alt Hacker NewsBasics yes, details no, and if you are deep in a mathematical proof the details matter. For example, I seriously doubt you will find an average 7th grader (or even a professional engineer outside of the nuclear power field) able to give you a good explanation or even definition of the void coefficient, and how it may interact with the fuel temperature coefficient of reactivity for a particular reactor design. Do you?
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I can explain what the void coefficient is, why it is a dangerous simplification, why neutron moderation is needed, how it is typically controlled, why BWR reactors are inherently less stable than PWR. etc. it's simple really. All the while I have never had anything to do with nuclear power professionally or studied specifically it.
I might have overstated a bit, but by 9th grade (15 year old) this is what was taught to us back then.
The number of geniuses in every field that congregate in HN is incredible, too bad they're here responding to comments instead of revolutionizing nuclear energy, math or medicine.