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The Rossi Alpha Validation Suite for MCNP

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1084522
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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
A Rossi α validation suite has been created for the MCNP Monte Carlo code. The suite includes 13 benchmarks based on specifications given in the International Handbook of Evaluated Criticality Safety Benchmark Experiments. The benchmarks are divided into four categories of fuel - 233U, highly enriched uranium, intermediate enriched uranium, and plutonium. The benchmarks also cover fast, intermediate, and thermal spectra. Succinct descriptions are provided for each benchmark, along with computed values for Rossi α using ENDF/B-VI and ENDF/B-VII.0 nuclear data libraries.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1084522
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-11-04409; LA-UR-11-4409
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English