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        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      PROGRAM LINEAR        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;       Linear 

      VERSION 74= -1 (MAY 1974)        =             &nb= sp;            =            Linear 

      VERSION 75= -1 (APRIL 1975)        =             &nb= sp;            =          Linear 

      VERSION 76= -2 (OCTOBER 1976)        =             &nb= sp;            =        Linear 

      VERSION 77= -1 (JANUARY 1977)        =             &nb= sp;            =        Linear 

      VERSION 78= -1 (JULY 1978)        =             &nb= sp;            =           Linear 

      VERSION 79= -1 (JULY 1979) CDC-7600 AND CRAY-1 VERSION.        =       Linear 

      VERSION 80= -1 (MAY 1980) IBM, CDC AND CRAY VERSION.        =          Linear 

      VERSION 80= -2 (DECEMBER 1980)        =             &nb= sp;            =       Linear 

      VERSION 81= -1 (MARCH 1981)        =             &nb= sp;            =          Linear 

      VERSION 82= -1 (JANUARY 1982) IMPROVED COMPUTER COMPATIBILITY.       Linear 

      VERSION 83= -1 (JANUARY 1983) *MAJOR RE-DESIGN.        =             &nb= sp; Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             *PAGE SIZE INCREASED - 1002 TO 3006.   Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             *ELIMINATED COMPUTER DEPENDENT CODING. Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             *NEW, MORE COMPATIBLE I/O UNIT NUMBER. Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             *ADDED OPTION TO KEEP ALL ORIGINAL     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =   ENERGY POINTS FROM EVALUATION.        Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             *ADDED STANDARD ALLOWABLE ERROR OPTION Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =   (CURRENTLY 0.1 PER-CENT).        =      Linear 

      VERSION 83= -2 (OCTOBER 1983) IMPROVED BASED ON USER COMMENTS.       Linear 

      VERSION 84= -1 (APRIL 1984)   IMPROVED B= ASED ON USER COMMENTS.       Line= ar 

      VERSION 84= -2 (JUNE 1984)   *UPDATED FOR ENDF/B-VI FORMATS.         Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            *SPECIAL I/O ROUTINES TO GUARANTEE      Linear  

        =             &nb= sp;             ACCURACY OF ENERGY.        =             Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            *DOUBLE PRECISION TREATMENT OF ENERGY   Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             (REQUIRED FOR NARROW RESONANCES).      Linear 

      VERSION 85= -1 (AUGUST 1985) *FORTRAN-77/H VERSION        =            Linear 

      VERSION 86= -1 (JANUARY 1986)*ENDF/B-VI FORMAT        =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      VERSION 87= -1 (JANUARY 1987)*DOUBLE PRECISION TREATMENT OF CROSS    Linear 

        =                   =         SECTION        =             &nb= sp;           Linear 

      VERSION 88= -1 (JULY 1988)   *OPTION...INTERNALLY DEFINE ALL I/O     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             FILE NAMES (SEE, SUBROUTINE FILEIO     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             FOR DETAILS).        =             &nb= sp;     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            *IMPROVED BASED ON USER COMMENTS.       Linear 

      VERSION 89= -1 (JANUARY 1989)*PSYCHOANALYZED BY PROGRAM FREUD TO     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             INSURE PROGRAM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING    Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             CRAZY.        =             &nb= sp;            Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            *UPDATED TO USE NEW PROGRAM CONVERT     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             KEYWORDS.     <= /span>        =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            *ADDED LIVERMORE CIVIC COMPILER         Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             CONVENTIONS.        =             &nb= sp;      Linear 

      VERSION 90= -1 (JUNE 1990)   *EXTENDED TO LINEARIZE PHOTON        =    Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             INTERACTION DATA, MF=3D23 AND 27         Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            *ADDED FORTRAN SAVE OPTION        =       Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            *UPDATED BASED ON USER COMMENTS.        Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            *NEW MORE CONSISTENT ENERGY OUTPUT      Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             ROUTINE.        =             &nb= sp;          Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            *WARNING...INPUT PARAMETER FORMAT       Line= ar 

        =             &nb= sp;             HAS BEEN CHANGED...SEE DESCRIPTION     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             BELOW.        =             &nb= sp;            Linear 

      VERSION 91= -1 (JULY 1991)   *ADDED INTERPOLATION LAW 6 - ONLY USED  Linear 

              =             &nb= sp;       FOR CHARGED PARTICLE CROSS SECTIONS    Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             FOR COULOMB PENETRABILITIES.        =    Linear 

      VERSION 92= -1 (JANUARY 1992)*ADDED NU-BAR (TOTAL, DELAYED, PROMPT)  Linear 

        =                 =           POLYNOMI= AL OR TABULATED ALL CONVERTED  Li= near 

        =             &nb= sp;             TO LINEARLY INTERPOLABLE        =        Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            *INCREASED PAGE SIZE FROM 3006 TO 5010  Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             = POINTS.        =             &nb= sp;           Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            *ALL ENERGIES INTERNALLY ROUNDED PRIOR  Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             TO CALCULATIONS.        =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            *COMPLETELY CONSISTENT I/O AND ROUNDING Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             ROUTINES - TO MINIMIZE COMPUTER        Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             DEPENDENCE.        =             &nb= sp;       Linear 

