Dosimetry in Thermal Neutron Irradiation Facility at BMRR

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Issue		EPJ Web of Conferences Volume 106, 2016 ISRD 15 – International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry


Article Number		01002
Number of page(s)		10
Section		Dosimetry in Research and Test Reactors and in Accelerators
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201610601002
Published online		03 February 2016

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