Japanese evaluated nuclear data library version 5: JENDL-5

The fifth version of Japanese Evaluated Nuclear Data Library, JENDL-5, was developed. JENDL-5 aimed to meet a variety of needs not only from nuclear reactors but also from other applications such as accelerators. Most of the JENDL special purpose files published so far were integrated into JENDL-5 with revisions. JENDL-5 consists of 11 sublibraries: (1) Neutron, (2) Thermal scattering law, (3) Fission product yield, (4) Decay data, (5) Proton, (6) Deuteron, (7) Alpha-particle, (8) Photonuclear, (9) Photo-atomic, (10) Electro-atomic, and (11) Atomic relaxation. The neutron reaction data for a large number of nuclei in JENDL-4.0 were updated ranging from light to heavy ones, including major and minor actinides which affect nuclear reactor calculations. In addition, the number of nuclei of neutron reaction data stored in JENDL-5 was largely increased; the neutron data covered not only all of naturally existing nuclei but also their neighbor ones with half-lives longer than 1 day. JENDL-5 included the originally evaluated data of thermal scattering law and fission product yield for the first time. Light charged-particle and photon-induced reaction data were also included for the first time as the JENDL general purpose file.

Automated summary

The fifth version of the Japanese Evaluated Nuclear Data Library, JENDL-5, was developed to meet the needs of various applications including nuclear reactors and accelerators. JENDL-5 consists of 11 sublibraries and includes updated neutron reaction data for a wide range of nuclei. It also includes the originally evaluated data of thermal scattering law and fission product yield, as well as light charged-particle and photon-induced reaction data for the first time.