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Considerations in the Design and Implementation of Control Laws for the Digital Operation of Research Reactors

John A. BernardMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Nuclear Reactor Laboratory Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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David D. LanningMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Nuclear Reactor Laboratory Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Pages 425-444 | Published online: 12 May 2017

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