NEUTRON-PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN FAST REACTORS WITH LIQUID-METAL COOLANTS

А. А. Sarkisov , V. N. Puchkov

The key mechanisms of interactions between neutrons and nuclei of multiplicating medium, the conditions of criticality attainment and the neutron-field characteristics in fast reactors are addressed. The impact of the temperature reactivity effect on reactoroperation stability is analyzed. The kinetics of fast neutron multiplication and the processes of nuclear fuel burnup and breeding are considered. The emphasis is placed on the physics of the processes going on in fast reactors.

The book is intended for students and post-graduate students, engineers and technicians specializing in nuclear power engineering.

Bibliographical reference 

Neutron-physical Processes in Fast Reactors with Liquid-metal Coolants [in Russian] / А. А. Sarkisov , V. N. Puchkov ; ed. by Acad. А. А. Sarkisov ; Nuclear Safety Institute (IBRAE) RAS. — Moscow : Nauka, 2011. — 168 p. : ill. — ISBN 978-5-02-037973-2 (bound).