Recommended values of the delayed neutron yield for: U-235; U-238 and Pu-239

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 1-4 SPEC ISS, 2002, Pages 317-359

  Fort, E ^a   Zammit Averlant, V ^a   Salvatores, M ^a   Filip, A ^a   Lebrat, J F ^a  

^a IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

Effective delayed neutron fractions; Evaluation; Review; Total delayed neutron yields

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; DATA REDUCTION; FISSION PRODUCTS; ISOTOPES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR REACTORS;

DELAYED NEUTRON YIELD;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 0036378508     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-1970(02)00017-3     Document Type: Article

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