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Technical Paper

Radial and Azimuthal 235U Fission and 238U Capture Distributions in BWR UO2 Pins: CASMO-4 and MCNP4C versus Activation Foil Measurements

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Pages 96-101 | Published online: 10 Apr 2017

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