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Resolved Resonance Region Analysis of 206Pb, 207Pb, and 208Pb for Next Generation Lead-Cooled Fast Systems

Journal Article · · EPJ Web of Conferences (Online)
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  1. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY (United States); OSTI
  2. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY (United States)
  3. Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  4. Naval Nuclear Laboratory, Schenectady, NY (United States)
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Recently, great interest has been generated in using lead as a coolant for fast neutron systems and as a result it is important to investigate the ENDF/B-VIII.0 isotopic evaluations that comprise stable le ad. To this end, resonance parameters for 206Pb, 207Pb, and 208Pb were re-evaluated because their resolved reso­nance regions extend beyond 0.5 MeV meaning resonance parameters used in reconstructing cross sections and elastic scattering angular distributions impact fast systems. The impact of resonance parameters is demon­strated by the differences between the evaluations in predicting experimental results from the fully modeled RPI Quasi-Differential Scattering Experiment via MCNPv6.2. In addition, MCNP KCODE calculations of lead-sensitive fast spectra critical benchmarks showed variations of keff on average of 400 pcm, caused solely from differences in elastic scattering angular distributions in 208Pb. Re-evaluation entailed fitting data with the program SAMMY.
Research Organization:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
Grant/Contract Number:
89233018CNR000004
OSTI ID:
1995747
Journal Information:
EPJ Web of Conferences (Online), Journal Name: EPJ Web of Conferences (Online) Vol. 284; ISSN 2100-014X
Publisher:
EDP SciencesCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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