      VERSION 92= -2 (JULY 1992)   *CORRECTED = CONVERSION OF NU-BAR FROM    Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             POLYNOMIAL TO TABULATED - COPY         Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             SPONTANEOUS NU-BAR (BY DEFINITION      Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             THE SPONTANEOUS NU-BAR IS NOT AN       Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             ENERGY DEPENDENT QUANTITY).        =     Linear 

      VERSION 93= -1 (MARCH 1993)  *UPDATED FOR USE= WITH LAHEY COMPILER    Li= near 

        =             &nb= sp;             ON IBM-PCS.        =                     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            *INCREASED PAGE SIZE FROM 5010 TO       Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             30000 POINTS        =             &nb= sp;      Linear 

      VERSION 94= -1 (JANUARY 1994)*VARIABLE ENDF/B DATA FILENAMES         Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             TO ALLOW ACCESS TO FILE STRUCTURES     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             (WARNING - INPUT PARAMETER FORMAT      Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             HAS BEEN CHANGED)        =             &nb= sp; Linear 

            =             &nb= sp;        *CLOSE ALL FILES BEFORE TERMINATING     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             (SEE, SUBROUTINE ENDIT)        =         Linear 

      VERSION 96= -1 (JANUARY 1996) *COMPLETE RE-WRITE        =              Linear 

        =               =             *IMPROVED COMPUTER INDEPENDENCE        Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             *ALL DOUBLE PRECISION        =           Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             *ON SCREEN OUTPUT        =             &nb= sp; Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;           =   *UNIFORM TREATMENT OF ENDF/B I/O       Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             *IMPROVED OUTPUT PRECISION        =      Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             *DEFINED SCRATCH FILE NAMES        =     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             *ALWAYS INCLUDE THERMAL VALUE        =   Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             *INCREASED PAGE SIZE FROM 30000 TO     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =   60000 POINTS        =             &nb= sp;     Linear 

      VERSION 99= -1 (MARCH 1999)   *CORRECTED CHARACTER TO FLOATING       Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =   POINT READ FOR MORE DIGITS        =     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             *UPDATED TEST FOR ENDF/B FORMAT        Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =   VERSION BASED ON RECENT FORMAT CHANGE Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             *GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS BASED ON         Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =   USER FEEDBACK        =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

      VERSION 99= -2 (JUNE 1999)    *ASSU= ME ENDF/B-VI, NOT V, IF MISSING   Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =   MF=3D1, MT-451.        =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

      VERS. 2000= -1 (FEBRUARY 2000)*ADDED MF =3D 9 AND 10 LINEARIZATION     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             *GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS BASED ON         Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =   USER FEEDBACK        =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

      VERS. 2002= -1 (MAY 2002)     *OPTIONAL INPUT PARAMETERS        =      Linear 

      VERS. 2004= -1 (JAN. 2004)    *GENE= RAL UPDATE BASED ON USER FEEDBACK Linear 

      VERS. 2005-1 (JAN. 2005)    *ALWAYS KEEP ORIGINAL TABULATED        Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =   NU-BAR POINTS.        =             &nb= sp;   Linear 

      VERS. 2006= -1 (FEB. 2006)    *CORR= ECTED INT=3D6 NEAR THRESHOLD        Linear 

        =             =             &nb= sp; *NO SUBDIVIDE BELOW MINIMUM XCMIN  &= nbsp;   Linear 

      VERS. 2007= -1 (JAN. 2007)    *CHEC= KED AGAINST ALL ENDF/B-VII.       Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;             *INCREASED PAGE SIZE FROM 60,000 TO    Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;         =      600,000 POINTS        =             &nb= sp;   Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      OWNED, MAINTAINED AND DISTRIBUTED BY        =             &nb= sp;          Linear 

      ------------------------------------        =             &nb= sp;          Linear 

      THE NUCLEA= R DATA SECTION        =             &nb= sp;            =           Linear 

      INTERNATIO= NAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY        =             &nb= sp;            Linear 

      P.O. BOX 100        =             &nb= sp;           =             &nb= sp;          Linea= r 

      A-1400, VIENNA, AUSTRIA        =             &nb= sp;            =            Linear 

      EUROPE        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =    Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;              =             &nb= sp;Linear 

      ORIGINALLY WRITTEN BY        =             &nb= sp;            =              Linear 

      ------------------------------------        =             &nb= sp;          Linear 

      DERMOTT E. CULLEN        =             &nb= sp;            =               =    Linear 

      UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA        =             &nb= sp;            =           Linear 

      LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY        =             &nb= sp;        Linear 

      L-159        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =     Linear 

      P.O. BOX 808        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;         Linear 

      LIVERMORE, CA 94550        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      U.S.A.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =    Linear 

      TELEPHONE<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>  925-423-7359        =             &nb= sp;            =            Linear 

      E. MAIL    CULLEN1@LLNL.GOV        =             &nb= sp;            =        Linear 

      WEBSITE    HTTP://WWW.LLNL.GOV/CULLEN1        =             &nb= sp;        Linear 

        =           =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =      Linear 

      AUTHORS MESSAGE        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;      Linear 

      ---------------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;      Linear 

      THE REPORT= DESCRIBED ABOVE IS THE LATEST PUBLISHED DOCUMENTATION   Linear 

      FOR THIS PROGRAM. HOWEVER, THE COMMENTS BELOW SHOULD BE CONSIDERED Linear 

      THE LATEST DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING ALL RECENT IMPROVEMENTS. PLEASE Linear 

      READ ALL OF THESE COMMENTS BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION.        =           Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      AT THE PRE= SENT TIME WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO DEVELOP A SET OF COMPUTER Linear 

