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.
| ISBN: | 9781498751483 |
| Publication date: | 13th December 2017 |
| Author: | Robert E. (Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, USA) Masterson |
| Publisher: | CRC Press Inc an imprint of Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 1079 pages |
| Genres: |
Nuclear power and engineering Atomic and molecular physics |