Reactor Physics [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 2016] Giuseppe Palmiotti, Massimo Salvatores

The branch of science that deals with the study and application of chain reaction to induce a controlled rate of fission in a nuclear reactor for the production of energy is referred to reactor physics. A reactor consists of an assembly of nuclear fuel, usually surrounded by a neutron moderator such as regular water, heavy water, graphite, or zirconium hydride, and fitted with mechanisms such as control rods that control the rate of the reaction. The book emphasizes on how the nuclear reactor works, various design approaches of the reactors, and their safe and proficient process.