Mechanisms of positive temperature reactivity coefficients of dilute plutonium solutions

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 305-314

  Yamamoto, Toshihiro ^a   Miyoshi, Yoshinori ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BORON; CADMIUM; CATALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; GADOLINIUM; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR FUELS; SAMARIUM; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE;

DILUTE PLUTONIUM SOLUTIONS; FOUR FACTOR FORMULA; PERTURBATION THEORY; PLUTONIUM SOLUTION DECAYS; TEMPERATURE REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS;

PLUTONIUM;

EID: 0036864647     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE02-A2309     Document Type: Article

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