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New coolants, new fuels: A new generation of university reactors
Here’s an easy way to make aging U.S. power reactors look relatively youthful: Compare them (average age: 43) with the nation’s university research reactors. The 25 operating today have been licensed for an average of about 58 years.
L. F. Hansen, J. D. Anderson, P. S. Brown, R. J. Howerton, J. L. Kammerdiener, C. M. Logan, E. F. Plechaty, C. Wong
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 51 | Number 3 | July 1973 | Pages 278-295
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE73-A26606
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The neutron spectra emitted from 0.9, 2.9, and 4.8 mfp of iron for a 14-MeV neutron source have been measured between 14 MeV and 10 keV, using the sphere transmission and time-of-flight techniques. The spectra have also been calculated using the Monte Carlo neutron transport code TART. To reproduce the measurements, a revision of the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory neutron library was carried out. The cross sections were obtained from reported measurements, and a discussion of the revised neutron cross sections is presented. Very good agreement between measurements and calculations was obtained as a function of mean-free-path throughout the entire neutron energy spectrum. Calculations were also carried out with the ENDF/B-III neutron library and compared with the measurements.