A textbook on contemporary nuclear science and its applications, this volume is appropriate for an advanced undergraduate or graduate course in nuclear physics, nuclear chemistry, or nuclear engineering. It provides an up-to-date treatment of and education in the fundamentals of nuclear science in the context of modern research initiatives. The comprehensive approach includes both basic nuclear science and technology and its applications in the modern industrial world at an accessible level. Problem sets throughout the book help readers test their assimilation of the material.