The Neutron Fissionability of U-239 and Th-233

P. R. Fields; G. L. Pyle; W. C. Bentley

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE57-A15570

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The Neutron Fissionability of U-239 and Th-233

P. R. Fields, G. L. Pyle, W. C. Bentley

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 2 / Number 1 / February 1957 / Pages 33-37

dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE57-A15570

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The thermal neutron fissionability of U²³⁹ and Th²³³ were measured in the Materials Testing Reactor. An upper limit of 20 barns was found for the thermal neutron fission cross sections of these two isotopes.