Published December 1989 | Version v1
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The INEL beryllium multiplication experiment annual report FY89

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This is a report of activities during the second year of a three-year program to measure the multiplication of 14-MeV neutrons in bulk beryllium. The operating parameters of the neutron generator were established. The manganese sulfate solution was chemically characterized. A 252Cf neutron source was acquired for use in studying the systematics of the experimental setup. Measurements were made of the multiplication of neutrons in beryllium, using both 14-MeV neutrons and the 252Cf source. Uncorrected multiplication values for the 14-MeV neutrons are 2.110, 1.927, and 1.388 for the 19.9 cm, 12.1 cm, and 4.6 cm beryllium thicknesses, respectively. A preliminary Monte Carlo calculation, using MCNP, predicts a value of 2.125 for the uncorrected value of neutron multiplication for the 19.9 cm sample in the manganese bath. The ratio of calculation to experiment is 1.007, supporting the validity of the microscopic cross section files. 13 refs., 4 figs., 3 tabs

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; NTIS, PC A03/MF A01 as DE90006973; OSTI; INIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.

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23 p.
Report number
EGG-PHY--8784

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21033488
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
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Progress Report
Descriptors DEI
BERYLLIUM; BREEDING BLANKETS; CALIFORNIUM 252; MANGANESE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIPLICATION FACTORS; NEUTRON EMISSION; NEUTRON GENERATORS; NEUTRON SOURCES; PROGRESS REPORT; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS; TRITIUM
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CALIFORNIUM ISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; EMISSION; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; METALS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; PARTICLE SOURCES; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOISOTOPES; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTO; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Contract AC07-76ID01570