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Application of correction technique using leakage index combined with SPH or discontinuity factors for energy collapsing on pin-by-pin BWR core analysis

Tatsuya FujitaQuantum Energy Engineering Field, Department of Materials, Physics, and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi464-8603, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tomohiro EndoQuantum Energy Engineering Field, Department of Materials, Physics, and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi464-8603, Japan
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Akio YamamotoQuantum Energy Engineering Field, Department of Materials, Physics, and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi464-8603, Japan
Pages 355-370 | Received 12 May 2014, Accepted 23 Jul 2014, Published online: 03 Sep 2014

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