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Nonuniformity in the accumulation of plutonium over the radius of the VVÉR-1000 reactor fuel elements and influence of the nonuniformity upon the temperature distribution in the fuel

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  1. T. S. Zaritskaya
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  2. L. L. Malanchenko
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  3. L. V. Matveev
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  4. V. Yu Rogozhkin
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 68, No. 6, pp. 403–405, June, 1990.

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Zaritskaya, T.S., Malanchenko, L.L., Matveev, L.V. et al. Nonuniformity in the accumulation of plutonium over the radius of the VVÉR-1000 reactor fuel elements and influence of the nonuniformity upon the temperature distribution in the fuel. At Energy 68, 461–465 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02073291

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