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A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
L. Popescu, J. Heyse, J. Wagemans, C. Wagemans
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 171 | Number 3 | July 2012 | Pages 204-209
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE11-65
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An experimental program was set up at SCKCEN to determine the thermal neutron-induced fission cross section of curium isotopes. These transuranium nuclei are produced in nuclear reactors and are candidates for transmutation. This paper presents our 243Cm(n,f) measurement, yielding a cross-section value of (667 ± 26) b. A detailed analysis of the experimental results published by previous groups is performed, and the renormalized values are compared with our result. In general, a good agreement with old data is observed, questioning the values adopted by different nuclear data libraries.