Nuclear Reactors: Spacecraft Propulsion, Research Reactors, and Reactor Analysis

This book addresses these topics: “Nuclear Reactors for Spacecraft Propulsion”, “Research Reactors”, and “Select Reactor Analysis Techniques”. It provides detailed information on the use of nuclear reactors for spacecraft propulsion, presents research conducted on reactors in Idaho, USA, and discusses reactor analysis topics such as cyber-informed engineering for nuclear reactor digital instrumentation and control, the effect of plenum gas on fuel temperature, and more.

Worldwide interest in nuclear reactors continues to increase and significant focus has been placed on advanced nuclear reactors intended to produce electricity and process heat. However, there is limited literature on the importance of research reactors and certain specialized reactor analysis topics.

Contents
1. Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
2. The Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT)
3. Experimental Breeder Reactor II
4. Idaho State University AGN-201 Low Power Teaching Reactor: An Overlooked Gem
5. Core Reload Analysis Techniques in the Advanced Test Reactor
6. Cyber-Informed Engineering for Nuclear Reactor Digital Instrumentation and Control
7. Reliability Analysis of Instrumentation and Control System: A Case Study of Nuclear Power Plant
8. Plenum Gas Effect on Fuel Temperature
9. Fault Detection by Signal Reconstruction in Nuclear Power Plants