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NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 2, 020601(2024)

Operation characteristics of a megawatt nuclear power system with high efficiency and compactness

Minghui ZHANG, Junli GOU^*, Zheng WANG, and Jianqiang SHAN

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School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China

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Category: Research Articles

Received: May. 24, 2023

Accepted: --

Published Online: Apr. 24, 2024

The Author Email: GOU Junli (苟军利)

DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.020601

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