Book Synopsis The Status of Nuclear Data Evaluations for Version VI of ENDF by :
Download or read book The Status of Nuclear Data Evaluations for Version VI of ENDF written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new version of the United States national evaluated nuclear data file, ENDF/B-VI, is nearing completion. Major emphasis is being placed on correcting some long-standing nuclear data problems that adversely affect applied calculations for fission and fusion reactors. This paper reviews some of the evaluation activities of most revelance for fission reactor applications, namely, those involving control, cooling, and shielding materials, structural elements, and the major actinides. Additionally, because of its impact on all the data, work on the Standards Data File for Version VI is also summarized.