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Paul Nelson, Jr.
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 43 | Number 2 | February 1971 | Pages 154-158
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE71-A21263
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The mean time to destruction of a neutron is shown to be equal to the reciprocal unity-weighted loss rate for a general neutron transport problem. The mean production time and reciprocal importance-weighted loss rate are shown to be similar, but slightly different. The results are illustrated for a simple model problem.
