Neutron Induced Capture Reaction Studies in the Resonance Region at GELINA

The neutron time‐of‐flight facility GELINA installed at the IRMM Geel (B) has been designed to study neutron‐induced reactions in the resonance region. It is a multi‐user facility, providing a pulsed white neutron source, with a neutron energy range between 10 meV and 20 MeV and a time resolution of 1 ns. The research program concentrates on cross section data needs for nuclear energy applications. In this paper efforts to improve the quality of cross section data for neutron induced capture reactions in the resolved and unresolved resonance region are presented together with examples of cross section data to support the development of advanced reactor concepts and to optimize the use of present nuclear power plants.