Verification of a two-step code system MCS/RAST-F to fast reactor core analysis |
Tran, Tuan Quoc
(Department of Nuclear Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
Cherezov, Alexey (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) Du, Xianan (School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University) Lee, Deokjung (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) |
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