Background
Knief, Ronald Allen was born on October 8, 1944 in Hinsdale, Illinois, United States. Son of Donald Sherwin and Adabelle Knief.
(This textbook is a reprint of the second edition original...)
This textbook is a reprint of the second edition originally published in 1992. It provides broad subject-area coverage, application of theory to practical aspects of commercial nuclear power, and use of instructional objectives. It focuses on what distinguishes nuclear engineering from the other engineering disciplines. It also seeks to unravel key acronyms and other terminology, including occasional historical examples where the jargon has outlived the viability of underlying concepts.
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Knief, Ronald Allen was born on October 8, 1944 in Hinsdale, Illinois, United States. Son of Donald Sherwin and Adabelle Knief.
Bachelor, Albion College, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1972.
Senior physicist, Combustion Engineering, Windsor, Connecticut, 1972-1974;
assistant professor, then associate professor, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1974-1980;
manager training, GPU Nuclear Corporation, Middletown, Pennsylvania, 1980-1987;
staff consultant, GPU Nuclear Corporation, Middletown, Pennsylvania, 1987-1990;
principal consultant, Ogden Environmental and Energy Superior vena cava syndrome, Fairfax, Virginia, since 1990. Consultant Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, 1974-1982. Consultant safety committee Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1989-1993.
Member safety committee B&W Naval Nuclear Fuel Division, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1989-1992.
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Volunteer instructor American Red Cross, various locations, 1966-1981. Solicitor United Way, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1988-1990. Member American Nuclear Society (local section chair 1977-1978, 83-84, 96-97, division chair 1980-1981, 92-93, Criticality Safety Achievement award 1983), Institute Nuclear Materials Management, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Married Pamela Ann Hurd, October 15, 1983.