Comparison of 3D reaction rate distributions measured in an Optima2 BWR assembly with MCNPX predictions

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2042-2050

  Murphy, M F ^a   Jatuff, F ^a   Perret, G ^a   Plaschy, M ^a   Bergmann, U ^a   Chawla, R ^a,b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BOILING WATER REACTORS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; POWER PLANTS; REACTION RATES;

NUCLEAR POWER; PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE; RESEARCH PROGRAMMES; SWITZERLAND; WESTINGHOUSE;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 51649091346     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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