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Extension of GeN-Foam to departure from nucleate boiling prediction and validation against the OECD/NRC PSBT benchmark

Neutron-Gamma Noise Measurements in a Zero-Power Reactor Using Organic Scintillators

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Experimental study and interpretative modelling of the Power Exhaust in Configurations with Multiple X-Points in TCV

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