Higher order generalized perturbation theory for boiling water reactor in-core fuel management optimization

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 98-112

  Moore, Brian R ^a,b   Turinsky, Paul J ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b GE ENERGY   (United States)

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EID: 0004705554     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE98-A1993     Document Type: Article

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