Nuclear Reactor Physics Handbook

Understand nuclear reactor physics as one connected system-from the behavior of a single neutron to the design, control, and safety of an entire reactor core.

Nuclear Reactor Physics Handbook gives you a structured foundation in the physics and engineering principles that govern fission reactors. Rather than presenting criticality, neutron transport, kinetics, and core design as disconnected topics, Harriet W. Brown builds them progressively from first principles so you can see how the concepts work together.

Whether you are studying nuclear engineering, strengthening your reactor-physics foundation, or need a serious technical reference, this handbook helps you move from fundamental nuclear interactions to practical reactor analysis with greater confidence.

Inside, you will:

• Build a foundation in atomic structure, radioactive decay, nuclear reactions, cross sections, and neutron interactions
• Understand nuclear fission, neutron moderation, diffusion theory, transport theory, and multiplication
• Master the physics of criticality, reactivity, reactor kinetics, delayed neutrons, xenon and samarium poisoning
• Connect theory to fuel burnup, control rods, thermal-hydraulics, power distribution, and core design
• Explore major reactor types including PWRs, BWRs, CANDU, gas-cooled reactors, fast reactors, and advanced reactor concepts
• Examine how reactivity feedback, decay heat, accident analysis, and defense-in-depth influence reactor safety
• Reinforce difficult mathematical ideas through worked developments and applied examples

The manuscript progresses through 26 chapters and assumes general university physics and calculus while developing nuclear-specific concepts from the ground up.

Build the reactor-physics foundation that makes advanced nuclear engineering understandable-get your copy today.