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G. E. Hansen, H. C. Paxton
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 71 | Number 3 | September 1979 | Pages 287-293
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE79-A19065
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Critical specifications of Thor, an old assembly of thorium-reflected plutonium, have been refined. These specifications are brought together with void coefficients, Rossi-alpha values, fission traverses, and spectral indices.