Remarks on KERMA factors in ACE files

Konno, Chikara  ; Ochiai, Kentaro; Takakura, Kosuke; Sato, Satoshi

KERMA (Kinematic Energy Release in Material) factors are used as response data in order to obtain nuclear heating in nuclear analyses. These data are not directly included in nuclear data libraries and they in ACE (A Compact ENDF) files for the Monet Carlo radiation transport code MCNP are deduced from cross section data for all the reactions in nuclear data libraries with the NJOY code. Many peoples use these data unquestioningly, but little is known concerning fact that most of these data are not always correct. Thus we have examined KERMA factors in the latest official ACE files; those of JENDL-4.0, ENDF/B-VII.1, JEFF-3.1.1, etc. It is found out that a lot of KERMA data in the official ACE files of JENDL-4.0, ENDF/B-VII.1, JEFF-3.1.1 are not always correct.