Uncertainty and sensitivity analyses for steady-state thermal-hydraulics of research reactors

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-322

  Kazeminejad, H ^a  

^a NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Research reactor; Sensitivity; Steady state; Thermal hydraulics; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); DECISION MAKING; HYDRAULICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TAYLOR SERIES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA); THERMAL-HYDRAULIC CODES; THERMAL-HYDRAULICS;

RESEARCH REACTORS;

EID: 34248665304     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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