Fundamentals of Nuclear Reactor Physics,

1. Nuclear Reactions
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Nuclear Reaction Fundamentals
1.3 The Curve of Binding Energy
1.4 Fusion Reactions
1.5 Fission Reactions
1.6 Fissile and Fertile Materials
1.7 Radioactive Decay

2. Neutron Interactions
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Neutron Cross Sections
2.3 Neutron Energy Range
2.4 Cross Section Energy Dependence
2.5 Neutron Scattering

3. Neutron Distributions in Energy
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Nuclear Fuel Properties
3.3 Neutron Moderators
3.4 Neutron Energy Spectra
3.5 Energy-Averaged Reaction Rates
3.6 Infinite Medium Multiplication:

4. The Power Reactor Core
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Core Composition
4.3 Fast Reactor Lattices
4.4 Thermal Reactor Lattices

5. Reactor Kinetics
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Neutron Balance Equations
5.3 Multiplying Systems Behavior
5.4 Delayed Neutron Kinetics
5.5 Step Reactivity Changes
5.6 Prolog to Reactor Dynamics

6. Spatial Diffusion of Neutrons
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The Neutron Diffusion Equation
6.3 Non-multiplying Systems- Plane Geometry
6.4 Boundary Conditions
6.5 Non-multiplying Systems- Spherical Geometry
6.6 Diffusion Approximation Validity
6.7 Multiplying Systems

7. Neutron Distributions in Reactors
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Time-Independent Diffusion Equation
7.3 Uniform Reactors
7.4 Neutron Leakage
7.5 Reflected Reactors
7.6 Control Poisons

8. Energy Transport
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Core Power Distribution
8.3 Heat Transport
8.4 Thermal Transients

9. Reactivity Feedback
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Reactivity Coefficients
9.3 Composite Coefficients
9.4 Excess Reactivity and Shutdown Margin
9.5 Reactor Transients

10. Long Term Core Behavior
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Reactivity Control
10.3 Fission Product Buildup and Decay
10.4 Fuel Depletion
10.5 Fission Product and Actinides Inventories

Appendices
A. Useful Mathematics
B. Bessel’s Equation and Functions
C. Derivation of Neutron Diffusion Properties
D. Fuel Element Heat Transfer
E. Nuclear Data