Validation of KENO V.a with ENDF/B-V cross sections for {sup 233}U systems
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Nuclear Engineering Dept.
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Piketon, OH (United States)
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai (Japan)
The multigroup Monte Carlo code KENO V.a and the 238- and 44-energy-group ENDF/B-V cross-section libraries were validated for {sup 233}U systems. Fifty-one critical experiments involving {sup 233}UO{sub 2}(NO{sub 3}){sub 2}, {sup 233}UO{sub 2}F{sub 2}, or {sup 233}U metal were selected for the validation. The H/{sup 233}U ratios for the experiments range from 0 to 1986. Each experiment was modeled with KENO V.a, and the effective multiplication factor k{sub eff} was calculated for each system using the 44- and 238-group ENDF/B-V, the 27- and 218-group ENDF/B-IV, and the 16-group Hansen-Roach cross-section libraries. The mean calculated k{sub eff} for all experiments using the 44- and 238-group libraries is 1.0090 {+-} 0.0021 and 1.0064 {+-} 0.0020, respectively. For comparison, the mean calculated k{sub eff} using the 27-, 218-, and 16-group libraries is 1.0142 {+-} 0.0038, 1.0125 {+-} 0.0038, and 0.9991 {+-} 0.0019, respectively. In general, an improvement exists in the agreement between the calculated k{sub eff}`s and the experimental results (i.e., k{sub eff} = 1.0) obtained with the newer ENDF/B-V libraries relative to ENDF/B-IV. This study is pertinent to {sup 233}U storage outside of the reactor.
- OSTI ID:
- 89662
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear Technology, Journal Name: Nuclear Technology Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 111; ISSN 0029-5450; ISSN NUTYBB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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