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Benchmark Testing of a New 56Fe Evaluation for Criticality Safety Applications

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1215584
 [1];  [2]
  1. ORNL
  2. Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire
The SAMMY code was used to evaluate resonance parameters of the 56Fe cross section in the resolved resonance energy range of 0–2 MeV using transmission data, capture, elastic, inelastic, and double differential elastic cross sections. The resonance analysis was performed with the code SAMMY that fits R-matrix resonance parameters using the generalized least-squares technique (Bayes’ theory). The evaluation yielded a set of resonance parameters that reproduced the experimental data very well, along with a resonance parameter covariance matrix for data uncertainty calculations. Benchmark tests were conducted to assess the evaluation performance in benchmark calculations.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Sponsoring Organization:
NNSA USDOE - National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1215584
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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