Effect of high-density fuel loading on criticality of low enriched uranium fueled material test research reactors

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-62

  Ahmed, Rizwan ^a   Aslam, ^a   Ahmad, Nasir ^a  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULICS; MATERIALS TESTING; NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING; NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; URANIUM;

FUEL LOADING; THERMAL HYDRAULICS; WATER CHANNELS;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 4944226178     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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