Failure Predictions for Graphite Reflector Bricks in the Very High Temperature Reactor with the Prismatic Core Design

Singh, Gyanender; Fok, Alex; Mantell, Susan

doi:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.03.037

Title: Failure Predictions for Graphite Reflector Bricks in the Very High Temperature Reactor with the Prismatic Core Design

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Publication Date:: 2017-06-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1397927

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Engineering and Design

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Nuclear Engineering and Design Journal Volume: 317 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0029-5493

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    Singh, Gyanender, Fok, Alex, and Mantell, Susan. Failure Predictions for Graphite Reflector Bricks in the Very High Temperature Reactor with the Prismatic Core Design.  Netherlands: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Singh, Gyanender, Fok, Alex, & Mantell, Susan. Failure Predictions for Graphite Reflector Bricks in the Very High Temperature Reactor with the Prismatic Core Design.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.03.037

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"Failure Predictions for Graphite Reflector Bricks in the Very High Temperature Reactor with the Prismatic Core Design".  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.03.037.

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@article{osti_1397927,

  title        = {Failure Predictions for Graphite Reflector Bricks in the Very High Temperature Reactor with the Prismatic Core Design},

  author       = {Singh, Gyanender and Fok, Alex and Mantell, Susan},

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.03.037},

  journal      = {Nuclear Engineering and Design},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 317,

  place        = {Netherlands},

  year         = {2017},

  month        = {6}

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