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Inverse Critical Experiment Design via Gradient Optimization and a Multigroup Attention-Based Neural Network Architecture

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arXiv:2606. 04033v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The validation of advanced nuclear reactor designs and fuel concepts requires critical experiments with high neutronic similarity to the target technology.

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