      INDEPENDENT PROGRAMS THAT CAN EASILY BE IMPLEMENTED ON ANY ONE     Linear 

      OF A WIDE VARIETY OF COMPUTERS. IN ORDER TO ASSIST IN THIS PROJECT Linear 

      IT WOULD BE APPECIATED IF YOU WOULD NOTIFY THE AUTHOR OF ANY       Linear 

      COMPILER DIAGNOSTICS, OPERATING PROBLEMS OR SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO  Linear 

      IMPROVE TH= IS PROGRAM. HOPEFULLY, IN THIS WAY FUTURE VERSIONS OF    Linear 

      THIS PROGR= AM WILL BE COMPLETELY COMPATIBLE FOR USE ON YOUR         Linear 

      COMPUTER.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>        =             &nb= sp;            =                     =      Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      PURPOSE        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =   Linear 

      -------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;              Linear 

      THIS PROGR= AM IS DESIGNED TO CONVERT ENDF/B FILE 3, 23 AND 27 DATA  Linear 

      TO LINEAR-= LINEAR INTERPOLABLE FORM. ANY SECTION THAT IS ALREADY    Linear 

      LINEAR-LIN= EAR INTERPOLABLE WILL BE THINNED.        =             &nb= sp;   Linear  

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      IN THE FOL= LOWING DISCUSSION FOR SIMPLICITY THE ENDF/B TERMINOLOGY  Linear 

      ---ENDF/B TAPE---WILL BE USED. IN FACT THE ACTUAL MEDIUM MAY BE    Linear 

      TAPE, CARD= S, DISK OR ANY OTHER MEDIUM.        =             &nb= sp;        Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      ENDF/B FORMAT        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;        Linear 

      ----------= ---        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;        Linear 

      THIS PROGR= AM ONLY USES THE ENDF/B BCD OR CARD IMAGE FORMAT (AS     Linear 

      OPPOSED TO= THE BINARY FORMAT) AND CAN HANDLE DATA IN ANY VERSION   Linear 

      OF THE END= F/B FORMAT (I.E., ENDF/B-I, II,III, IV, V OR VI FORMAT). Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      IT IS ASSU= MED THAT THE DATA IS CORRECTLY CODED IN THE ENDF/B       Linear 

      FORMAT AND= NO ERROR CHECKING IS PERFORMED. IN PARTICULAR IT IS     Linear 

      ASSUMED TH= AT THE MAT, MF AND MT ON EACH LINE IS CORRECT. SEQUENCE  Linear 

      NUMBERS (C= OLUMNS 76-80) ARE IGNORED ON INPUT, BUT WILL BE        =   Linear 

      CORRECTLY = OUTPUT ON ALL LINES. THE FORMAT OF SECTION MF=3D1, MT=3D451  Linear 

      AND ALL SE= CTIONS OF MF=3D3 MUST BE CORRECT. THE PROGRAM COPIES ALL   Linear 

      OTHER SECT= ION OF DATA AS HOLLERITH AND AS SUCH IS INSENSITIVE TO   Linear 

      THE CORREC= TNESS OR INCORRECTNESS OF ALL OTHER SECTIONS.        =     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      OUTPUT FORMAT        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;        Linear 

      -------------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;        Linear 

      IN THIS VE= RSION OF LINEAR ALL ENERGIES WILL BE OUTPUT IN        =    Linear 

      F (INSTEAD= OF E) FORMAT IN ORDER TO ALLOW ENERGIES TO BE WRITTEN   Linear 

      WITH UP TO= 9 DIGITS OF ACCURACY. IN PREVIOUS VERSIONS THIS WAS AN  Linear 

      OUTPUT OPT= ION. HOWEVER USE OF THIS OPTION TO COMPARE THE RESULTS   Linear 

      OF ENERGIES WRITTEN IN THE NORMAL ENDF/B CONVENTION = OF 6 DIGITS    Linear 

      TO THE 9 D= IGIT OUTPUT FROM THIS PROGRAM DEMONSTRATED THAT FAILURE  Linear 

      TO USE THE= 9 DIGIT OUTPUT CAN LEAD TO LARGE ERRORS IN THE DATA     Linear 

      DUE TO TRUNCATION OF ENERGIES TO 6 DIGITS DURING OUTPUT.        =    Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      CONTENTS OF OUTPUT        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;   Linear 

      ------------------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;   Linear 

      ENTIRE EVALUATIONS ARE OUTPUT, NOT JUST THE LINEARIZED DATA        Linear 

      CROSS SECT= IONS, E.G. ANGULAR AND ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS ARE ALSO     Linear 

      INCLUDED.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      DOCUMENTATION        =                  =             &nb= sp;            =     Linear 

      -------------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;        Linear 

      THE FACT T= HAT THIS PROGRAM HAS OPERATED ON THE DATA IS DOCUMENTED  Linear 

      BY THE ADD= ITION OF 3 COMMENT LINES AT THE END OF EACH HOLLERITH    Linear 

      SECTION IN= THE FORM        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      ***************** PROGRAM LINEAR (2007-1) ****************         Linear 

      FOR ALL DA= TA GREATER THAN 1.00000-10 IN ABSOLUTE VALUE        =      Linear 

      DATA LINEA= RIZED TO WITHIN AN ACCURACY OF  0.1<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>  PER-CENT        =     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =                Linear 

