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E. A. Fischer
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 62 | Number 1 | January 1977 | Pages 105-116
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE77-4
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Integral measurements of delayed neutron fractions in fast reactor spectra by two different techniques were carried out. The worth of a calibrated 252Cf spontaneous fission source, together with absolute fission rates and with the normalization integral obtained from fission rate mapping, gives experimental values for the effective delayed neutron fraction of a critical assembly. These measurements were performed in three PUO2-UO2 fueled assemblies and in one UO2 fueled assembly. The pile oscillator technique was used to determine relative yields of delayed neutrons from 235U, 238U, and 239Pu. The results confirm the evaluated yields by Tuttle, with a slight bias toward a higher 239Pu yield. With these data, the central worth discrepancy disappears for SNEAK measurements.