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TECHNICAL PAPERS

Frequency Transform Method for Transient Analysis of Nuclear Reactors in Monte Carlo

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Pages 279-290 | Received 15 Feb 2022, Accepted 15 Apr 2022, Published online: 10 Jun 2022

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