Experimental analyses of Am and U fission reaction rates at Kyoto University Critical Assembly

Pyeon, C. H.*; Oizumi, Akito   ; Fukushima, Masahiro   

Measurements of Am and U fission reaction rates are conducted with the use of two single fission chambers in the solid-moderated and solid-reflected core at the Kyoto University Critical Assembly (KUCA). Critical irradiation experiments of Am and U foils are carried out, and the measured result of Am/U is 0.0424 0.0019; also, calculation/experiment values between calculated (MCNP6.1 with JENDL-4.0, ENDF/B-VIII.0, and JEFF-3.3) and measured results of Am/U range among 0.93 0.04, 0.94 0.04, and 0.93 0.04, respectively. Through a comparison between the measured and calculated results, the Am fission cross-section data of the three major nuclear data libraries are successfully validated, demonstrating the same accuracy as that of previous minor actinide irradiation experiments at KUCA. Importantly, the comparison also provides the complemental data of integral experiments of Am fission reaction rates that confirm the accuracy of the Am fission cross-section data.