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The Hypatia Experiment: Yttrium Hydride and Highly Enriched Uranium Critical Experiment

T. Cutlera Los Alamos National Laboratory, Nuclear Engineering and Nonproliferation Division, Los Alamos, New MexicoCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages S92-S108 | Received 23 Aug 2021, Accepted 03 Jan 2022, Published online: 13 Apr 2022

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