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Research Articles

Transition Core Modeling for Extended-Enrichment Accident-Tolerant Fuels in Light Water Reactors Using PARCS/Polaris

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Pages 2072-2085 | Received 17 Sep 2022, Accepted 21 Dec 2022, Published online: 15 Feb 2023

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