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Advanced Test Reactor Testing Experience: Past, Present and Future

Marshall, 2005

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The Advanced Test Reactor (ATR), at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is one of the world's premier test reactors for providing the capability for studying the effects of intense neutron and gamma radiation on reactor materials and fuels. The physical configuration of …
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