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EPJ Nuclear Sci. Technol.
Volume 12, 2026
Special Issue on ‘Overview of recent advances in HPC simulation methods for nuclear applications’, edited by Andrea Zoia, Elie Saikali, Cheikh Diop and Cyrille de Saint Jean
Article Number 5
Number of page(s) 115
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/epjn/2025078
Published online 30 January 2026
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