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Intercomparison of theoretical calculations of important activation cross sections for fusion reactor technology

Conference ·
OSTI ID:10104006
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
  2. Institute of Physics and Power Enginering, Obninsk, (Russian Federation)
  3. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
  4. International Atomic Energy Authority, Vienna, (Austria). Nuclear Data Section
  5. Data Engineering Inc., (Japan)
  6. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Various theoretical calculations of radionuclides in the reactions {sup 94}Mo(n,p){sup 94}Nb, {sup 109}Ag(n,2n){sup 108m}Ag, {sup 151}Eu(n,2n){sup 150m}Eu, {sup 153}Eu(n,2n){sup 152g+m2}Eu, {sup 159}Tb(n,2n){sup 158}Tb, {sup 187}Re(n,2n){sup 186m}Re, {sup 179}Hf(n,2n){sup l78m2}Hf, {sup 193}Ir(n,2n){sup 192m2}Ir are compared. We normalize the theoretical results to the evaluated experimental data at 14.5 MeV, and take their average. This yields averaged theoretical excitation functions for the production of the various radionuclides at neutron energies ranging from threshold to 14.5 MeV. We discuss differences between the various theoretical results, and between theory and data where they exist. Our theoretical results may be used in conjunction with experimental data to produce evaluated radionuclide production cross sections for neutron energies lower than 14.5 MeV.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36; W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
10104006
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--93-3633; UCRL-JC--115239; CONF-940459--1; CONF-9304181--4; ON: DE94002642; CNN: Agreement 5062/CF
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English