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Development of a Consistent Model in High-Precision Neutronics and Thermohydraulics Calculations Using CFD Codes

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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 125, No. 2, pp. 125–127, August, 2018.

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Koltashev, D.A., Mitenkova, E.F. Development of a Consistent Model in High-Precision Neutronics and Thermohydraulics Calculations Using CFD Codes. At Energy 125, 139–141 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-018-0456-8

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