Prismatic VHTR neutronic benchmark problems

Connolly, Kevin John; Rahnema, Farzad; Tsvetkov, Pavel V.

doi:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2014.11.044

Title: Prismatic VHTR neutronic benchmark problems

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Authors:: Connolly, Kevin John; Rahnema, Farzad; Tsvetkov, Pavel V.

Publication Date:: Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1245317

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-O5ID14517; PS07-08ID14907

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Engineering and Design

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Nuclear Engineering and Design Journal Volume: 285 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0029-5493

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    Connolly, Kevin John, Rahnema, Farzad, and Tsvetkov, Pavel V. Prismatic VHTR neutronic benchmark problems.  Netherlands: N. p., 2015. 
Web.  doi:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2014.11.044.

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                    Connolly, Kevin John, Rahnema, Farzad, & Tsvetkov, Pavel V. Prismatic VHTR neutronic benchmark problems.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2014.11.044

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                    Connolly, Kevin John, Rahnema, Farzad, and Tsvetkov, Pavel V. Wed .  
"Prismatic VHTR neutronic benchmark problems".  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2014.11.044.

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  title        = {Prismatic VHTR neutronic benchmark problems},

  author       = {Connolly, Kevin John and Rahnema, Farzad and Tsvetkov, Pavel V.},

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