The Determination of Ratios of Effective Cross Sections from Burnup Data from the Saxton Plutonium Program

P. E. Coudron; R. P. Matsen; L. C. Schmid

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT72-A31147

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The Determination of Ratios of Effective Cross Sections from Burnup Data from the Saxton Plutonium Program

P. E. Coudron, R. P. Matsen, L. C. Schmid

Nuclear Technology / Volume 15 / Number 2 / August 1972 / Pages 229-238

Technical Paper / Plutonium Utilization in Commercial Power Reactors / Reactor / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT72-A31147

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Isotopic data obtained from the destructive analysis of UO₂-6.6 wt% PuO₂ rods irradiated in Core II of the Saxton reactor have been used to derive ratios of effective cross sections. Two sets of cross-section ratios, corresponding to data from regions of the core with different neutron spectra, have been developed. Selected cross-section ratios from the Saxton data were compared with those obtained from other reactors.