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Acknowledgments Any attempt at any level cannot be satisfactorily completed without the support and guidance of other people. Firstly, I would like to express special thanks to my teacher Dr. Bahman Zohuri, who gave me the excellent opportunity to do this great project on the topic (Advanced Reactor Concepts), which also helpedme in doing a lot of research and enabled me to learn about many new things; I am therefore very grateful to him. Secondly, I would like to thank my parents and friends, who helped me a lot in com- pleting my education; it would not have been possible to travel this difficult path without their help. I am overwhelmed with humbleness and gratefulness in wishing to acknowledge my debt to all those who have helped me to translate these complex ideas into something lasting. Ali Zamani Paydar I am grateful to the esteemed and wise Dr. Zohuri for his compassionate guidance and for showing me the right way to make progress and gain knowledge. I dedicate this book to my late father, who embodied the spirit of effort and endeavor, and who was a great advisor of me during my education, and also to my mother, who always encouraged me with compassion. Seyed Kamal Mousavi Balgehshiri I would like to acknowledge all the new and young generations of students in any field of science who are thirsty to learn new knowledge in their field regardless of their access limitations due to their geopolitical locations. I hope that via the Internet of Things, they will find what they are looking for; I would do anything within my limited power to help them and wish them the best of luck. Meanwhile, I am indebted to the many people who aided, encouraged, and supportedme beyondmy expectations. Some are not around to see the results of their encouragement in the production of this book, yet I hope they know of my deepest appreciation. I especially want to thankmy true close friends, to whom I am deeply indebted; they have continuously given their support without hesitation. They all have always kept me going in the right direction. Above all, I offer very special thanks to my late mother and father, and to my children, in particular, my son Sasha and my daughters Natasha and Natalie, as well as my grandsons Dariush and Kian, and my granddaughter Donya. They have provided constant interest and encouragement, without which this book would not have been written. Their patience with my many absences from home and long hours in front of the computer to prepare the manuscript are especially appreciated. Bahman Zohuri xxiii Acknowledgments