Coupled dynamics in the physics of molten salt reactors

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 314-322

  Nicolino, Claudio ^a   Lapenta, Giovanni ^b,c   Dulla, Sandra ^a   Ravetto, Piero ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; FISSION REACTIONS; VELOCITY CONTROL;

MOLTEN SALT REACTORS; NEUTRONIC DYNAMICS; NEWTON KRYLOV ALGORITHM;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 37849012253     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2007.06.015     Document Type: Article

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