Validation of KENO V.a with ENDF/B-V Cross Sections for ²³³U Systems

M. E. DunnUniversity of Tennessee, Nuclear Engineering Department Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-2300

B. BasogluUniversity of Tennessee, Nuclear Engineering Department Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-2300

C. L. BentleyUniversity of Tennessee, Nuclear Engineering Department Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-2300

C. HaughtMartin Marietta Energy Systems, Building X-710 Mail Stop 2213, P.O. Box 628, Piketon, Ohio 45661

M. J. PlasterUniversity of Tennessee, Nuclear Engineering Department Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-2300

A. D. WilkinsonUniversity of Tennessee, Nuclear Engineering Department Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-2300

T. YamamotoJapan Atomic Energy Research InstituteDepartment of Fuel Cycle Safety Research Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibariken 319-11, Japan

H. L. DoddsUniversity of Tennessee, Nuclear Engineering Department Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-2300

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Abstract

The multigroup Monte Carlo code KENO V.a and the 238- and 44-energy-group ENDF/B-V cross-section libraries were validated for ²³³U systems. Fifty-one critical experiments involving ²³³UO₂(NO₃)₂, ²³³UO₂F₂, or ²³³U metal were selected for the validation. The H/²³³U ratios for the experiments range from 0 to 1986. Each experiment was modeled with KENO V.a, and the effective multiplication factor k_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_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_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_eff’s and the experimental results (i.e., k_eff= 1.0) obtained with the newer ENDF/B-V libraries relative to ENDF/B-IV.

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