By Weston M. Stacey

An authoritative textbook and updated professional's advisor to simple and complex ideas and practices Nuclear reactors now account for a good portion of energy generated world wide. even as, the earlier few a long time have visible an ever-increasing variety of commercial, scientific, army, and learn functions for nuclear reactors. Nuclear reactor physics is the center self-discipline of nuclear engineering, and because the first accomplished textbook and reference on easy and complicated nuclear reactor physics to seem in 1 / 4 century, this publication fills a wide hole within the specialist literature. Nuclear Reactor Physics is a textbook for college kids new to the topic, for others who desire a uncomplicated realizing of the way nuclear reactors paintings, in addition to in case you are, or desire to turn into, experts in nuclear reactor physics and reactor physics computations. it's also a worthy source for engineers accountable for the operation of nuclear reactors. Dr. Weston Stacey starts with transparent displays of the elemental actual rules, nuclear info, and computational method had to comprehend either the static and dynamic behaviors of nuclear reactors. this can be by way of in-depth discussions of complex thoughts, together with huge therapy of neutron delivery computational tools. As an reduction to comprehension and fast mastery of computational talents, he presents a variety of examples illustrating step by step tactics for appearing the calculations defined and chapter-end difficulties. Nuclear Reactor Physics is an invaluable textbook and dealing reference. it truly is a great self-teaching consultant for learn scientists, engineers, and technicians excited by business, examine, and army functions of nuclear reactors, in addition to govt regulators who desire to elevate their knowing of nuclear reactors.