• NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES
  • Vol. 47, Issue 2, 020202 (2024)
Haoran ZHANG1、2, Yan ZHANG1、2、*, Wenxing HU1、2, Jinhui QU2, Shiliang LIU3, and Renbo WANG2、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
  • 2Engineering Research Center for Nuclear Technology Application, Ministry of Education, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
  • 3Pan-China Detect Technology Co., Ltd., Nanchang 330013, China
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    DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.020202 Cite this Article
    Haoran ZHANG, Yan ZHANG, Wenxing HU, Jinhui QU, Shiliang LIU, Renbo WANG. Simulation study of uranium content in uranium yellow cake using the active multiplicity method[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(2): 020202 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Haoran ZHANG, Yan ZHANG, Wenxing HU, Jinhui QU, Shiliang LIU, Renbo WANG. Simulation study of uranium content in uranium yellow cake using the active multiplicity method[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(2): 020202
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