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Nuclear Science and Engineering Volume 197, 2023 - Issue 8: Special issue featuring papers from the 2022 International Conference on Physics of Reactors (PHYSOR 2022)
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Feasibility of Using Poisons to Suppress the Positive Temperature Reactivity Coefficient in Hydride-Moderated Reactors

Vedant K. Mehtaa Los Alamos National Laboratory, Nuclear Engineering & Non-Proliferation Division, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico87545Correspondence[email protected]
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Zachary A. Millera Los Alamos National Laboratory, Nuclear Engineering & Non-Proliferation Division, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico87545;b University of California, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Berkeley, California
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Dasari V. Raoa Los Alamos National Laboratory, Nuclear Engineering & Non-Proliferation Division, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico87545
Pages 2161-2175 | Received 21 Aug 2022, Accepted 24 Dec 2022, Published online: 15 Feb 2023

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