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Behavior of a core melt pool on the floor of the reactor vessel (Rasplav project)

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  1. V. G. Asmolov
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  2. S. S. Abalin
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  3. Yu. G. Degal'tsev
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Kurchatovskii Institute Russian Scientific Center. Luch Scientific Production Combine. IBRAÉ, Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 84, No. 4, pp. 303–318, April, 1998.

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Asmolov, V.G., Abalin, S.S., Degal'tsev, Y.G. et al. Behavior of a core melt pool on the floor of the reactor vessel (Rasplav project). At Energy 84, 241–255 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02415231

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