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Differentiate the family of steady states, keeping $T_i$, $W_C$, $c_C$, $R_1$ and $R_2$ fixed. A quasistatic process uses the temperature responses from part (b):Apply the chain rule to reactor reactivity along that family, weighting each response by its temperature coefficient of reactivity. Collecting terms gives the power coefficient of reactivityIts unit is inverse power. If the thermal resistances, coolant flow or inlet condition varied appreciably with power, their derivatives would contribute additional terms; those changes are excluded by the stipulated constant-parameter model.

The power coefficient is approximately $-2.28\times 10^{-11}{\mathrm{W}}^{-1}$, or $-2.28\times 10^{-5}\mathrm{M}{\mathrm{W}}^{-1}$. From part (c),Substituting in the power coefficient of reactivity givesThe negative sign means that a slow increase in thermal power produces a decrease in reactor reactivity along this family. This is a restoring thermal feedback control effect despite the positive moderator coefficient. A negative quasistatic slope alone does not prove stability of every transient: the separate heat capacities, transport delays and neutron-population dynamics matter for a time-dependent stability analysis.