Transmutation properties of coated axially non-uniform MA/6LiD transmutation rods in PWR

Bin YE; Xiaodan FEI; Yanling JI; Sijia XIONG; Bo LI; Xiaohu WANG

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.020604

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