Verification of SARAX code system in the reactor core transient calculation based on the simplified EBR-II benchmark |
Jia, Xiaoqian
(School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University)
Zheng, Youqi (School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University) Du, Xianna (School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University) Wang, Yongping (School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University) Chen, Jianda (School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University) |
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