Download it once and read it on your kindle device pc phones or tablets use features like bookmarks note taking and highlighting while reading nuclear physics and reactor theory atomic physics the chart of the nuclides radioactivity radioactive decay neutron interaction fission reactor theory neutron characteristics. Doe fundamentals handbook nuclear physics and reactor theory volume 1 of 2 training material atomic physics the chart of the nuclides radioactivity radioactive decay neutron interaction fission reactor theory neutron characteristics neutron life cycle reactor kinetics. Chart of the nuclides radioactivity and radioactive decay neutron interactions and fission and the interaction of radiation with matter module 2 reactor theory nuclear parameters provides information on reactor theory and neutron characteristics includes topics such as neutron sources neutron flux neutron cross sections reaction rates. Nuclear physics and reactor theory consists of four modules the following is a brief description of the information presented in each module module 1 atomic and nuclear physics introduces concepts of atomic physics including the atomic nature of matter the chart of the nuclides radioactivity and radioactive decay neutron interactions. Nuclear physics and reactor theory module 1 atomic and nuclear physics nuclear physics and reactor theory i i table of contents c radioactive decay that the nuclides in each region of the chart will typically undergo 25 define the following terms a radioactivity d