Lamarsh Solutions

Chapter-3 Part-1
3.2
Flux is independent of angle = I1 I 2 =2e10+1e10 =3e10

n
cm x sec
2

Current is dependent on angle ,it defines a vector.If we take the coordinate system as shown below
we can find the current vector at that point
Coordinate system:

+I

+j
And the current vectors intersect as;

300

2e10

1e10

J=J1 +J 2
J1 =2e10i ; J 2 =1e10cos(30)i+1e10sin(30)j
J=(2e10+1e10cos(30))i+1e10sin(30)j
3.4

n
I
cm x sec 1364 n
n=

22e4 cm/sec
cm3
3e8

(a)

(b) This reaction can be shown as,

Al 27 x x V=R ,a.k.a reaction rate.Now calculate the necessary inputs,

2.699
x0.6022e24 x0.23e 24cm 2
26.9815
0.01385cm1
N x th

in here 2.699 is the density of Al and 26.9.. is the mol. weight of Al

0.01gr
2.699

so R 3e8 x0.01385 x

0.01gr
1.539e4 Al27 atoms/sec
2.699

(c) Maximum activity can be found using,you remember,

Al 28 R(1 e t )
28

and here for the max. act. you set t to infinity and find MAX ACT=R

max 1.539e4dis / sec

1.539e4dis / sec
4.159e 7Ci
3.7e10

3.7
The probability that a neutron will have its first collision in dx;

p( x)dx
a

p( x)dx t et x dx e t a e t a / 2
a/2

3.11
Atom densities of components;

Ni

i N a
100M i

NC aC NCr aCr N Ni aNi N Fe aFe we know the percentages as

C .08wt %
Cr 19 wt %
Ni 10wt %
Fe 70.92wt %
forC
forCr
forNi
forFe

a 0.0034b
a 3.1b
a 4.43b
a 2.55b

You can find these cross sections from table II.3 at the end Lamarsh

NC aC

C N a
100M i

NCr aCr

N Ni aNi
N Fe aFe

aC 1.07 106 cm1

Cr N a
100M Cr

Ni N a
100M Ni

Fe N a
100M Fe

aCr 0.0536cm1

aNi 0.0357cm1
aFe 0.155cm1

0.243cm1
3.14
First lets look at how the problem 2.63 will be solved,

i
1
1
1
1
70.5
21.3
5.5
2.7

) M Pu 239.4548

M 100 i M i
M Pu 100 239.05 240.05 241.05 242.06
M PuO2 271.45365 and MUO2 270.0496
Now we should find the percents by weight the amounts of Pu isotopes,U and O in the fuel

239.4548
0.264636
239.4548 2 x15.99
238.0508
Uw / o 0.7
0.617055
238.0508 2 x15.99
Ow / o 1 (0.264636 0.617055) 0.11839
Puw / o 0.3

And using the well known equation to find the atoms ,

0.264636 x0.705
x0.6022e24 4.6998e20atoms
239.054
0.264636 x0.213
N ( Pu 240 )
x0.6022e24 1.4135e20atoms
240.054
0.264636 x0.055
N ( Pu 241 )
x0.6022e24 0.3636e20atoms
241.057
0.264636 x0.027
N ( Pu 242 )
x0.6022e24 0.1777e20atoms
242.0587
0.264636 x0.027
N ( Pu 242 )
x0.6022e24 0.1777e20atoms
242.0587
N ( Pu 239 )

0.617055
x0.6022e24 15.6e20atoms
238.0508
0.11839
N (O)
x0.6022e24 44.367e20atoms
15.99
N (U 238 )

And now back to 3.14 ,we can find the asked cross sections using the tables for a and f which are
thermal and the equation N
Examine the table below

a (barns)

f (barns)

a ( cm1 )

470.29

0.00027

0.000012697 0

15.6

165.36

2.7

0.0446

Pu239

4.6998

49.81788

1011.3

742.5

5.03808

3.69897

Pu240

1.4135

14.9831

289.5

0.03

0.43376

0.0000449

Pu241

0.3636

3.85416

1377

1009

0.530717

0.38888

Pu242

0.1777

1.88362

18.5

0.2

0.0034846

0.0000376

6.0506543

4.087941

N/1e20
atoms

N/1e20*10.6

44.367

U28

atoms

Total

a 6.05065cm1

and

f 4.08794cm1

3.16 will be included to the second part

3.31
Absorption rate:

Fa n( E ) ( E ) a ( E )dE a ( E0 )0
0

0 1.5 1013 neutrons / cm2 sec

N 0.03343 1024 atoms / cm3 and 0.664b from Table II.3.
a
Fa 0.664 0.03343 1.5 1013 3.33 1011 atoms / cm3 sec
3.35

f ( cm1 )

In
Ag
Cd
Cd Cd
F a ( E0 )0 0 (Cd
ga aIn N In gaIn aAg N Ag )
a a a ) 0 ( a N

For one gram control rod sample at T=400C;

w/o

Weight

a (b)

ga

N (atoms)

Cd

112.4

2450

2.5589

2.6788 104

In

15

114.82

193.5

1.1011

7.8671104

Ag

80

107.87

63.6

----

44.6612 104

Fa 10.66 1013 neutrons / cm3 sec