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RSIC COMPUTER CODE PSR-015

1. NAME AND TITLE

UKE-III: Cross Section Format Translator - UKNDL to ENDF/B.



DATA LIBRARY

UKNDL Library for 241Am.



2. CONTRIBUTOR

Computer Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.



3. CODING LANGUAGE AND COMPUTER

Fortran IV; IBM 360/91/75.



4. NATURE OF PROBLEM SOLVED

UKE is designed to translate neutron cross sections on computer tape from the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Nuclear Data Library (NDL) format to that of the Evaluated Nuclear Data File (ENDF/B). The code will translate UKAEA library smooth cross section data, secondary angular distributions, and secondary energy distributions to the ENDF/B format. The secondary angular distributions are translated as differential scattering probabilities only, and no Legendre expansion coefficients are given. No resonance parameters, thermal scattering data, or photon data are considered.



5. METHOD OF SOLUTION

Not applicable.



6. RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS

The following limits apply: number of cross-section data points for each reaction type, less than or equal to 4000; number of reaction types on the UKAEA tape, 80/material; number of interpolation regions for ENDF/B data, 10; number of UKAEA reaction types which have angular distribution data, 50, and which have secondary energy distribution data, 50 per material.



7. TYPICAL RUNNING TIME

10 seconds CPU time per nuclide on the IBM 360/91 is typical.



8. COMPUTER HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

UKE-III was designed for and is operable on the IBM 360/91/75. Approximately 30 K words of directly addressable core storage are needed. Two tape units and two scratch disks are used in addition to the I-O units.



9. COMPUTER SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

UKE-III may be compiled and executed on the IBM OS/360, Fortran H-level compiler.



10. REFERENCE

R. Q. Wright, S. N. Cramer, D. C. Irving, "UKE-III: A Computer Program for Translating Neutron Cross Section Data from the UKAEA Nuclear Data Library to the Evaluated Nuclear Data File Format," ORNL-TM-2880 (Rev.) (September 1973).





11. CONTENTS OF CODE PACKAGE

Included are the referenced document and one (1.2MB) DOS diskette which contains the UKNDL Library for 241Am, source code and sample problem input and output.



12. DATE OF ABSTRACT

November 1972; revised October 1983.



KEYWORD: NEUTRON CROSS SECTION PROCESSING