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Calculation of the composition of reactor-irradiated heavy nuclides

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4178593· OSTI ID:4178593
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  1. Phillips Petroleum Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Calculations were made of the compositions of reactorIrradiated Th230. Th232, U233, U235, U236, U238, Pu239, Pu242, and Cm244. Pile fluxes with resonance flux per 1n E interval equal to 1/12 (typical of MTR fuel) or 1/30 (typical of MTR beryllium pieces) of the thermal flux were used for the calculations; thermal fluxes of 5 x 1013, 2 x 1014, and 1 x 1013ncm2 sec were assumed. Calculation methods, assumptions concerning cross sections, and possible methods of producing specific nuclides are discussed.

Research Organization:
Phillips Petroleum Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States). Atomic Energy Division
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AT(10-1)-205
NSA Number:
NSA-14-011048
OSTI ID:
4178593
Report Number(s):
IDO--16571
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English