Status of the small modular fluidized bed light water nuclear reactor concept

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 203-214

  Sefidvash, Farhang ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

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EID: 0000458783     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(96)01276-9     Document Type: Article

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