Calculation of effective plutonium cross sections and check against the oscillation experiment CESAR-II

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7021818

Schaal, H; Bernnat, W

For calculations of high-temperature gas-cooled reactors with low-enrichment fuel, it is important to know the plutonium cross sections accurately. Therefore, a calculational method was developed, by which the plutonium cross-section data of the ENDF/B-IV library can be examined. This method uses zero- and one-dimensional neutron transport calculations to collapse the basic data into one-group cross sections, which then can be compared with experimental values obtained from integral tests. For comparison the data from the critical experiment CESAR-II of the Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires, Cadarache, France, were utilized.

• Research Organization: Institut fur Reaktorentwicklung, Kernforschungsanlage Julich GmbH, Postfach 1913, D-5170 Julich (DE)
• OSTI ID: 7021818
• Journal Information: Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States), Vol. 97:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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