New measurement of the 242Pu(n,γ) cross section at n-TOF-EAR1 for MOX fuels: Preliminary results in the RRR

J. Lerendegui-Marco; C. Guerrero; M. A. Cortés-Giraldo; J. M. Quesada; E. Mendoza; D. Cano-Ott; K. Eberhardt; A. Junghans; O. Aberle; J. Andrzejewski; L. Audouin; M. Bacak; J. Balibrea; M. Barbagallo; F. Bečvář; E. Berthoumieux; J. Billowes; D. Bosnar; A. Brown; M. Caamaño; F. Calviño; M. Calviani; R. Cardella; A. Casanovas; F. Cerutti; Y. H. Chen; E. Chiaveri; N. Colonna; G. Cortés; L. Cosentino; L. A. Damone; M. Diakaki; C. Domingo-Pardo; R. Dressler; E. Dupont; I. Durán; B. Fernández-Domínguez; A. Ferrari; P. Ferreira; P. Finocchiaro; K. Göbel; M. B. Gómez-Hornillos; A. R. García; A. Gawlik; S. Gilardoni; T. Glodariu; I. F. Gonçalves; E. González; E. Griesmayer; F. Gunsing; H. Harada; S. Heinitz; J. Heyse; D. G. Jenkins; E. Jericha; F. Käppeler; Y. Kadi; A. Kalamara; P. Kavrigin; A. Kimura; N. Kivel; M. Kokkoris; M. Krtička; D. Kurtulgil; E. Leal-Cidoncha; C. Lederer; H. Leeb; S. Lo Meo; S. J. Lonsdale; D. Macina; J. Marganiec; T. Martínez; A. Masi; C. Massimi; P. Mastinu; M. Mastromarco; E. A. Maugeri; A. Mazzone; A. Mengoni; P. M. Milazzo; F. Mingrone; A. Musumarra; A. Negret; R. Nolte; A. Oprea; N. Patronis; A. Pavlik; J. Perkowski; I. Porras; J. Praena; D. Radeck; T. Rauscher; R. Reifarth; P. C. Rout; C. Rubbia; J. A. Ryan; M. Sabaté-Gilarte; A. Saxena; P. Schillebeeckx; D. Schumann; A. G. Smith; N. V. Sosnin; A. Stamatopoulos; G. Tagliente; J. L. Tain; A. Tarifeño-Saldivia; L. Tassan-Got; S. Valenta; G. Vannini; V. Variale; P. Vaz; A. Ventura; V. Vlachoudis; R. Vlastou; A. Wallner; S. Warren; P. J. Woods; T. Wright; P. Ž Ugec

doi:10.1051/epjconf/201714611045

New measurement of the ²⁴²Pu(n,γ) cross section at n-TOF-EAR1 for MOX fuels: Preliminary results in the RRR

J. Lerendegui-Marco, C. Guerrero, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, J. M. Quesada, E. Mendoza, D. Cano-Ott, K. Eberhardt, A. Junghans, O. Aberle, J. Andrzejewski, L. Audouin, M. Bacak, J. Balibrea, M. Barbagallo, F. Bečvář, E. Berthoumieux, J. Billowes, D. Bosnar, A. Brown, M. CaamañoF. Calviño, M. Calviani, R. Cardella, A. Casanovas, F. Cerutti, Y. H. Chen, E. Chiaveri, N. Colonna, G. Cortés, L. Cosentino, L. A. Damone, M. Diakaki, C. Domingo-Pardo, R. Dressler, E. Dupont, I. Durán, B. Fernández-Domínguez, A. Ferrari, P. Ferreira, P. Finocchiaro, K. Göbel, M. B. Gómez-Hornillos, A. R. García, A. Gawlik, S. Gilardoni, T. Glodariu, I. F. Gonçalves, E. González, E. Griesmayer, F. Gunsing, H. Harada, S. Heinitz, J. Heyse, D. G. Jenkins, E. Jericha, F. Käppeler, Y. Kadi, A. Kalamara, P. Kavrigin, A. Kimura, N. Kivel, M. Kokkoris, M. Krtička, D. Kurtulgil, E. Leal-Cidoncha, C. Lederer, H. Leeb, S. Lo Meo, S. J. Lonsdale, D. Macina, J. Marganiec, T. Martínez, A. Masi, C. Massimi, P. Mastinu, M. Mastromarco, E. A. Maugeri, A. Mazzone, A. Mengoni, P. M. Milazzo, F. Mingrone, A. Musumarra, A. Negret, R. Nolte, A. Oprea, N. Patronis, A. Pavlik, J. Perkowski, I. Porras, J. Praena, D. Radeck, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, P. C. Rout, C. Rubbia, J. A. Ryan, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, A. Saxena, P. Schillebeeckx, D. Schumann, A. G. Smith, N. V. Sosnin, A. Stamatopoulos, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, A. Tarifeño-Saldivia, L. Tassan-Got, S. Valenta, G. Vannini, V. Variale, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, V. Vlachoudis, R. Vlastou, A. Wallner, S. Warren, P. J. Woods, T. Wright, P. Ž Ugec

