Tyror J.G., Vaughan R.I. An Introduction to the Neutron Kinetics of Nuclear Power Reactors

Pergamon Press, New York, London, 1970. – 187 pp.
The performance of nuclear power plants under conditions of changing power has always been of interest from a safety and control point of view. Nowadays added interest is provided by the increasing need to consider load following as a necessary requirement in nuclear plant design. In all these circumstances a study and understanding of the time-dependent responses of the reactor is essential and central to the problems is that of the time variation of the neutron population in the reactor. This volume attempts to introduce the basic concepts of power reactor kinetics in a simple way. The mathematical treatment is somewhat elementary; we have aimed at plausibility rather than rigour. The points we have tried to make have been illustrated with simple examples, although we have made it clear that for accurate work there is no alternative to a full computer-based solution of the relevant equations.The Neutron Physics of Reactor Kinetics.
Feedback Effects.
Water-moderated Reactors.
Fast Reactors.
Methods of Control.
Reactor Transients Following Faults.
The Use of Computers.