Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Volume 2007 (2007), Article ID 41641, 9 pages
doi:10.1155/2007/41641
Research Article

Natural Circulation in the ATUCHA-I PHWR Nuclear Power Plant

O. Mazzantini,1 J. C. Ferreri,2 F. D'Auria,3 and C. P. Camusso2

1Nucleoeléctrica Argentina S.A., UG C.N. Atucha II, Lima 2806, Argentina
2Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear, Av. del Libertador 8250, Buenos Aires 1429, Argentina
3DIMNP, University of Pisa, Via Diotisalvi 2, Pisa 56100, Italy

Received 9 January 2007; Accepted 17 May 2007

Academic Editor: Oleg Novoselsky

Copyright © 2007 O. Mazzantini et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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