Fundamentals of Nuclear Reactor Physics offers a one-semester treatment of the essentials of how the fission nuclear reactor works, the various approaches to the design of reactors, and their safe and efficient operation . It provides a clear, general overview of atomic physics from the standpoint of reactor functionality and design, including the sequence of fission reactions and their energy release. It provides in-depth discussion of neutron reactions, including neutron kinetics and the neutron energy spectrum, as well as neutron spatial distribution. It includes ample worked-out examples and over 100 end-of-chapter problems. Engineering students will find this applications-oriented approach, with many worked-out examples, more accessible and more meaningful as they aspire to become future nuclear engineers.

A first of its kind text on the essential nuclear physics employed in the design and operation of nuclear reactors.

About the Author
By Elmer E Lewis, Ph.D., Northwestern University Dept. Of Mechanical Engineering Robert R. McCormick School of Eng. & Applied Science Evanston, IL


Book Information
ISBN 9780123706317
Author Elmer E. Lewis
Format Hardback
Page Count 312
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 830g