Heat pipe failure accident analysis of a new type of megawatt heat pipe reactor

Zhenlan WANG; Junli GOU; Shihao XU; Zheng WANG; Jianqiang SHAN; Simao GUO; Bin TANG

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2022.hjs.45.110604

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