A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF UNPROTECTED LOSS-OF-FLOW ACCIDENT FOR A PROTOTYPE FAST-BREEDER REACTOR |
SUZUKI, TOHRU
(Fast Reactor Safety Technology Development Department, Advanced Fast Reactor Cycle System R&D Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
TOBITA, YOSHIHARU (Fast Reactor Safety Technology Development Department, Advanced Fast Reactor Cycle System R&D Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) KAWADA, KENICHI (Fast Reactor Safety Technology Development Department, Advanced Fast Reactor Cycle System R&D Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) TAGAMI, HIROTAKA (Fast Reactor Safety Technology Development Department, Advanced Fast Reactor Cycle System R&D Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) SOGABE, JOJI (Fast Reactor Safety Technology Development Department, Advanced Fast Reactor Cycle System R&D Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) MATSUBA, KENICHI (Fast Reactor Safety Technology Development Department, Advanced Fast Reactor Cycle System R&D Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) ITO, KEI (Fast Reactor Safety Technology Development Department, Advanced Fast Reactor Cycle System R&D Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) OHSHIMA, HIROYUKI (Fast Reactor Safety Technology Development Department, Advanced Fast Reactor Cycle System R&D Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
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