Abstract
An interaction theory is given for calculating space arrays of fissile units of arbitrarysize, shape and distribution which uses the same core and reflector constants as are employed in ordinary reactor calculations for single units. Mixed arrays of fast and thermal units are considered. The reflecting material between units may be well defined or random in distribution. A comparison with experiment suggests that the theory is reasonably accurate and errs on the side of safety. Unlike Monte Carlo methods the method presented requires trivial computation (10 seconds per case computing time on a medium-size computer). Unlike the interaction parameter method it does not require an experiment on a simple assembly of units before a prediction for a complicated array can be made.
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