Oka Y., Suzuki K. (eds) Nuclear Reactor Kinetics and Plant Control

Springer, Japan, 2013. – 314 pp.
A nuclear reactor is a device controlling fission chain reactions. The world’s first fission chain reaction was achieved in December 1942, in a reactor created at the University of Chicago by Enrico Fermi, a genius Italian physicist. We human beings can control the reactor because not all neutrons generated by fission are generated simultaneously with the fission, but some neutrons (delayed neutrons), although extremely small in number, are generated after the fission with a delay. The delay gives us time to control the reactor. The existence of the delayed neutrons may be a gift granted to human beings by the grace of God who intends us to use fission energy. Having an understanding of reactor kinetics and the control of nuclear power plants is necessary in order to understand reactor operation and safety issues—for example, how the reactor behaves in an accident or when in an abnormal state.Nuclear Reactor Kinetics.
Delayed Neutron and Nuclear Reactor Kinetics.
Point Reactor Kinetics.
Temperature Effect of Reactivity.
Kinetics Parameters and Reactivity Measurement Experiments.
Actual Nuclear Reactor Plant Control.
Control System Basics and PID Control.
Reactor Stability Study.
Actual Operation Control of BoilingWater Reactor.