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Continuous-Energy ENDF/B-VIII.0 Cross Section and SCALE 6.2.4 Performance for Nuclear Criticality Safety Applications: 1H, C, 58,60Ni, 182,183,184,186W, 235,238U, 239Pu

Alex Shawa Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
,
Farzad Rahnemaa Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GeorgiaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Andrew Holcombb Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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Doug Bowenb Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Pages 1073-1090 | Received 10 Dec 2021, Accepted 02 Mar 2022, Published online: 03 May 2022

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