NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 48, Issue 7, 070007(2025)

Review of uncertainty analysis in sodium-cooled fast reactor systems

Zhe ZHANG1, Yi CHEN1, Desheng JIN2, Tianhao WU1, Hanhong ZHAO2, and Chao JIANG1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
  • 2China Nuclear Power Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518000, China
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    Zhe ZHANG, Yi CHEN, Desheng JIN, Tianhao WU, Hanhong ZHAO, Chao JIANG. Review of uncertainty analysis in sodium-cooled fast reactor systems[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(7): 070007

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    Category: Special Issue on The First Academic Annual Conference of the Research Reactor and Innovative Reactor Association of Chinese Nuclear Society and Advanced Nuclear Power System Reactor Engineering

    Received: Apr. 29, 2025

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 15, 2025

    The Author Email: Chao JIANG (JIANGChao)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.250188

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