// Example 4.1 clear all; clc; // Given data // Number of neutrons absorbed by Uranium-238 in resonances for every neutron absorbed in Uranium-235 n_resonance = 0.254; // Number of neutrons absorbed by Uranium-238 at thermal energy for every neutron absorbed in Uranium-235 n_th = 0.64; m = 1; // Amount of Uranium-235 consumed in kg A_U = 235; // Atomic mass number of Uranium-235 A_Pu = 239; // Atomic mass number of Plutonium-239 // 1. // Calculation C = n_resonance+n_th; // Result printf('\n Conversion ratio of the reactor = %4.3f \n',C); // 2. // Calculation amt_Pu = m*C*A_Pu/A_U; // Result printf('\n Amount of Plutonium-239 produced in the reactor = %4.3f kg \n',amt_Pu);