      THE ORDER = OF SIMILAR COMMENTS (FROM RECENT, SIGMA1 AND GROUPIE)    Linear 

      REPRESENTS= A COMPLETE HISTORY OF ALL OPERATIONS PERFORMED ON       Linear 

      THE DATA BY THESE PROGRAMS.        =             &nb= sp;            =        Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      THESE COMM= ENT LINES ARE ONLY ADDED TO EXISTING HOLLERITH SECTIONS, Linear 

      I.E., THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT CREATE A HOLLERITH SECTION. THE FORMAT Linear 

      OF THE HOLLERITH SECTION IN ENDF/B-V DIFFERS FROM THE THAT OF      Linear 

      EARLIER VE= RSIONS OF ENDF/B. BY READING AN EXISTING MF=3D1, MT=3D451    Linear 

      IT IS POSS= IBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM TO DETERMINE WHICH VERSION OF      Linear 

      THE ENDF/B FORMAT THE DATA IS IN. WITHOUT HAVING A SECTION OF      Linear 

      MF=3D1, MT= =3D451 PRESENT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM TO        =   Linear 

      DETERMINE = WHICH VERSION OF THE ENDF/B FORMAT THE DATA IS IN, AND   Linear 

      AS SUCH IT= IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM TO DETERMINE WHAT FORMAT  Linear 

      SHOULD BE = USED TO CREATE A HOLLERITH SECTION.        =             &nb= sp; Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      REACTION INDEX        =               =             &nb= sp;            =       Linear 

      --------------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;       Linear 

      THIS PROGR= AM DOES NOT USE THE REACTION INDEX WHICH IS GIVEN IN     Linear 

      SECTION MF= =3D1, MT=3D451 OF EACH EVALUATION.        =             &nb= sp;      Linear 

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        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      THIS PROGR= AM DOES NOT UPDATE THE REACTION INDEX IN MF=3D1, MT=3D451.   Linear 

      THIS CONVE= NTION HAS BEEN ADOPTED BECAUSE MOST USERS DO NOT         Linear 

      REQUIRE A CORRECT REACTION INDEX FOR THEIR APPLICATIONS AND IT WAS Linear 

      NOT CONSID= ERED WORTHWHILE TO INCLUDE THE OVERHEAD OF CONSTRUCTING  Linear 

      A CORRECT REACTION INDEX IN THIS PROGRAM. HOWEVER, IF YOU REQUIRE  Linear 

      A REACTION= INDEX FOR YOUR APPLICATIONS, AFTER RUNNING THIS PROGRAM Linear 

      YOU MAY USE PROGRAM DICTIN TO CREATE A CORRECT REACTION INDEX.     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      SECTION SIZE        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;         Linear 

      ------------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;         Linear 

      SINCE THIS PROGRAM USES A LOGICAL PAGING SYSTEM THERE IS NO LIMIT  Linear 

      TO THE NUMBER OF POINTS IN ANY SECTION, E.G., THE TOTAL CROSS      Linear 

      SECTION MA= Y BE REPRESENTED BY 200,000 DATA POINTS.        =          Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      FOR ANY LINEARIZED SECTION THAT CONTAINS 60000 OR FEWER POINTS     Linear 

      THE ENTIRE OPERATION WILL BE PERFORMED IN CORE AND THE LINEARIZED  Linear 

      DATA WILL = BE OUTPUT DIRECTLY TO THE ENDF/B FORMAT. FOR ANY SECTION Linear 

      THAT CONTA= INS MORE POINTS THE DATA WILL BE LINEARIZED A PAGE AT A  Linear 

      TIME (1 PA= GE =3D 60000 POINTS) AND OUTPUT TO SCRATCH. AFTER THE      Linear 

      ENTIRE SEC= TION HAS BEEN LINEARIZED THE DATA WILL BE READ BACK FROM Linear 

      SCRATCH AND OUTPUT TO THE ENDF/B FORMAT.        =             &nb= sp;      Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      SELECTION = OF DATA        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

      -----------------        =                   =             &nb= sp;           Linear 

      THE PROGRAM SELECTS DATA TO BE LINEARIZED BASED EITHER ON EITHER   Linear 

      MAT (ENDF/= B MAT NO.) OR ZA AS WELL AS MF AND MT NUMBERS. THIS      Linear 

      PROGRAM AL= LOWS UP TO 100 MAT/MF/MT OR ZA/MF/MT RANGES TO BE        Linear 

      SPECIFIED = BY INPUT PARAMETERS. THE PROGRAM WILL ASSUME THAT THE    Linear 

      ENDF/B TAP= E IS IN MAT ORDER, REGARDLESS OF THE CRITERIA USED       Linear 

      TO RETRIEVE MATERIALS. IF RETRIEVAL IS BY MAT RANGE THE PROGRAM    Linear 

      WILL TERMI= NATE WHEN A MAT IS FOUND THAT IS ABOVE ALL REQUESTED     Linear 

      MAT RANGES= . IF RETRIEVAL IS BY ZA RANGE THE PROGRAM WILL SEARCH    Linear 

      THE ENTIRE ENDF/B TAPE.        =             &nb= sp;            =            Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      PROGRAM OPERATION        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

      -----------------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

      EACH SECTI= ON OF DATA IS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. EACH SECTION OF     Linear 

