Download or read book Nuclear Criticality Safety written by Ronald Allen Knief and published by American Nuclear Society. This book was released on 1985 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nuclear criticality safety is the prevention of nuclear chain reactions in fissile materials outside of reactors. This book presents the underlying principles of nuclear criticality safety theory along with descriptions of the principal methods currently used and their in-plant applications. Exercises are provided at the end of each chapter to increase understanding of the text.