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In recent years, the Th–U fuel cycle, which is regarded as a supplement to the U–Pu fuel cycle, has caught the nuclear industry’s attention. Therefore, to meet the requirements of neutronics studies, nuclear data research related to the Th–U fuel cycle has been carried out in China since 2010. Fission product yields of 232Th induced by 14 MeV neutrons had been measured at the China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE). In addition to nuclear data evaluation, evaluation of the fission product yields of 232Th was also accomplished. A complete set of neutron-induced reaction data for 233U and 232Th has been evaluated based on feedback from benchmark testing. Thermal and intermediate spectra benchmark testing results show that the resonance data of 233U and 232Th still needs to be improved.
Haicheng Wu presented this paper at the Thorium Energy Conference 2013 (ThEC13)
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Wu, H. et al. (2016). Nuclear Data Development Related to the Th–U Fuel Cycle in China. In: Revol, JP., Bourquin, M., Kadi, Y., Lillestol, E., de Mestral, JC., Samec, K. (eds) Thorium Energy for the World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26542-1_30
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