A class of finite difference methods called splitting techniques are presented for the solution of the multigroup diffusion theory reactor kinetics equations in two space dimensions. A subset of the above class is shown to be consistent with the differential equations and numerically stable. An exponential transformation of the semi-discrete equations is shown to reduce the truncation error of the above methods so that they beoome practical methods for two-dimensional problems. A variety of numerical experiments are presented which illusthate the truncation error, convergence rates, and stability of a particular member of the above class.