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Analysis of fuel temperature effects on reactivity of light water reactor fuel assemblies by using MVP-2 adopting an exact resonance elastic scattering model

Toru YamamotoDivision of Research for Reactor System Safety, Regulatory Standard and Research Department, Secretariat of Nuclear Regulation Authority (S/NRA/R), Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tomohiro SakaiDivision of Research for Reactor System Safety, Regulatory Standard and Research Department, Secretariat of Nuclear Regulation Authority (S/NRA/R), Tokyo, Japan
Pages 1662-1671 | Received 30 Nov 2015, Accepted 21 Dec 2015, Published online: 08 Feb 2016

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