Edition. 2, dop. and recycle. M. , Atomizdat, 1972. In the second edition of the monograph "Constructive forms and methods of calculation of nuclear reactors" (the first edition was published in 1963), the issues of creating nuclear reactor buildings and methods of their calculation are considered, taking into account the development of the structural forms of these structures over the past period. The author paid special attention to the coverage of the theory of the formation of steel structures of nuclear reactors, their layout and calculation methods. On this basis, the most important problems of reactor growth were considered and a comprehensive analysis of the design forms of a large number of nuclear reactors constructed was carried out, taking into account technological and analytical dependencies. In addition to the additional materials given in the calculation section of perforated plates, thick-walled vessels, brittle destruction, etc. , New sections are included in the monograph, relating to the effects of irradiation on steel embrittlement, Methods of calculation, concentration of stresses in the area of tubes of spherical shells of nuclear reactors , Features of calculation for thermal fatigue and creep, and the choice of austenitic stainless steels, Used in the Reactor Industry .