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Uncertainty Quantification Using the MAAP5 Code of In-Vessel Hydrogen Generation in a Severe Accident at an Advanced Boiling Water Reactor

Te-Chuan WangNational Tsing Hua University, Department of Engineering and System Science, No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan;Institute of Nuclear Energy Research (INER), No. 1000, Wunhua Road, Jiaan Village, Longtan Township, Taoyuan County32546, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Min LeeNational Tsing Hua University, Department of Engineering and System Science, No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
Pages 414-427 | Received 13 Jan 2019, Accepted 05 Aug 2019, Published online: 27 Aug 2019

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