Application of code scaling applicability and uncertainty methodology to the large break loss of coolant

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 39-52

  Young, M Y ^a   Bajorek, S M ^a   Nissley, M E ^a   Hochreiter, L E ^b  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; REACTOR CORES;

COLD SCALING APPLICABILITY AND UNCERTAINTY (CSAU) METHOD;

LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0032203387     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(98)00217-9     Document Type: Article

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