      ENDF/B DAT= A TO LINEARIZE IS REPRESENTED BY A TABLE OF ENERGY       Linear 

      VS. CROSS SECTION AND ANY ONE OF FIVE ALLOWABLE INTERPOLATION LAWS Linear 

      BETWEEN AN= Y TWO TABULATED POINTS. THIS PROGRAM WILL REPLACE EACH   Linear 

      SECTION OF= DATA CROSS SECTIONS BY A NEW TABLE OF ENERGY VS.        Linear 

      CROSS SECT= ION IN WHICH THE INTERPOLATION LAW IS ALWAYS LINEAR IN   Linear 

      ENERGY AND= CROSS SECTION BETWEEN ANY TWO TABULATED POINTS.         Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      DATA IS RE= AD AND LINEARIZED A PAGE AT A TIME (ONE PAGE CONTAINS    Linear 

      60000 DATA POINTS). IF THE FINAL LINEARIZED SECTION CONTAINS TWO   Linear 

      PAGES OR L= ESS, DATA POINTS IT WILL BE ENTIRELY CORE RESIDENT       Linear 

      AFTER IT H= AS BEEN LINEARIZED AND WILL BE WRITTEN DIRECTLY FROM     Linear 

      CORE TO THE OUTPUT TAPE. IF THE LINEARIZED SECTION IS LARGER THAN  Linear 

      TWO PAGES,= AFTER EACH PAGE IS LINEARIZED IT WILL BE WRITTEN TO     Linear 

      SCRATCH. A= FTER THE ENTIRE SECTION HAS BEEN LINEARIZED IT WILL      Linear 

      BE READ BA= CK FROM SCRATCH, TWO PAGES AT A TIME, AND WRITTEN TO     Linear 

      THE OUTPUT TAPE.        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      KEEP EVALU= ATED DATA POINTS        =             &nb= sp;              =       Linear 

      --------------------------        =             &nb= sp;            =         Linear 

      SOMETIMES = IT IS CONVENIENT TO KEEP ALL ENERGY POINTS WHICH WERE    Linear 

      PRESENT IN= THE ORIGINAL EVALUATION AND TO MERELY SUPPLEMENT THESE  Linear 

      POINTS WITH ADDITIONAL ENERGY POINTS IN ORDER TO LINEARIZE THE     Linear 

      CROSS SECT= IONS. FOR EXAMPLE, IT IS OFTEN CONVENIENT TO KEEP THE    Linear 

      THERMAL VA= LUE (AT 0.0253 EV) OR THE VALUE AT 14.1 MEV.        =      Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      THE CURRENT VERSION OF THIS PROGRAM WILL ALLOW THE USER TO KEEP    Linear 

      ALL ORIGIN= AL EVALUATED DATA POINTS BY SPECIFYING 1 IN COLUMNS      Linear 

      34-44 OF T= HE FIRST INPUT LINE. THIS WILL TURN OFF THE BACKWARD     Linear 

      THINNING (= SEE UCRL-50400, VOL. 17, PART A FOR EXPLANATION) AND     Linear 

      RESULT IN = ALL ORIGINAL ENERGY POINTS BEING KEPT. CAUTION SHOULD    Linear 

      BE EXERCIS= ED IN USING THIS OPTION SINCE IT CAN RESULT IN A         Linear 

      CONSIDERAB= LE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DATA POINTS OUTPUT BY       Linear 

      THIS CODE.=         =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;           Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;              =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;Linear 

      FOR ALL US= ERS WHO ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THIS OPTIONS NO CHANGES    Linear 

      ARE REQUIR= ED IN THE INPUT TO THIS PROGRAM, I. E. IF COLUMNS        Linear 

      34-44 ARE = BLANK (AS FOR ALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THIS CODE) THE    Linear 

      PROGRAM WI= LL OPERATE EXACTLY AS IT DID BEFORE.        =              Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      ALLOWABLE ERROR        =             &nb= sp;             =             &nb= sp;     Linear 

      ---------------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;      Linear 

      ALLOWABLE = ERROR MUST ALWAYS BE SPECIFIED IN THE INPUT TO THIS      Linear 

      PROGRAM AS= A FRACTION, NOT A PER-CENT. FOR EXAMPLE, INPUT THE      Linear 

      ALLOWABLE FRACTIONAL ERROR 0.001 IN ORDER TO OBTAIN DATA THAT IS   Linear 

      ACCURATE TO WITHIN 0.1 PER-CENT.        =             &nb= sp;            =   Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =                Linea= r 

      THE CONVER= SION OF THE DATA FROM THE GENERAL INTERPOLATION FORM TO  Linear 

      LINARLY INTERPOLABLE FORM CANNOT BE PERFORMED EXACTLY. HOWEVER, IT Linear 

      CAN BE PER= FORMED TO VIRTUALLY ANY REQUIRED ACCURACY AND MOST       Line= ar 

      IMPORTANTL= Y CAN BE PERFORMED TO A TOLERANCE THAT IS SMALL COMPARED Linear 

      TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE CROSS SECTIONS THEMSELVES. AS SUCH THE   Linear 

      CONVERSION= OF CROSS SECTIONS TO LINEARLY INTERPOLABLE FORM CAN BE  Linear 

      PERFORMED WITH ESSENTIALLY NO LOSE = OF INFORMATION.        =          Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      THE ALLOWA= BLE ERROR MAY BE ENERGY INDEPENDENT (CONSTANT) OR ENERGY Linear 

