The steady-state neutronic analysis and transient simulation of ADANES reactor design based on deterministic method

Xianan DU; Yongping WANG; Youqi ZHENG; Liangzhi CAO; Yanshi ZHANG; Xuesong YAN; Lei YANG

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2022.hjs.45.100601

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