THE increasing utilization of nuclear energy for power production
has created a new occupation of reactor core analysts and nuclear
fuel engineers employed by the power utilities. As their tool in
reactor core fuel management, these people require an access to the
sizable computational machinery used to solve the planning problems.
This book is intended to cover the topics associated with the
planning activity, ranging from the basic physical elements to the
reactor core simulation on digital computers and to the principles of
fuel cycle cost optimization.