IMPLICATION OF CONVERSION OF MNSR FROM HEU TO LEU ON NEUTRON FLUX SPECTRUM PARAMETERS IN INNER AND OUTER IRRADIATION CHANNELS

  • M. S. Anas
  • S. A. Jonah
  • R. Nasiru
  • N. N. Garba
  • T. Muhammad
  • I. A. Joseph
  • J. A. Yusuf
Keywords: LEU, NIRR-1, Irradiation channel, Neutron spectrum

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Published
2023-02-28
How to Cite
AnasM. S., JonahS. A., NasiruR., GarbaN. N., MuhammadT., JosephI. A., & YusufJ. A. (2023). IMPLICATION OF CONVERSION OF MNSR FROM HEU TO LEU ON NEUTRON FLUX SPECTRUM PARAMETERS IN INNER AND OUTER IRRADIATION CHANNELS. FUDMA JOURNAL OF SCIENCES, 7(1), 98 - 102. https://doi.org/10.33003/fjs-2023-0701-1252