Validation of MVP-II with JENDL-4.0, ENDF/B-VII.1, and JEFF-3.2 through HTC critical experiments

Abstract

ABSTRACT In order to validate MVP-II, Haut Taux de Combustion (HTC) experiments were analyzed using a code with relatively new nuclear data libraries, JENDL-4.0, ENDF/B-VII.1, and JEFF-3.2. The effective neutron multiplication factor k eff values were obtained through analyses of all phases of the HTC experiments. Consequently, the k eff biases evaluated for each nuclear data library were within 300 pcm. Additionally, microscopic production and capture reaction rates of major actinide isotopes were analyzed to substantiate differences among the libraries for a representative case of Phase 1 of the HTC experiments. The analysis showed that microscopic cross sections of 238Pu and 241Am in JEFF-3.2 were somewhat large compared to those of ENDF/B-VII.1 and JENDL-4.0 for the representative case of Phase 1.