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+preferred-citation:
+  authors:
+  - family-names: Romano
+    given-names: Paul K.
+    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1147-045X"
+  - final-names: Horelik
+    given-names: Nicholas E.
+  - family-names: Herman
+    given-names: Bryan R.
+  - family-names: Nelson
+    given-names: Adam G.
+  - family-names: Forget
+    given-names: Benoit
+    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1459-7672"
+  - family-names: Smith
+    given-names: Kord
+  contact:
+  - family-names: Romano
+    given-names: Paul K.
+    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1147-045X"
+  date-published: 2015-08
+  doi: 10.1016/j.anucene.2014.07.048
+  issn: 1873-2100
+  volume: 82
+  journal: Annals of Nuclear Energy
+  publisher:
+    name: Elsevier
+  start: 90
+  title: "OpenMC: A state-of-the-art Monte Carlo code for research and development"
+  type: article
+  url: "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030645491400379X"
+  volume: 10
+