Effect of updated WIMSD libraries on neutron energy spectrum at irradiation site of Pakistan Research Reactor-1 using 3D modeling

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 521-548

  Ahmad, Siraj Ul Islam ^a   Ahmad, Nasir ^a  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS;

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA); NEUTRON ENERGY SPECTRUM; THERMAL ENERGY; WIMSD LIBRARIES;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 13444292480     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2004.11.007     Document Type: Article

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