Calculation and measurement of Al prompt capture gammas above water in a pool-type reactor |
Czakoj, Tomas
(Research Centre Rez Ltd)
Kostal, Michal (Research Centre Rez Ltd) Losa, Evzen (Research Centre Rez Ltd) Matej, Zdenek (Masaryk University) Simon, Jan (Research Centre Rez Ltd) Mravec, Filip (Masaryk University) Cvachovec, Frantisek (University of Defence) |
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