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DescriptionIntroduction 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 ContentsNuclear Power in the World TodayNeutrons and Other Important Particles of Reactor PhysicsNuclear Particles, Processes, and ReactionsNuclear Cross Sections, Reaction Probabilities, and Reaction RatesCross Section Libraries and Sources of Practical Nuclear DataNuclear Fuels, Nuclear Structure, the Mass Defect, and Radioactive DecayNuclear Fission and Nuclear Energy ProductionNeutron Slowing Down Theory, Neutron Moderators, and Reactor CoolantsThe Neutron Multiplication Factor, the Reactivity, and the Four-Factor FormulaNeutron Leakage, Reactor Criticality, and the Six-Factor FormulaAn Introduction to Neutron Diffusion Theory and Fick’s Law of DiffusionMultigroup Neutron Diffusion TheorySolutions to the Steady-State Neutron Diffusion EquationSolving the Neutron Diffusion Equation with a Radioactive Source TermTime-Dependent Reactors and Their BehaviorThe Point Kinetics Approximation and the Inhour EquationBurnup, Depletion, and Temperature FeedbackLong-Term Changes to the Reactivity of the CoreFuel Assembly Homogenization and Reaction Rate ConservationControl Rods, Burnable Poisons, and Chemical ShimFission Products, Xenon Transients, and Reactor AccidentsAn Introduction to Neutron Transport TheoryThe Monte Carlo Method and Its Applications to Nuclear Science and EngineeringAuthor DescriptionRobert E. Masterson (1950-2020) held MS and PhD degrees in nuclear engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and he worked for Westinghouse Nuclear Energy Systems. He was an Affiliate Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia. Dr. Masterson published extensively in the journals of the ANS and had over 20 years of experience in the field of nuclear science and engineering. He had an extensive background in the fields of reactor safety, reactor design and analysis, reactor thermal hydraulics, numerical analysis, reactor physics, reactor dynamics, nuclear medicine, and nuclear particle transport. He was a member of the American Nuclear Society. His first textbook with CRC Press, Nuclear Engineering Fundamentals: A Practical Perspective, was published in 2017.