      DEPENDENT.= THE ALLOWABLE ERROR IS DESCRIBED BY A TABULATED         Linear 

      FUNCTION O= F UP TO 20 (ENERGY,ERROR) PAIRS AND LINEAR INTERPOLATION Linear 

      BETWEEN TABULATED POINTS. IF ONLY ONE TABULATED POINT IS GIVEN THE Linear 

      ERROR WILL= BE CONSIDERED CONSTANT OVER THE ENTIRE ENERGY RANGE.    Linear 

      WITH THIS = ENERGY DEPENDENT ERROR ONE MAY OPTIMIZE THE OUTPUT FOR   Linear 

      ANY GIVEN APPLICATION BY USING A SMALL ERROR IN THE ENERGY RANGE   Linear 

      OF INTERES= T AND A LESS STRINGENT ERROR IN OTHER ENERGY RANGES.     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      DEFAULT ALLOWABLE ERROR        =             &nb= sp;            =            Linear 

      -----------------------        =                 =             &nb= sp;       Linear 

      IN ORDER TO INSURE CONVERGENCE OF THE LINEARIZING ALGORITHM THE    Linear 

      ALLOWABLE = ERROR MUST BE POSITIVE. IF THE USER INPUTS AN ERROR      Linear 

      THAT IS NOT POSITIVE IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE SET TO THE DEFAULT   Linear 

      VALUE (CUR= RENTLY 0.001, CORRESPONDING TO 0.1 PER-CENT) AND         Linear 

      INDICATED = AS SUCH IN THE OUTPUT LISTING.        =             &nb= sp;      Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =                = Linear 

      COULOMB PENETRABILITY (INTERPOLATION LAW =3D 6)        =             &nb= sp; Linear 

      --------------------------------------------        =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      INTRODUCED= FOR ENDF/B-VI. THIS IS DEFINED AS,        =             &nb= sp; Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      SIG(E) =3D C1*EXP(-C2/SQRT(E - T))        =             &nb= sp;            =   Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      THIS PROGRAM ONLY CONSI= DERS EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS - T =3D 0        =    Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      SIG(E) =3D C1*EXP(-C2/SQRT(E))        =             &nb= sp;            =       Linear 

        =              =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =   Linear 

      WARNING...= THIS INTERPOLATION LAW SHOULD ONLY BE USED FOR REACTIONS Linear 

        =         WHICH HAVE A POSITIVE Q-VALUE (EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS),    Linear 

        =         SINCE HERE WE ONLY CONSIDER T =3D 0.0 IN THE FORMALISM.    Linear 

        =         IN ALL OTHER CASES A WARNING MESSAGE WILL BE PRINTED.    Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      INPUT FILE= S        =                 =             &nb= sp;            =        Linear 

      ----------= -        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;          Linear 

      UNIT  DESCRIPTION        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

      ----  -----------        =                     =             &nb= sp;         Linear 

         2  INPUT LINES (BCD - 80 CHARACTERS/RECORD)        =              Linear 

        10  ORIGINAL ENDF/B DAT= A (BCD - 80 CHARACTERS/RECORD)        =     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;               =             Linear 

      OUTPUT FILES        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;         Linear 

      ------------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;         Linear 

      UNIT  DESCRIPTION        =             &nb= sp;            =                =   Linear 

      ----  -----------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

         3  OUTPUT REPORT (BCD -= 120 CHARACTERS/RECORD)        =           Linear 

        11  FINAL ENDF/B DATA (= BCD - 80 CHARACTERS/RECORD)        =        Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      SCRATCH FILES        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;        Linear 

      -------------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;        Linear 

      UNIT  DESCRIPTION        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

      ----  -----------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

        12  SCRATCH FILE (BINAR= Y - 180000 WORDS/RECORD        =            Linear 

        =            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =     Linear 

      OPTIONAL STANDARD FILE NAMES (SEE SUBROUTINE FILEIO)        =        Linear 

      ----------------------------------------------------        =        Linear 

      UNIT  FILE NAME        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;      Linear 

      ----  ----------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;     Linear 

        2   LINEAR.INP        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;     Linear 

        3   LINEAR.LST                 =             &nb= sp;            =          Linear 

       10   ENDFB.IN        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;       Linear 

       11   ENDFB.OUT        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;      Linear 

       12   (SCRATCH)        =                     =             &nb= sp;           Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      INPUT PARAMETERS        =             &nb= sp;                =             &nb= sp; Linear 

      ----------------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;     Linear 

      FOR VERSIO= NS EARLIER THAN 90-1 THIS PROGRAM ONLY ALLOWED THE USER  Linear 

      TO SPECIFY= BY INPUT PARAMETERS WHICH MATERIALS (MAT) TO PROCESS.   Linear 

      FOR EACH REQUESTED MATERIAL NEUTRON INTERACTION CROSS SECTIONS     Linear 

      (MF=3D3) W= OULD BE LINEARIZED AND THE REMAINDER OF THE MATERIAL       Linear 

      WOULD BE COPIED.        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      FOR VERSIO= NS 90-1 AND LATER THIS PROGRAM WILL ALLOW THE USER TO    Linear 

