Egypt Engineering Consultant Chemical & Nuclear

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In nuclear criticality safety engineering, the effective neutron multiplication factor is defined as k_eff = (Neutrons produced in generation n+1) / (Neutrons absorbed or leaking in generation n). For safe spent fuel pool storage and nuclear chemical reprocessing operations, what is the mandatory regulatory safety criterion for k_eff under all credible normal and abnormal flooded conditions?

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