For low enriched uranium fuel working on a thermal neutron spectrum, the difference between the average and effective delayed neutron fractions can reach 50 pcm.
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This delayed neutron fraction, on the order of 0.007 for uranium, is crucial for the control of the neutron chain reaction in one dollar of reactivity.
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For low enriched uranium fuel working on a thermal neutron spectrum, the difference between the average and effective delayed neutron fractions can reach 50 pcm ( 1 pcm = 1e-5 ).