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The development and validation of a natural circulation analysis code for marine reactors

Houjun GongCNNC Key Laboratory on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics Technology, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu, ChinaView further author information
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Xingtuan YangInstitute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology of Tsinghua University, Tsinghua University, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Yanping HuangCNNC Key Laboratory on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics Technology, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu, ChinaView further author information
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Shengyao JiangInstitute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology of Tsinghua University, Tsinghua University, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jingliang BiCNNC Key Laboratory on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics Technology, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu, ChinaView further author information
Pages 500-512 | Received 08 May 2016, Accepted 19 Oct 2016, Published online: 15 Feb 2017

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