POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF 242mAm AS A NUCLEAR FUEL.

Yigal Ronen; Melvin J. Leibson

doi:10.13182/NSE88-A28998

POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF ^242mAm AS A NUCLEAR FUEL.

Yigal Ronen, Melvin J. Leibson

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The isomer **2**4**2**mAm with a half-life of 141 yr is obtained from an (n, gamma ) capture reaction with **2**4**1Am. The latter is a decay product of **2**4**1Pu. The isomer **2**4**2**mAm has the highest known thermal fission cross section. The cross sections of this isomer are evaluated. Unit cell calculations show that nuclear systems with **2**4**2**mAm require less fuel by a factor of 2 to 100 compared to conventional fuels. These results indicate that potential applications of americium fuel exit, particularly for space reactors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	278-284
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nuclear Science and Engineering
Volume	99
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.13182/NSE88-A28998
State	Published - 1 Jan 1988

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