Nuclear Physics and Reactor Theory

ABSTRACT......Page 3
FOREWORD......Page 5
OVERVIEW......Page 7
Module 3 Reactor Theory (Nuclear Parameters)......Page 11
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 13
LIST OF FIGURES......Page 15
LIST OF TABLES......Page 16
REFERENCES......Page 17
OBJECTIVES......Page 18
NEUTRON LIFE CYCLE......Page 25
Four Factor Formula......Page 26
Resonance Escape Probability, (p)......Page 27
Thermal Utilization Factor, (f)......Page 28
Reproduction Factor......Page 30
Effective Multiplication Factor......Page 32
Thermal Non-Leakage Probability......Page 33
Six Factor Formula......Page 34
Summary......Page 38
Application of the Effective Multiplication Factor......Page 41
Reactivity......Page 42
Units of Reactivity......Page 43
Reactivity Coefficients and Reactivity Defects......Page 45
Summary......Page 46
REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS......Page 47
Moderator Effects......Page 48
Fuel Temperature Coefficient......Page 50
Void Coefficient......Page 51
Summary......Page 52
Fixed Burnable Poisons......Page 54
Soluble Poisons......Page 55
Non-Burnable Poisons......Page 56
Summary......Page 57
Fission Product Poisons......Page 58
Production and Removal of Xenon-135......Page 59
Xenon-135 Response to Reactor Shutdown......Page 62
Xenon-135 Oscillations......Page 63
Xenon-135 Response to Reactor Power Changes......Page 64
Summary......Page 65
Production and Removal of Samarium-149......Page 67
Samarium-149 Response to Reactor Shutdown......Page 69
Other Neutron Poisons......Page 70
Summary......Page 71
Selection of Control Rod Materials......Page 72
Types of Control Rods......Page 73
Control Rod Effectiveness......Page 74
Integral and Differential Control Rod Worth......Page 75
Summary......Page 81
Module 4 Reactor Theory (Reactor Operations)......Page 83
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 85
LIST OF FIGURES......Page 86
LIST OF TABLES......Page 87
REFERENCES......Page 88
OBJECTIVES......Page 89
Subcritical Multiplication Factor......Page 93
Effect of Reactivity Changes on Subcritical Multiplication......Page 95
Use of 1/M Plots......Page 98
Summary......Page 101
REACTOR KINETICS......Page 102
Effective Delayed Neutron Fraction......Page 103
Effective Delayed Neutron Precursor Decay Constant......Page 105
Prompt Criticality......Page 107
Stable Period Equation......Page 108
Doubling Time......Page 109
Summary......Page 113
REACTOR OPERATION......Page 115
Estimated Critical Position......Page 116
Core Power Distribution......Page 117
Power Tilt......Page 119
Temperature......Page 120
Power Level......Page 121
Core Burnup......Page 122
Shutdown......Page 123
Summary......Page 125
CONCLUDING MATERIAL......Page 127