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Nuclear Data Covariance Libraries for SCALE

Brown, Jesse [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000207694100)·Bostelmann, Rike [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000165968088)·Chapman, Chris [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000192220075)·Wiarda, Dorothea [ORNL] (ORCID:000000026283185X)·Holcomb, Andrew [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000311689002)·McDonnell, Jordan [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000251268547)·Wieselquist, William [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000222117395)·Lefebvre, Robert [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000203532307)
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Brown, Jesse [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000207694100), Bostelmann, Rike [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000165968088), Chapman, Chris [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000192220075), Wiarda, Dorothea [ORNL] (ORCID:000000026283185X), Holcomb, Andrew [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000311689002), McDonnell, Jordan [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000251268547), Wieselquist, William [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000222117395), Lefebvre, Robert [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000203532307). 2026-07-01. Nuclear Data Covariance Libraries for SCALE. https://doi.org/10.2172/3682476

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