TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. ATOMIC
NATURE OF MATTER
Structure of
Matter
Subatomic
Particles
Bohr Model of the
Atom
Measuring Units
on the Atomic Scale
Nuclides
Isotopes
Atomic and
Nuclear Radii
Nuclear Forces
Summary
2. CHART OF
THE NUCLIDES
Chart of the
Nuclides
Information for
Stable Nuclides
Information for
Unstable Nuclides
Neutron - Proton
Ratios
Natural Abundance
of Isotopes
Enriched and
Depleted Uranium
Summary
3. MASS
DEFECT AND BINDING ENERGY
Mass Defect
Binding Energy
Energy Levels of
Atoms
Energy Levels of
the Nucleus
Summary
4. MODES OF
RADIOACTIVE DECAY
Stability of
Nuclei
Natural
Radioactivity
Nuclear Decay
Alpha Decay
Beta Decay
Electron Capture
(EC, K-capture)
Gamma Emission
Internal
Conversion
Isomers and
Isomeric Transition
Decay Chains
Predicting Type
of Decay
Summary
5.
RADIOACTIVITY
Radioactive Decay
Rates
Units of
Measurement for Radioactivity
Variation of
Radioactivity Over Time
Radioactive
Half-Life
Plotting
Radioactive Decay
Radioactive
Equilibrium
Transient
Radioactive Equilibrium
Summary
6. NEUTRON
INTERACTIONS
Scattering
Elastic
Scattering
Inelastic
Scattering
Absorption
Reactions
Radiative Capture
Particle Ejection
Fission
Summary
7. NUCLEAR
FISSION
Fission
Liquid Drop Model
of a Nucleus
Critical Energy
Fissile Material
Fissionable
Material
Fertile Material
Binding Energy
Per Nucleon (BE/A)
Summary
8. ENERGY
RELEASE FROM FISSION
Calculation of
Fission Energy
Estimation of
Decay Energy
Distribution of
Fission Energy
Summary
9.
INTERACTION OF RADIATION WITH MATTER
Interaction of
Radiation With Matter
Alpha Radiation
Beta Minus
Radiation
Positron
Radiation
Neutron Radiation
Gamma Radiation
Summary
10. NEUTRON
LIFE CYCLE
Infinite
Multiplication Factor
Four Factor
Formula
Fast Fission
Factor
Resonance Escape
Probability
Thermal
Utilization Factor
Reproduction
Factor
Effective
Multiplication Factor
Fast Non-Leakage
Probability
Thermal
Non-Leakage Probability
Six Factor
Formula
Neutron Life
Cycle of a Fast Reactor
Summary
11.
REACTIVITY
Application of
the Effective Multiplication Factor
Reactivity
Units of
Reactivity
Reactivity
Coefficients and Reactivity Defects
Summary
12.
REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS
Moderator Effects
Moderator
Temperature Coefficient
Fuel Temperature
Coefficient
Pressure
Coefficient
Void Coefficient
Summary
13. NEUTRON
POISONS
Fixed Burnable
Poisons
Soluble Poisons
Non-Burnable
Poisons
Summary
14. XENON
Fission Product
Poisons
Production and
Removal of Xenon
Xenon - Response
to Reactor Shutdown
Xenon -
Oscillations
Xenon - Response
to Reactor Power Changes
Summary
15. SAMARIUM
AND OTHER FISSION PRODUCT POISONS
Production and
Removal of Samarium
Samarium -
Response to Reactor Shutdown
Other Neutron
Poisons
Summary
16. CONTROL
RODS
Selection of
Control Rod Materials
Types of Control
Rods
Control Rod
Effectiveness
Integral and
Differential Control Rod Worth
Rod Control
Mechanisms
Summary
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