Nuclear data sensitivity, uncertainty and target accuracy assessment for future nuclear systems

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 700-733

  Aliberti, G ^a   Palmiotti, G ^a   Salvatores, M ^a   Kim, T K ^a   Taiwo, T A ^a   Anitescu, M ^a   Kodeli, I ^b   Sartori, E ^b   Bosq, J C ^c   Tommasi, J ^c  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NEA Data Bank   (France)

^c IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; NEUTRONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

DATA UNCERTAINTY REDUCTION; NUCLEAR DATA SENSITIVITY; UNCERTAINTY COVARIANCE DATA;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 33646803015     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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