Research Article

Accuracy Evaluation of Monte Carlo Simulation Results Using ENDF/B-VIII.0 and JENDL-5 Libraries for 10 MWth Micro Heat Pipe-Cooled Reactor

Table 3

Contributions to uncertainty in keff for MHPR from Serpent 2 at BOC.

Nuclear dataUncertainty (pcm)
ENDF/B-VIII.0JENDL-5

235U total/235U total409.18148.93
235U(n, f)/235U(n, f)327.24191.71
235U(n, γ)/235U(n, γ)248.84113.77
16O(n, γ)/16O(n, γ)243.57139.77
238U(n, γ)/238U(n, γ)147.53167.33
56Fe(n, γ)/56Fe(n, γ)138.38361.93
238U total/238U total106.0153.05
4He elastic/4He elastic70.91
238U(n, f)/238U(n, f)64.1653.36
56Fe elastic/56Fe elastic30.0965.66
56Fe angular distribution46.37
52Cr elastic/52Cr elastic22.3313.80
238U inelastic/238U inelastic21.7085.01
16O elastic/16O elastic19.6625.45
238U elastic/238U elastic18.4528.76
16O angular distribution14.73
238U angular distribution12.50