Monte Carlo calculations of pebble bed benchmark configurations of the proteus facility

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 240-253

  Difilippo, Felix C ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; FUELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

LOW-ENRICHED FUELS;

GAS COOLED REACTORS;

EID: 0037358882     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE02-34     Document Type: Article

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