Nuclear material input accountancy with a representative sampling method

Yoo, Tae-Sic; Westphal, Brian R.; Carney, Kevin P.

doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2019.106970

Title: Nuclear material input accountancy with a representative sampling method

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; Westphal, Brian R.; Carney, Kevin P.

Publication Date:: 2020-01-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

OSTI Identifier:: 1547937

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford) Journal Volume: 135 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0306-4549

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Yoo, Tae-Sic, Westphal, Brian R., and Carney, Kevin P. Nuclear material input accountancy with a representative sampling method.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2020. 
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  title        = {Nuclear material input accountancy with a representative sampling method},

  author       = {Yoo, Tae-Sic and Westphal, Brian R. and Carney, Kevin P.},

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