Neutronic Analysis For Nuclear Reactor Systems

✍ Scribed by Bahman Zohuri

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 672
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This expanded new edition develops the theory of nuclear reactors from the fundamentals of fission to the operating characteristics of modern reactors. The first half of the book emphasizes reactor criticality analysis and all of the fundamentals that go into modern calculations. Simplified one group diffusion theory models are presented and extended into sophisticated multi-group transport theory models. The second half of the book deals with the two main topics of interest related to operating reactors – reactor kinetics/dynamics, and in-core fuel management. Additional chapters have been added to expand and bring the material up-to-date and include the utilization of more computer codes. Code models and detailed data sets are provided along with example problems making this a useful text for students and researchers wishing to develop an understanding of nuclear power and its implementation in today’s modern energy spectrum.

• Covers the fundamentals of neutronic analysis for nuclear reactor systems to help understand nuclear reactor theory;
  
• Describes the benefits, uses, safety features, and challenges related to implementation of Small Modular Reactors;
  
• Provides examples, data sets, and code to assist the reader in obtaining mastery over the subjects.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii
Neutron Physics Background (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 1-52
Modeling Neutron Transport and Interactions (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 53-100
Spatial Effects in Modeling Neutron Diffusion: One-Group Models (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 101-212
Energy Effects in Modeling Neutron Diffusion: Two-Group Models (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 213-252
Numerical Methods in Modeling Neutron Diffusion (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 253-283
Slowing Down Theory (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 285-302
Resonance Processing (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 303-348
Heterogeneous Reactors and Wigner-Seitz Cells (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 349-360
Thermal Spectra and Thermal Cross Sections (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 361-385
Perturbation Theory for Reactor Neutronics (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 387-399
Reactor Kinetics and Point Kinetics (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 401-426
Reactor Dynamics (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 427-449
Reactor Stability (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 451-465
Numerical Modeling for Time-Dependent Problems (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 467-482
Fission Product Buildup and Decay (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 483-499
Fuel Burnup and Fuel Management (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 501-521
Why Nuclear Power Plant Energy (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 523-560
Small Modular Reactors and Innovative Efficient Enhancement Design (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 561-607
Design and Analysis of Core Design for Small Modular Reactors (Bahman Zohuri)....Pages 609-639
Back Matter ....Pages 641-663

✦ Subjects

Energy; Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons