SCALE analysis of CLAB decay heat measurements for LWR spent fuel assemblies

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-48

  Ilas, Germina ^a   Gauld, Ian C ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; THERMAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; DECAY HEAT; INTERIM STORAGE FACILITY;

SPENT FUELS;

EID: 36148960061     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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