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Role of Fast-Reactor Reflector Neutrons in Increasing Fission Chain Reaction Resistance to Rapid Runaway

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    G. G. Kulikov, A. N. Shmelev, E. G. Kulikov, V. A. Apse & N. V. Chubko

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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 123, No. 6, pp. 351–352, December, 2017.

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Kulikov, G.G., Shmelev, A.N., Kulikov, E.G. et al. Role of Fast-Reactor Reflector Neutrons in Increasing Fission Chain Reaction Resistance to Rapid Runaway. At Energy 123, 424–425 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-018-0363-z

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