1 Introduction

Transient calculations involve coupled calculations for both the time dependent neutron transport equation
and the delayed neutron precursor. These equations are given by:

∂n(r, Ω, E, t)
+ Ω · ∇vn(r, Ω, E, t) + Σt (r, E, t)vn(r, Ω, E, t) =
Z∂tZ
χp
(r, E, t)νp (r, E 0 , t)Σf (r, E 0 , t)vn(r, Ω0 , E 0 , t)dE 0 dΩ0
4π
ZZ (1)
+ Σp (r, E 0 → E, Ω0 → Ω, t)vn(r, Ω0 , E 0 , t)dE 0 dΩ0
1 X
+ λi Ci (r, t)χi (E) + S(r, Ω, E, t) ,
4π i

ZZ
∂Ci (r, t)
+ λi Ci (r) = νdi (r, E 0 , t)Σf (r, E 0 , t)vn(r, Ω0 , E 0 , t)dE 0 dΩ0 , (2)
∂t