Zabrodskaya S.V., Korchagina G.A., Koshcheev V.N., Nikolaev M.N., Tsibulya A.M.
State Scientific Centre of the Russian Federation
A.I. Leipunsky Institute for Physics and Power Engineering, Obninsk, Russia
The library of neutron reaction group cross-sections in the ABBN-93 constant set is described. The format used for data representation, the content and purpose of the sub-libraries and their practical application in the SCALE criticality safety estimation system are discussed.
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