Verification of the ²³⁸ np fission cross section for HFIR ²³⁸ Pu production

Funding

This manuscript has been authored by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle LLC under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy. The US Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published for of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US Government purposes. This manuscript has been authored by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle LLC under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy. The US Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published for of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US Government purposes. The work was funded by the 238Pu Production Program, a NASA and U.S. DOE collaboration. The authors would also like to thank Ian Gauld and David Chandler of Oak Ridge National Laboratory for modeling advice and topic knowledge. The work was funded by the 238Pu Production Program, a NASA and U.S. DOE collaboration.