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A Simple and Practical Correction Technique for Reactivity Worth of Short-Sized Samples Measured by Critical-Water-Level Method

Yasunori KitamuraJapan Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, 2-4 Shirane Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki319-1195, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Masahiro FukushimaJapan Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, 2-4 Shirane Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki319-1195, Japan
Pages 168-179 | Received 31 Aug 2016, Accepted 28 Oct 2016, Published online: 20 Apr 2017

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