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Geant4 Extension for Neutronic Calculation of Nuclear Reactor Core

Hossein Hashemi-Jozania Shahid Beheshti University, Department of Radiation Application, Tehran, Iran
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Khalil Moshkbar-Bakhshayeshb Sharif University of Technology, Department of Energy Engineering, Azadi Avenue, Tehran, Iran;c Amirkabir University of Technology, Department of Energy Engineering and Physics, Hafez Avenue, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Soroush Mohtashamic Amirkabir University of Technology, Department of Energy Engineering and Physics, Hafez Avenue, Tehran, Iran
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Behzad Rokhbina Shahid Beheshti University, Department of Radiation Application, Tehran, Iran
Pages 180-188 | Received 08 Dec 2022, Accepted 02 Jun 2023, Published online: 10 Jul 2023

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