How to Calculate Atom/B-cm Values for Nuclear Fuel Composition?

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The discussion focuses on calculating atom/b-cm values for various radionuclides in a nuclear fuel composition, specifically using data derived from the Serpent nuclear code input file. Key radionuclides include U-234, U-235, Np-237, and Pu-239, with their respective atom/b-cm values provided. The methodology for calculating atomic density involves summing atomic masses, knowing material density, calculating mass fractions, and applying the formula: ((density * mass fraction * Avogadro's number) / total atomic mass) * 1e-24. This process yields results in atoms/barn-cm.

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How to Calculate Atom/B-cm Values for Nuclear Fuel Composition?
Hello everyone,

I came across the following atom/b-cm values for a specific nuclear fuel composition:
U-234.81c 1.1369e-06
U-235.81c 3.0421e-05
U-236.81c 2.4896e-06
U-238.81c 0.019613
Np-237.81c 4.6686e-05
Pu-236.81c 4.97e-10
Pu-238.81c 0.00011695
Pu-239.81c 0.0022076
Pu-240.81c 0.0013244
Pu-241.81c 0.00019375
Pu-242.81c 0.00029277
Am-241.81c 0.00010791
Am-242m.81c 9.2989e-06
Am-243.81c 0.00010017
Cm-242.81c 5.625e-06
Cm-243.81c 5.4321e-07
Cm-244.81c 6.724e-05
Cm-245.81c 1.7397e-05
Cm-246.81c 9.2285e-06
Zr-90.81c 0.0037456629
Zr-91.81c 0.00081683844
Zr-92.81c 0.00124855430
Zr-94.81c 0.00126529876
Zr-96.81c 0.00020384560
Mo-100.81c 9.04954512e-05
Mo-92.81c 0.0001360496577
Mo-94.81c 8.53224251e-05
Mo-95.81c 0.0001474173129
Mo-96.81c 0.0001548471529
Mo-97.81c 8.89909086e-05
Mo-98.81c 0.0002256070916

I am curious about the methodology and formula used to calculate these atom/b-cm values. Could someone explain the process or point me to relevant resources or references?

Thank you!
 
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To calculate the atomic density of a material, follow these steps

1 - add up all the atomic masses
2 - know the density of the material
3 - calculate the mass fraction for each radionuclide
4 - calculate the atomic density with the formula
((density*mass fraction*avogadro number)/total atomic mass)*1e-24)

5 - result in atoms/barn-cm
 
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Alexander Camargo said:
To calculate the atomic density of a material, follow these steps

1 - add up all the atomic masses
2 - know the density of the material
3 - calculate the mass fraction for each radionuclide
4 - calculate the atomic density with the formula
((density*mass fraction*avogadro number)/total atomic mass)*1e-24)

5 - result in atoms/barn-cm
Will each nuclide be written here as density or total density composition?
 
emilmammadzada said:
Will each nuclide be written here as density or total density composition?
Atom Densities
 
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Alexander Camargo said:
Atom Densities
Isn't it separate for uranium and separate for neptunium in this composition?
 
emilmammadzada said:
Isn't it separate for uranium and separate for neptunium in this composition?
use the formula to reverse engineer this and get this answer, because just looking at the data like this, I can't tell. Do you have the density of this material?
 
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Alexander Camargo said:
use the formula to reverse engineer this and get this answer, because just looking at the data like this, I can't tell. Do you have the density of this material?
I got this data from the serpent nuclear code input file. There was no fuel density given there, I just wonder how the content of such fuels is calculated. There is no information about density here
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U-234.81c 1.1369e-06
U-235.81c 3.0421e-05
U-236.81c 2.4896e-06
U-238.81c 0.019613
Np-237.81c 4.6686e-05
Pu-236.81c 4.97e-10
Pu-238.81c 0.00011695
Pu-239.81c 0.0022076
Pu-240.81c 0.0013244
Pu-241.81c 0.00019375
Pu-242.81c 0.00029277
Am-241.81c 0.00010791
Am-242m.81c 9.2989e-06
Am-243.81c 0.00010017
Cm-242.81c 5.625e-06
Cm-243.81c 5.4321e-07
Cm-244.81c 6.724e-05
Cm-245.81c 1.7397e-05
Cm-246.81c 9.2285e-06
Zr-90.81c 0.0037456629
Zr-91.81c 0.00081683844
Zr-92.81c 0.00124855430
Zr-94.81c 0.00126529876
Zr-96.81c 0.00020384560
Mo-100.81c 9.04954512e-05
Mo-92.81c 0.0001360496577
Mo-94.81c 8.53224251e-05
Mo-95.81c 0.0001474173129
Mo-96.81c 0.0001548471529
Mo-97.81c 8.89909086e-05
Mo-98.81c 0.0002256070916