Reconsideration of the theoretical supplementation of decay data in fission product decay heat summation calculations

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 497-504

  Hagura, Naoto ^a   Yoshida, Tadashi ^a   Tachibana, Takahiro ^b  

^a TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beta decay; Beta strength; Decay data; Fission product; Gamma ray; Gamma ray spectroscopy; JEF; JENDL; LOCA; Pandemonium; TAGS

Indexed keywords

BETA DECAY; BETA STRENGTH; DECAY DATA; GAMMA RAY SPECTROSCOPY; JEF; JENDL; PANDEMONIUM; TAGS;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMODYNAMICS;

FISSION PRODUCTS;

EID: 33745418222     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: 00223131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.43.497     Document Type: Review

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