      TO SPECIFY= BY INPUT PARAMETERS EXACTLY WHAT SECTIONS OF DATA       Linear 

      TO PROCESS= . FOR EACH SECTION OF DATA, SPECIFIED BY MAT, MF, MT     Linear 

      RANGES, SE= CTIONS OF MF=3D3, 23 AND 27 WILL BE LINEARIZED AND ALL     Linear 

      OTHER REQU= ESTED SECTIONS WILL BE COPIED. ALL SECTIONS WHICH ARE    Linear 

      NOT EXPLIC= ITLY REQUESTED WILL BE SKIPPED AND WILL NOT APPEAR ON    Linear 

      ENDF/B FILE OUTPUT BY THIS PROGRAM.        =             &nb= sp;           Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      WITH THIS = NEW PROCEDURE YOU CAN MINIMIZE THE SIZE OF THE ENDF/B    Linear 

      FILE OUTPU= T BY THIS PROGRAM, E.G., IF YOU ONLY WANT NEUTRON        Linear 

      CROSS SECT= IONS FOR SUBSEQUENT PROCESSING YOU NEED ONLY REQUEST     Linear 

      ONLY MF=3D3 DATA.      &= nbsp;         =             &nb= sp;            =            Li= near 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      HOWEVER, Y= OU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT ONLY THOSE SECTIONS WHICH YOU    Linear 

      EXPLICITLY REQUEST WILL APPEAR ON THE ENDF/B FILE OUTPUT BY        Linear 

      THIS PROGR= AM. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WISH TO DOCUMENT EXACTLY         Linear 

      HOW YOU LINEARIZED THE DATA BY INCLUDING COMMENTS IN MF=3D1, MT=3D451  Linear 

      THEN YOU M= UST EXPLICITLY REQUEST THAT MF=3D1, MT=3D451 BE PROCESSED    Linear 

      FOR EACH MATERIAL THAT YOU REQUEST. SIMILAR IF YOU WANT THE        Linear 

      ENTIRE EVALUATION YOU MUST REQUEST ALL MF AND MT TO BE OUTPUT.     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;                     =       Linear 

      LINE  COLS.  DESCRIPTION        =             &nb= sp;            =           Linear 

      ----  -----  -----------        =             &nb= sp;            =           Linear 

         1   1-11  SELECTION CRITERIA (0=3DMAT, 1=3DZ= A)        =               Linear 

        =     12-22  MONITOR MODE SELECTOR        =             &nb= sp;            Linear 

        =            =3D 0 - NORMAL OPERATION        =             &nb= sp;           Linear 

        =            =3D 1 - MONITOR PROGRESS OF LINEARIZING OF THE DATA.    Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;    EACH TIME A PAGE OF DATA POINTS IS WRITTEN TO   Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;    THE SCRATCH FILE PRINT OUT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF  Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;    POINTS ON SCRATCH AND THE LOWER AND UPPER       Linear 

               =           ENERGY LIMITS OF THE PAGE (THIS OPTION MAY BE   Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;    USED IN ORDER TO MONITOR THE EXECUTION SPEED    Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;    OF LONG RUNNING JOBS).  &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;           Linear 

        =     23-33  MINIMUM CROSS SE= CTION OF INTEREST (BARNS).        =     Linear 

        =            (IF 0.0 OR LESS IS INPUT THE PROGRAM WILL        =      Linear 

        =            USE 1.0E-10). ENERGY INTERVALS WILL NOT BE        =     Linear 

        =            SUB-DIVIDED IF THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF THE CROSS        Linear 

        =            SECTION WITHIN THE INTERVAL IS LESS THAN THIS VALUE.  Linear 

        =            AN EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS NEAR THRESHOLDS ENERGY   Linear 

        =            INTERVALS WILL BE SUB-DIVIDED UNTIL CONVERGENCE       Linear 

        =            REGARDLESS OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CROSS SECTION.     Linear 

        =     34-44  KEEP ORIGINAL EVALUATED DATA POINTS.        =           Linear 

        =            =3D 0 - NO.        =                    =             &nb= sp;     Linear 

        =            =3D 1 - YES - ADDITIONAL POINTS MAY BE ADDED IN ORDER   Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;          TO LINEARIZE DATA, BUT ALL ORIGINAL       Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;          DATA POINTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE       Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;          RESULTS.        =             &nb= sp;             Linear 

         2   1-60  ENDF/B INPUT DATA FILENAME        =             &nb= sp;       Linear 

        =            (STANDARD OPTION =3D ENDFB.IN)        =                   Linea= r 

         3   1-60  ENDF/B OUTPUT DATA FILENAME        =             &nb= sp;      Linear 

        =            (STANDARD OPTION =3D ENDFB.OUT)        =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

       4-N<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>   1- 6  LOWER MAT OR ZA LIMIT        =             &nb= sp;            Linear 

        =      7- 8  LOWER MF LIMIT        =             &nb= sp;            =        Linear 

        =      9-11  LOWER MT LIMIT        =             &nb= sp;            =        Linear 

        =     12-17  UPPER MAT OR ZA LIMIT      &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp; Linear 

            18-19  UPPER MF LIMIT        =             &nb= sp;            =        Linear 

        =     20-22  UPPER MT LIMIT        =             &nb= sp;            =        Linear 

        =            UP TO 100 RANGES MAY BE SPECIFIED, ONLY ONE RANGE     Linear 

        =            PER = LINE. THE LIST OF RANGES IS TERMINATED BY A       Linear 

        =            BLANK LINE. IF THE UPPER MAT LIMIT OF ANY REQUEST     Linear 

        =            IS LESS THAN THE LOW LIMIT IT WILL BE SET EQUAL TO    Linear 

        =            THE LOWER LIMIT. IF THE UPPER LIMIT IS STILL ZERO     Linear 

        =            IT WILL BE SET EQUAL TO 999999. IF THE UPPER MF OR    Linear 

        =            MT LIMIT IS ZERO IT WILL BE SET TO 99 OR 999        =   Linear 

        =            RESPECTIVELY.           =             &nb= sp;            =      Linear 

