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2016

Fission Rate Ratios of FCA-IX Assemblies as Integral Experiment for Assessment of TRU's Fission Cross Sections

WONDER-2015 - 4TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NUCLEAR DATA EVALUATION FOR REACTOR APPLICATIONS
  • Masahiro Fukushima
  • ,
  • Kazufumi Tsujimoto
  • ,
  • Shigeaki Okajima

Volume
111
Number
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (international conference proceedings)
DOI
10.1051/epjconf/201611107002
Publisher
E D P SCIENCES

At the fast critical assembly (FCA) of JAEA, central fission rate ratios for TRU such as Np-237, Pu-238, Pu-239, Pu-242, Am-241, Am-243, and Cm-244 were measured in the seven uranium-fueled assemblies (FCA-IX assemblies) with systematically changed neutron spectra. The FCA-IX assemblies were constructed with simplicity both in geometry and composition. By virtue of these FCA-IX assemblies where the simple combinations of uranium fuel and diluent (graphite and stainless steel) in their core regions were systematically varied, the neutron spectra of them cover from the intermediate to fast one. Taking their advantages, benchmark models with respect to the central fission rate ratios had been recently developed for the evaluation of the TRU's fission cross sections. As an application of these benchmark models, the Japanese Evaluated Nuclear Data Library JENDL-4.0 was utilized by a Monte Carlo calculation code. Several results show large discrepancies between the calculation and experimental values. The benchmark models would be well suited for the evaluation and modification of the nuclear data for the TRU's fission cross sections.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611107002
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000372797000024&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/201611107002
  • ISSN : 2100-014X
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000372797000024

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