Criticality and safety parameter studies of a 3-MW TRIGA MARK-II research reactor and validation of the generated cross-section library and computational method

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-131

  Bhuiyan, S I ^a,b   Mondal, M A W ^a   Sarker, M M ^a   Rahman, M ^a   Shahdatullah, M S ^a   Huda, M Q ^a   Chakrobortty, T K ^a   Khan, M J H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND RADIATION BIOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION); MONTE CARLO METHODS; RESEARCH REACTORS;

NEUTRONICS ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE CITATION;

REACTOR CORES;

EID: 0033873316     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT00-A3081     Document Type: Article

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