Criticality of a237Np sphere

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Sanchez, Rene ^a   Loaiza, David ^a   Kimpland, Robert ^a   Hayes, David ^a   Cappiello, Charlene ^a   Chadwick, Mark ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY MACHINES; IRON; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; POLYETHYLENES; URANIUM;

CRITICAL MASS; HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM (HEU);

NEPTUNIUM;

EID: 38849204406     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE08-A2734     Document Type: Article

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