ABSTRACT

First Published in 1986. This work should be considered as a simple introduction to nuclear engineering. It covers and somewhat enlarges upon a set of courses that the author’s currently give at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale of Lausanne, Switzerland.

chapter 1|28 pages

Foundations of nuclear physics

chapter 2|36 pages

Thermonuclear Fusion

chapter 3|28 pages

Nuclear Fission

chapter 4|86 pages

Fission Reactor Physics

chapter 5|92 pages

Nuclear Power Plants

chapter 6|52 pages

Environment and Nuclear Safety

chapter 7|58 pages

The Nuclear Fuel Cycle

chapter 8|56 pages

Fundamental Problems of Neutronics

chapter 9|64 pages

Neutron calculations for reactors

chapter 10|19 pages

Supplement On Isotopic Separation