熔盐冷却空间堆的初步中子学设计

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Preliminary neutronics design of space nuclear reactor based on molten salt cooling

Ting LI,Kun ZHUANG(),Wen SHANG,Xiaobin TANG

College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China

Received:2020-04-27 Revised:2020-05-18 Online:2020-08-15 Published:2020-08-12
Contact: Kun ZHUANG E-mail:kzhuang@nuaa.edu.cn
About author:LI Ting, female, born in 1995, graduated from Taishan Medical College in 2018, master student, focusing on reactor physics
Supported by:
Science and Technology Innovation Project for Overseas Students in Nanjing(YQR19037);China Postdoctoral Fund Pre Station Special Support Project(2019TQ0148);Basic Scientific Research Business Fees of Central University(NS2019036);Open Fund for Key Laboratory of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of Space Nuclear Technology Application and Radiation Protection(NJ2020017-1)

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