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Analysis of the Saxton plutonium criticals using WIMSD4M and DIF3D

Journal Article · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:552585
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  1. Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
If excess weapons plutonium is to be used as fuel in light water reactors (LWRs), it will be necessary to verify that the reactor physics characteristics of such fuel can be predicted reliably. As one part of a comprehensive weapons plutonium LWR fuel benchmarking effort, Texas A&M University has modeled the criticality experiments of the Saxton Plutonium Program (SPP) using WIMS-D4M (with its ENDF/B-V library) and DIF3D.
OSTI ID:
552585
Report Number(s):
CONF-971125--
Journal Information:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 77; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English