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Nuclear Technology Volume 168, 2009 - Issue 2: Special Issue on the 11th International Conference on Radiation Shielding and the 15th Topical Meeting of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division (Part 2)
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Technical Paper

Computational and Experimental Validation of a WGPu Neutron Leakage Source Using a Shielded PuBe (α,n) Neutron Source

Gabriel GhitaUniversity of Florida, Florida Institute of Nuclear Detection and Security/Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Department, 202 NSB P.O. Box 118300, Gainesville, Florida 32611-8300
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Glenn SjodenUniversity of Florida, Florida Institute of Nuclear Detection and Security/Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Department, 202 NSB P.O. Box 118300, Gainesville, Florida 32611-8300
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James BaciakUniversity of Florida, Florida Institute of Nuclear Detection and Security/Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Department, 202 NSB P.O. Box 118300, Gainesville, Florida 32611-8300
Pages 310-316 | Published online: 10 Apr 2017

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