Code validation and uncertainties in system thermalhydraulics

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 175-216

  D'Auria, F ^a   Galassi, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; HYDRAULICS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR REACTOR LICENSING; PLANT LAYOUT; REACTOR OPERATION; USER INTERFACES;

THERMAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0031621864     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0149-1970(97)00097-8     Document Type: Article

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