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Redefining "Years" to 365.25 Days - #339

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Closes #338.

This PR changes the definition of a "year" in ALARA from 365 days to 365.25. Not only does this slightly improve precision (especially considering the integer division point that I mentioned in #338) and chronological accuracy, but also matches FISPACT-II's year length.

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gonuke merged commit 16660cf into svalinn:main Oct 21, 2026
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Imprecision in ALARA "Year" Definition

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