4.0. Nuclear reactor theory

Chapter 4 covers the technical knowledge governing critical nuclear core design, operations, and neutron transport theory. This is more specialized knowledge that would be in an upper division undergraduate course or introductory graduate level course.

Learning Objectives

  • Design a critical nuclear reactor configuration
  • Derive steady state neutron transport equation
  • Demonstrate transient reactor behavior

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