A comparative study on the impact of Gd2O3 burnable neutron absorber in UO2 and (U, Th)O2 fuels |
Uguru, Edwin Humphrey
(Department of Physics, University of Malaya)
Sani, S.F.Abdul (Department of Physics, University of Malaya) Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin (Department of Physics, University of Malaya) Rabir, Mohamad Hairie (Nuclear and Reactor Physics Section, Nuclear Technology Center, Technical Support Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency) Karim, Julia Abdul (Nuclear and Reactor Physics Section, Nuclear Technology Center, Technical Support Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency) |
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