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Monte Carlo Calculation of Weakly Coupled Systems

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A method for calculating weakly coupled systems by the Monte Carlo method, used in the MCU-REA program, is described. Computational tests, prepared by an international expert group OECD/NEA, is used for verification. The results of calculations of some of them and their comparison with results obtained using other programs are presented.

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    D. S. Oleinik

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Translated from Atomnaya Energiya, Vol. 99, No. 4, pp. 256–264, October, 2005.

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Oleinik, D.S. Monte Carlo Calculation of Weakly Coupled Systems. At Energy 99, 694–701 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-006-0002-y

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