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Tabella 22 - Composizione isotopica dello strato sensibile interno alla camera a fissione Photonis CFUE32 [4]

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Tabella 23 - Risposta della camera a fissione Photonis CFUE32 per un flusso termico [4]

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Tabella 24 - Segnale in uscita dalla camera a fissione Photonis CFUE32 per il flusso neutronico tipico del BREST 300 in corrispondenza del down-comer

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