NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 48, Issue 3, 030002(2025)

Design and prospects of small multifunctional pool research reactor

Xiaoliang CHEN*... Peng HAN, Jiyin ZHU and Jiachen ZHU |Show fewer author(s)
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  • Department of Reactor Engineering and Technology, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
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    Category: INVITED REVIEW

    Received: Aug. 4, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 15, 2025

    The Author Email: CHEN Xiaoliang (cxl1101@sina.com)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.240303

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