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The spent fuel of current nuclear reactors contains fissile plutonium isotopes that can be combined with ²³⁸U to make mixed oxide (MOX) fuel. In this way the Pu from spent fuel is used in a new reactor cycle, contributing to the long-term sustainability of nuclear energy. The use of MOX fuels in thermal and fast reactors requires accurate capture and fission cross sections. For the particular case of ²⁴²Pu, the previous neutron capture cross section measurements were made in the 70's, providing an uncertainty of about 35% in the keV region. In this context, the Nuclear Energy Agency recommends in its "High Priority Request List" and its report WPEC-26 that the capture cross section of ²⁴²Pu should be measured with an accuracy of at least 7-12% in the neutron energy range between 500 eV and 500 keV. This work presents a brief description of the measurement performed at n-TOF-EAR1, the data reduction process and the first ToF capture measurement on this isotope in the last 40 years, providing preliminary individual resonance parameters beyond the current energy limits in the evaluations, as well as a preliminary set of average resonance parameters.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ND 2016
Subtitle of host publication	International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology
Editors	Peter Siegler, Wim Mondelaers, Arjan Plompen, Franz-Josef Hambsch, Peter Schillebeeckx, Stefan Kopecky, Jan Heyse, Stephan Oberstedt
Publisher	EDP Sciences
ISBN (Electronic)	9782759890200
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714611045
Publication status	Published - 13 Sept 2017
Event	2016 International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, ND 2016 - Bruges, Belgium Duration: 11 Sept 2016 → 16 Sept 2016

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Volume	146
ISSN (Print)	2101-6275
ISSN (Electronic)	2100-014X

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Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Bruges
Period	11/09/16 → 16/09/16

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Lerendegui-Marco, J., Guerrero, C., Cortés-Giraldo, M. A., Quesada, J. M., Mendoza, E., Cano-Ott, D., Eberhardt, K., Junghans, A., Aberle, O., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bacak, M., Balibrea, J., Barbagallo, M., Bečvář, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Bosnar, D., Brown, A., ... Ž Ugec, P. (2017). New measurement of the ²⁴²Pu(n,γ) cross section at n-TOF-EAR1 for MOX fuels: Preliminary results in the RRR. In P. Siegler, W. Mondelaers, A. Plompen, F.-J. Hambsch, P. Schillebeeckx, S. Kopecky, J. Heyse, & S. Oberstedt (Eds.), ND 2016: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology Article 11045 (EPJ Web of Conferences; Vol. 146). EDP Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714611045

Lerendegui-Marco, J. ; Guerrero, C. ; Cortés-Giraldo, M. A. et al. / New measurement of the ²⁴²Pu(n,γ) cross section at n-TOF-EAR1 for MOX fuels : Preliminary results in the RRR. ND 2016: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology. editor / Peter Siegler ; Wim Mondelaers ; Arjan Plompen ; Franz-Josef Hambsch ; Peter Schillebeeckx ; Stefan Kopecky ; Jan Heyse ; Stephan Oberstedt. EDP Sciences, 2017. (EPJ Web of Conferences).

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New measurement of the ²⁴²Pu(n,γ) cross section at n-TOF-EAR1 for MOX fuels: Preliminary results in the RRR. / Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Guerrero, C.; Cortés-Giraldo, M. A. et al.
ND 2016: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology. ed. / Peter Siegler; Wim Mondelaers; Arjan Plompen; Franz-Josef Hambsch; Peter Schillebeeckx; Stefan Kopecky; Jan Heyse; Stephan Oberstedt. EDP Sciences, 2017. 11045 (EPJ Web of Conferences; Vol. 146).

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Lerendegui-Marco J, Guerrero C, Cortés-Giraldo MA, Quesada JM, Mendoza E, Cano-Ott D et al. New measurement of the ²⁴²Pu(n,γ) cross section at n-TOF-EAR1 for MOX fuels: Preliminary results in the RRR. In Siegler P, Mondelaers W, Plompen A, Hambsch FJ, Schillebeeckx P, Kopecky S, Heyse J, Oberstedt S, editors, ND 2016: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology. EDP Sciences. 2017. 11045. (EPJ Web of Conferences). doi: 10.1051/epjconf/201714611045