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Description
Evaluations of nuclear reaction data for actinides are reviewed, with examples drawn from recent work conducted within the IAEA INDEN project. By combining state of the art theoretical modelling with selected and vetted experimental data for the major reaction channels, high quality evaluations with excellent integral performance can be achieved. Particular emphasis is placed on the key channels—fission, capture, and especially elastic and inelastic scattering—while highlighting the associated evaluation challenges. The new comprehensive actinide evaluations undertaken within the INDEN project demonstrate very good agreement with available differential data and show outstanding integral performance. They represent a significant step forward in the ongoing effort to provide improved nuclear data for applications and help define the roadmap for future actinide evaluations.
