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Reactor Safety

Demonstration of Implicit Coupling of TRACE/PARCS Using Simplified One-Dimensional Problems

Justin K. WatsonThe Pennsylvania State University, Applied Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 30 State College, Pennsylvania 16804
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Kostadin N. IvanovThe Pennsylvania State University, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
Pages 174-190 | Published online: 27 Mar 2017

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