The testing of recent JEF(F) decay data and fission product yields files for irradiated nuclear fuel decay heat calculations

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 769, Issue , 2005, Pages 136-139

  Mills, R W ^a   Parker, D R ^a  

^a SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749479742     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1944975     Document Type: Conference Paper

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