This expanded new edition develops the theory of nuclear reactors from the fundamentals of fission to the operating characteristics of modern reactors. The first half of the book emphasizes reactor criticality analysis and all of the fundamentals that go into modern calculations. Simplified one group diffusion theory models are presented and extended into sophisticated multi-group transport theory models. The second half of the book deals with the two main topics of interest related to operating reactors reactor kinetics/dynamics, and in-core fuel management. Additional chapters have been added to expand and bring the material up-to-date and include the utilization of more computer codes. Code models and detailed data sets are provided along with example problems making this a useful text for students and researchers wishing to develop an understanding of nuclear power and its implementation in today's modern energy spectrum.Covers the fundamentals of neutronic analysis for nuclear reactor systems to help understand nuclear reactor theory;Describes the benefits, uses, safety features, and challenges related to implementation of Small Modular Reactors;Provides examples, data sets, and code to assist the reader in obtaining mastery over the subjects.

Covers the fundamentals of neutronic analysis for nuclear reactor systems to help understand nuclear reactor theory Describes the benefits, uses, safety features, and challenges related to implementation of Small Modular Reactors Provides examples, data sets, and code to assist the reader in obtaining mastery over the subjects Request lecturer material: sn.pub/lecturer-material

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Dr. Bahman Zohuri is currently University of New Mexico, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, while at the Galaxy Advanced Engineering, Inc. a consulting company that he stared himself in 1991 when he left both semiconductor and defense industries after many years working as a chief scientist. After graduating from University of Illinois in field of Physics and Applied Mathematics, he joined Westinghouse Electric Corporation where he performed thermal hydraulic analysis and natural circulation for Inherent Shutdown Heat Removal System (ISHRS) in the core of a Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor (LMFBR) as a secondary fully inherent shut system for secondary loop heat exchange. All these designs were used for Nuclear Safety and Reliability Engineering for Self-Actuated Shutdown System. He designed the Mercury Heat Pipe and Electromagnetic Pumps for Large Pool Concepts of LMFBR for heat rejection purpose for this reactor around 1978 where he received a patent for it. He later on was transferred to defense division of Westinghouse where he was responsible for the dynamic analysis and method of launch and handling of MX missile out of canister. The results are applied to MX launch seal performance and muzzle blast phenomena analysis (i.e. missile vibration and hydrodynamic shock formation). He also was involved in analytical calculation and computation in the study of Nonlinear Ion Wave in Rarefying Plasma. The results are applied to the propagation of "Soliton Wave" and the resulting charge collector traces, in the rarefactions characteristic of the corona of the a laser irradiated target pellet. As part of his graduate research work at Argonne National Laboratory, he performed computation and programming of multi-exchange integral in surface physics and solid state physics. He holds different patent in areas such as diffusion processes and design of diffusion furnace while he was senior process engineer working for different semiconductor industries such as Intel, Varian, and National Semiconductor corporations. Later on, he joined Lockheed Missile and Aerospace Corporation as Senior Chief Scientist. At this position, he was responsible for Senior in R&D and the study of vulnerability, survivability and both radiation and laser hardening of different components of payload (i.e. IR Sensor) for Defense Support Program (DSP), Boost Surveillance and Tracking Satellite (BSTS) and Space Surveillance and Tracking Satellite (SSTS) against laser or nuclear threat. While in there, he also studied and performed the analysis of characteristics of laser beam and nuclear radiation interaction with materials, Transient Radiation Effects in Electronics (TREE), Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), System Generated Electromagnetic Pulse (SGEMP), Single-Event Upset (SEU), Blast and, Thermo-mechanical, hardness assurance, maintenance, device technology. He did few years of consulting under his company Galaxy Advanced Engineering with Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), where he was supporting development of operational hazard assessments for the Air Force Safety Center (AFSC) in connection with other interest parties. Intended use of the results was their eventual inclusion in Air Force Instructions (AFIs) specifically issued for Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) operational safety. He completed the first version of a comprehensive library of detailed laser tools for Airborne Laser (ABL), Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL), Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL), Mobile/Tactical High Energy Laser (M-THEL), etc. He also was responsible on SDI computer programs involved with Battle Management C3I and artificial Intelligent, and autonomous system. He is author few publications and holds various patents such as Laser Activated Radioactive Decay and Results of Thru-Bulkhead Initiation. Recently he has published two other books with CRC and Francis Taylor on the subject of; 1. HeatPipe Design and Technology: A Practical A

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Neutron Physics Background.- Modeling Neutron Transport and Interactions.- Spatial Effects in Modeling Neutron Diffusion.- Energy effects in modeling neutron diffusion.- Numerical methods in modeling neutron diffusion.- Slowing down theory.- Resonance Processing.- Heterogeneous Reactors and Wigner Seitz Cells.- Thermal Spectra and Thermal cross sections.- Perturbation Theory for reactor neutronics.- Reactor Kinetics.- Reactor Dynamics.- Reactor Stability.- Numerical Modeling for Time Dependent Problems.- Fission product buildup and decay.- Fuel burn-up and fuel management.- Why nuclear power energy.- Small Modular Reactors and their innovative designs.- Design and analysis of a nuclear reactor core for small modular reactors.