Improved evaluation of [sup 239]Pu (n,f) between 0.1 and 20 MeV incident neutrons energies
- Patrick
- Mark B.
Accurate cross sections lie at the heart of successful neutronics simulations. The advent of innovative nuclear designs such as Accelerator Driven Systems (ADS) have recently emphasized the need for accurate measurements, evaluations, and calculations of neutron-induced fission cross sections over a wide range of nuclei and energies. As a first step, we have performed a thorough covariance analysis of the neutron induced fission cross section of {sup 239}Pu between 0.1 and 20 MeV. The choice of this first study has been driven by the importcame of this Pu isotope in the US nuclear waste stream. Newly available experimental data (both absolute and in ratio to the standard {sup 235}U) have been included in this new evaluation. A Bayesian statistical approach has been used to infer posterior knowledge on the cross sections and on the associated errors (standard deviations + correlations). Significant reductions of these errors are observed, compared to the previous ENDF/B-VI evaluation. Large changes (up to 4% in places) appear above 14 MeV incident neutron energies, mainly due to a recent revised {sup 235}U (n,f) evaluation. Overall very good agreement is observed elsewhere. Finally, a comparison between this new evaluation and other existing evaluations is discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 975668
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-01-4289; TRN: US1002528
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: "Submitted to: American Nuclear Society-Accelerator Applications Division Conference, "Nuclear Applications in the New Millenium," Reno, NV-Nov. 11-15, 2001"
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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