Safety prediction in nuclear power

Atomic Energy

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 94-99

  Rumyantsev, A N ^a  

^a KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFEGUARDS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

PHYSICAL PROCESSES; SAFETY PREDICTIONS; UNCERTAINTIES;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 34249911725     PISSN: 10634258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10512-007-0014-2     Document Type: Article

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