DeHart, 1995 - Google Patents
SCALE-4 analysis of pressurized water reactor critical configurations. Volume 4: Three Mile Island Unit 1 Cycle 5DeHart, 1995
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The requirements of ANSI/ANS-8.1 specify that calculational methods for away-from-reactor criticality safety analyses be validated against experimental measurements. If credit is to be taken for the reduced reactivity of burned or spent fuel relative to its original" fresh" …
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