Neutron-physical calculation of a fresh zone in the natural nuclear reactor at Oklo

Atomic Energy

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 296-305

  Petrov, Yu V ^a   Nazarov, A I ^a   Onegin, M S ^a   Petrov, V Yu ^a   Sakhnovskii, E G ^a  

^a PETERSBURG NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH REACTOR ZONES; NATURAL URANIUM; NEUTRON FLUX; OKLO ZONE;

CONTAMINATION; ISOTOPES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; SAMARIUM; URANIUM;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 23744447993     PISSN: 10634258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10512-005-0209-3     Document Type: Article

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