Corrections to the 148Nd method of evaluation of burnup for the PIE samples from Mihama-3 and Genkai-1 reactors

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 335-342

  Suyama, Kenya ^a   Mochizuki, Hiroki ^b,c  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Japan Research Institute Limited   (Japan)

^c Japan Research Inst Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNUP VALUE; NEODYMIUM-148; NEUTRON CAPTURE REACTIONS; POST-IRRADIATION EXAMINATION (PIE);

FISSION REACTIONS; HEAVY METALS; IRRADIATION; NEODYMIUM; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 32544442629     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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