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INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR REACTOR PHYSICS is the most comprehensive, modern and readable textbook for this course/module. It explains reactors, fuel cycles, radioisotopes, radioactive materials, design, and operation. Chain reaction and fission reactor concepts are presented, plus advanced coverage including neutron diffusion theory. The diffusion equation, Fisk’s Law, and steady state/time-dependent reactor behavior. Numerical and analytical solutions are also covered. The text has full color illustrations throughout, and a wide range of student learning features.

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Nuclear Power in the World Today

2. Neutrons and Other Important Particles of Reactor Physics

3. Nuclear Particles, Processes, and Reactions

4. Nuclear Cross Sections, Reaction Probabilities, and Reaction Rates

5. Cross Section Libraries and Sources of Practical Nuclear Data

6. Nuclear Fuels, Nuclear Structure, the Mass Defect, and Radioactive Decay

7. Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Energy Production

8. Neutron Slowing Down Theory, Neutron Moderators, and Reactor Coolants

9. The Neutron Multiplication Factor, the Reactivity, and the Four-Factor Formula

10. Neutron Leakage, Reactor Criticality, and the Six-Factor Formula

11. An Introduction to Neutron Diffusion Theory and Fick’s Law of Diffusion

12. Multigroup Neutron Diffusion Theory

13. Solutions to the Steady-State Neutron Diffusion Equation

14. Solving the Neutron Diffusion Equation with a Radioactive Source Term

15. Time-Dependent Reactors and Their Behavior

16. The Point Kinetics Approximation and the Inhour Equation

17. Burnup, Depletion, and Temperature Feedback

18. Long-Term Changes to the Reactivity of the Core

19. Fuel Assembly Homogenization and Reaction Rate Conservation

20. Control Rods, Burnable Poisons, and Chemical Shim

21. Fission Products, Xenon Transients, and Reactor Accidents

22. An Introduction to Neutron Transport Theory

23. The Monte Carlo Method and Its Applications to Nuclear Science and Engineering