Development and validation of coupled dynamics code 'trikin' for vver reactors

Nuclear Engineering and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-270

  Obaidurrahman, K ^a   Doshi, J B ^b   Jain, R P ^b   Jagannathan, V ^c  

^a Atomic Energy Regulatory Board India   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^c BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Coupled analysis; IQS method; Safety analysis; Space time kinetics; Thermal hydraulics; VVER reactors

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955073774     PISSN: 17385733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5516/NET.2010.42.3.259     Document Type: Article

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