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Lance J. Agee
Nuclear Technology | Volume 83 | Number 3 | December 1988 | Pages 241-251
Overview | Fifth International Retran Meeting / Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT88-A34139
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The major RETRAN-related activities that have occurred over the past 2 yr are reviewed. These activities fall into two broad areas: the use of RETRAN-02 by the nuclear industry and the development, verification, and validation of RETRAN-03. Both of these subjects are discussed and the new and different applications of RETRAN briefly indicated.