Published May 2021 | Version v1
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MRCsC: A user-friendly software for predicting shielding effectiveness against fast neutrons

Creators

  • 1. Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, 1280, Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
  • 2. Electronics and Communications Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University (Egypt)
  • 3. Computing and Software Engineering Department, McMaster University, 1280, Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
  • 4. Reactor Physics Department, Nuclear Research Centre, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo (Egypt)
  • 5. Physics Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Description

Highlights: • A new data base for fast neutron removal cross-section based on the last version of "ENDF/B-VIII" has been prepared. • A modification for fast neutron energy range considered in the calculations has been suggested. • A new user-friendly software for removal cross-section calculations was constructed. • Program predictions are statistically equal to the experimental ones to the 95% confidence. A new user-friendly software called MRCsC was developed to accurately and precisely predict macroscopic effective removal cross-section, ΣR, (in cm−1) of fast neutrons for different shielding materials. The program includes a revised calculation model and the latest data published by Evaluated Nuclear Data Library "ENDF/B-VIII". Experimental data and NXCom results were used to comparatively and statistically assess MRCsC predictions. The results reveal that both MRCsC and NXCom programs provide accurate and precise results when compared with the experimental data and that only MRCsC results are statistically equal to the experimental ones to the 95% confidence.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2021.109356

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.radphyschem.2021.109356;
PII
S0969806X21000062;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiation Physics and Chemistry (1993)
Journal Volume
182
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
0969-806X
CODEN
RPCHDM

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
54040345
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S38: RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COMPUTER CODES; CROSS SECTIONS; FAST NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR DATA COLLECTIONS; SHIELDING; SHIELDING MATERIALS
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EVALUATION; FERMIONS; HADRONS; MATERIALS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEONS

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