JENDL-4.0 Benchmarking for Effective Delayed Neutron Fraction of Fast Neutron Systems

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The performance of the latest Japanese evaluated nuclear data library JENDL-4.0 for the prediction of effective delayed neutron fraction βeff is assessed using experimental data of a wide range of fast neutron systems. Covariance data of JENDL-4.0 are used to quantify nuclear-data-induced uncertainties. Calculations with other libraries, JENDL-3.3, ENDF/B-VII.0, and JEFF-3.1, are also carried out for a quantitative comparison. JENDL-4.0 results in good agreement between calculation and experimental values within total uncertainties, and consistency between the differential nuclear data and integral experimental data is confirmed. While the other libraries also show good performance for βeff prediction, there are small differences in the predicted values of βeff among different libraries and ENDF/B-VII.0 gives the most stable results. Furthermore, a simple and convenient procedure to calculate sensitivity profiles of βeff to nuclear data is proposed.
一般社団法人日本原子力学会の論文
2011-12-01