Important remarks on latest multigroup libraries

Konno, Chikara  ; Takakura, Kosuke; Kondo, Keitaro; Onishi, Seiki*; Ochiai, Kentaro; Sato, Satoshi

We have already pointed out that the background cross sections and weighting flux are not adequate in multigroup libraries VITAMIN-B6 and JSSTDL-300. This time we examined if the latest multigroup libraries, MATXS-J33, MATJEFF3.1.BOLIB, VITJEFF3.1. BOLIB, VITENEA-J, HILO2k and AMPX file of ENDF/B-VII.0 in SCALE6 and MTXS file in ADS-2.0 have the same problems. The followings are found out from our simple calculations. (1) MATXS-J33 has no problem. (2) VITJEFF3.1.BOLIB, VITENEA-J, HILO2k and AMPX file of ENDF/B-VII.0 in SCALE6 are produced by using the inadequate weighting flux. (3) VITJEFF3.1.BOLIB, MATJEFF3.1.BOLIB and MTXS file in ADS-2.0 have inadequate background cross sections. Note that the self-shielding correction in calculations with VITJEFF3.1.BOLIB, VITENEA-J, HILO2k and AMPX file of ENDF/B-VII.0 in SCALE6, MATJEFF3.1.BOLIB and MTXS file in ADS-2.0 is not always adequate.