Numerical neutronic analysis of a natural lithium cooled fusion breeder fueled with UO2

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 2A, 2000, Pages 95-109

  Yapici, Hüseyin ^a,b   Özceyhan, Veysel ^b  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 20044382618     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
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