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NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES
Vol. 47, Issue 8, 080602 (2024)

Optimal design of passive cooling system for the reactor lower cavity of molten salt reactor

Mudan MEI^1,2, Chong ZHOU^1,2,*, Yao FU^1,2, Yang ZOU^1,2, and Naxiu WANG^1,2

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¹Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China

²University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Mudan MEI, Chong ZHOU, Yao FU, Yang ZOU, Naxiu WANG. Optimal design of passive cooling system for the reactor lower cavity of molten salt reactor[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(8): 080602 Copy Citation Text

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Mudan MEI, Chong ZHOU, Yao FU, Yang ZOU, Naxiu WANG. Optimal design of passive cooling system for the reactor lower cavity of molten salt reactor[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(8): 080602

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