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Continuing Development of the Nuclear Data Processing Code AMPX [Abstract]

McDonnell, Jordan D. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Wiarda, Dorothea [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Brown, Jesse M. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Chapman, Chris W. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Jeon, BK [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Kim, Kang Seog [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]
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The AMPX nuclear data processing code reads evaluated nuclear data files and prepares libraries in continuous energy (CE) and multigroup (MG) formats. These libraries are used by the transport and depletion codes in the SCALE code system.

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McDonnell, Jordan D. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Wiarda, Dorothea [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Brown, Jesse M. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Chapman, Chris W. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Jeon, BK [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Kim, Kang Seog [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]. 2025-06-20. Continuing Development of the Nuclear Data Processing Code AMPX [Abstract]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/3006940

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