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Criticality benchmark calculations of the ESADA plutonium program experiments with MCNP

Journal Article · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:552586
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  1. Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
An element of benchmark calculations is the assessment of reliability and suitability of codes and cross-section libraries. In this paper, we present benchmark calculations of the single-region experiments that were part of the ESADA Plutonium Program using MCNP-4A with ENDF/B-VI cross-section libraries. These critical experiments were performed at the Westinghouse Reactor Evaluation Center in 1967 for several mixed-oxide (MOX) and UO{sub 2}-fueled core configurations.
OSTI ID:
552586
Report Number(s):
CONF-971125--
Journal Information:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 77; ISSN TANSAO; ISSN 0003-018X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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