively cover environmental technological
advances and the effects of radioactivity on the environment. Readers will also find: - An
accessible and thorough introduction to the fundamental concepts of nuclear physics and
chemistry including atomic processes classical mechanics relativistic mechanics and the
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle - Comprehensive explorations of radioactivity in nature
radioelements radioisotopes and their atomic masses and other physical properties of nuclei -
Practical discussions of the nuclear force nuclear structure decay modes radioactive decay
kinetics and nuclear radiation - In-depth examinations of the statistical considerations
relevant to radioactivity measurements Written for practicing nuclear chemists and atomic
physicists Nuclear and Radiochemistry: Fundamentals and Applications is also an indispensable
resource for nuclear physicians power engineers and professionals working in the nuclear
industry.
