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April 2017
Guest Editorial
Special Section: Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors Safety
S. Banerjee,
S. Banerjee
Guest Editor
Homi Bhabha Chair Professor
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,
Trombay,
Mumbai 400 085, India
Homi Bhabha Chair Professor
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,
Trombay,
Mumbai 400 085, India
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A. K. Nayak,
A. K. Nayak
Guest Editor
Reactor Engineering Division,
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,
Trombay,
Mumbai 400 085, India
Reactor Engineering Division,
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,
Trombay,
Mumbai 400 085, India
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T. (Nithy) Nitheanandan
T. (Nithy) Nitheanandan
Guest Editor
Fuel and Fuel Channel Safety Branch,
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories,
Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Canada
Fuel and Fuel Channel Safety Branch,
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories,
Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Canada
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S. Banerjee
Guest Editor
Homi Bhabha Chair Professor
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,
Trombay,
Mumbai 400 085, India
Homi Bhabha Chair Professor
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,
Trombay,
Mumbai 400 085, India
A. K. Nayak
Guest Editor
Reactor Engineering Division,
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,
Trombay,
Mumbai 400 085, India
Reactor Engineering Division,
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,
Trombay,
Mumbai 400 085, India
T. (Nithy) Nitheanandan
Guest Editor
Fuel and Fuel Channel Safety Branch,
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories,
Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Canada
Fuel and Fuel Channel Safety Branch,
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories,
Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Canada
ASME J of Nuclear Rad Sci. Apr 2017, 3(2): 020301 (2 pages)
Published Online: March 1, 2017
Article history
Received:
January 13, 2017
Revised:
January 16, 2017
Citation
Banerjee, S., Nayak, A. K., and Nitheanandan, T. (. (March 1, 2017). "Special Section: Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors Safety." ASME. ASME J of Nuclear Rad Sci. April 2017; 3(2): 020301. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035852
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