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Nuclear Technology | Volume 101 | Number 2 | February 1993 | Pages 237-243
Technical Note | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT93-A34785
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Several neutron cross-section libraries used for fluence calculations at the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) based on one-dimensional SN transport calculations are analyzed. It is demonstrated that the BUGLE-80, SAILOR, and ELXSIR libraries yield similar results, while the CASK library predicts significantly different results through and beyond the RPV. The use of the revised ENDF/B- V iron cross sections yields a significant increase in the neutron fluxes beyond the ironcontaining regions. This result has direct impact on the reactor cavity dosimetry that is being considered for the RPV fluence estimation.