       VARY=   1-11  ENERGY FOR ERROR LAW        =             &nb= sp;             Linear 

        =     12-22  ALLOWABLE FRACTI= ONAL ERROR FOR ERROR LAW.   &nbs= p;         Linear 

        =            THE ACCEPTABLE LINEARIZING ERROR MAY BE SPECIFIED TO  Linear 

        =            BE EITHER ENERGY INDEPENDENT (DEFINED BY A SINGLE     Linear 

        =            ERROR), OR ENERGY DEPENDENT (DEFINED BY UP TO 20      Linear 

        =            ENERGY, ERROR PAIRS). FOR THE ENERGY DEPENDENT CASE   Linear 

        =            LINEAR INTERPOLATION WILL BE USED TO DEFINE THE ERROR Linear 

        =            AT ENERGIES BETWEEN THOSE AT WHICH IT IS TABULATED.   Linear 

        =            IN ALL CASES THE ERROR LAW IS TERMINATED BY A BLANK   Linear 

        =            LINE. IF ONLY ONE ENERGY, ERROR PAIR IS GIVEN THE     Linear 

        =            THE LAW WILL BE CONSIDERED TO BE ENERGY INDEPENDENT.  Linear 

        =            IF MORE THAN ONE PAIR IS GIVEN IT WILL BE CONSIDERED  Linear 

        =            TO BE ENERGY DEPENDENT (NOTE, ENERGY INDEPENDENT      Linear 

        =            FORM WILL RUN FASTER THAN THE EQUIVALENT ENERGY       Linear 

        =            DEPENDENT FORM). FOR AN ENERGY DEPENDENT ERROR LAW    Linear 

           =         ALL ENERGIES MUST BE ASCENDING ENERGY ORDER. FOR      Linear 

        =            CONVERGENCE OF THE LINEARIZING ALGORITHM ALL ERRORS   Linear 

        =            MUST BE POSITIVE. IF AN ALLOWABLE ERROR IS NOT        Linear 

        =            POSIT= IVE IT WILL BE SET EQUAL TO THE STANDARD OPTION&n= bsp; Linear 

        =            (CURRENTLY 0.001, CORRESPONDING TO 0.1 PER-CENT).     Linear 

        =            IF THE FIRST ERROR LINE IS BLANK IT WILL TERMINATE    Linear 

        =            THE ERROR LAW AND THE ERROR WILL BE TREATED AS        Linear 

        =            ENERGY INDEPENDENT, EQUAL TO THE STANDARD OPTION      Linear 

        =            (CURRENTLY 0.1 PER-CENT). (SEE EXAMPLE INPUT 4).      Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;                    =             &nb= sp;            =        Linear 

      EXAMPLE IN= PUT NO. 1        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      -------------------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      RETRIEVE D= ATA BY ZA IN ORDER TO FIND ALL URANIUM ISOTOPES AND      Linear 

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      THORIUM 23= 2. RETRIEVE ALL NEUTRON INTERACTION CROSS SECTIONS       Linear 

      (MF=3D3). = ALL ENERGY INTERVALS IN WHICH THE CROSS SECTION IS         Linear 

      AT LEAST 1 MICRO-BARN (1.0E-06 BARNS) WILL BE SUBDIVIDED.        =   Linear 

      BACKWARD THINNING WILL BE PERFORMED. FROM 0 TO 100 EV LINEARIZE    Linear 

      TO WITHIN = 0.1 PER-CENT ACCURACY. FROM 100 EV TO 1 KEV VARY         Linear 

      ACCURACY B= ETWEEN 0.1 AND 1.0 PER-CENT. ABOVE 1 KEV USE 1        =    Linear 

      PER-CENT ACCURACY.        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;   Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      EXPLICITLY SPECIFY THE STANDARD FILENAMES.        =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      IN THIS CA= SE THE FOLLOWING 11 INPUT LINES ARE REQUIRED        =      Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

        =    1        =   0 1.00000- 6    = ;      0        =             &nb= sp;       Linear 

  ENDFB.IN        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =      Linear 

  ENDFB.OUT        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =     Linear 

  92000 3  0 92999 3999        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

  90232 3  0     0 3  0    (UPPER LIMIT AUTOMATIC= ALLY SET TO 90232 3999) Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;      (END OF REQUEST LIST)  &n= bsp;            = ;          Linear 

  0.00000+ 0 1.00000-03        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

  1.00000+ 2 1.00000-03        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

  1.00000+ 3 1.00000-02        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

  1.00000+ 9 1.00000-02               =             &nb= sp;            =           Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;      (END OF ERROR LAW)   = ;            &n= bsp;            Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      EXAMPLE IN= PUT NO. 2        =                =             &nb= sp;            = Linear 

      -------------------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      SAME AS THE ABOVE CASE, EXCEPT LINEARIZE ALL DATA TO WITHIN THE    Linear 

      STANDARD ACCURACY (CURRENTLY 0.1 PER-CENT). IN ORDER TO USE THE    Linear 

      STANDARD ACCURACY YOU NEED NOT SPECIFY ANY ERROR LAW AT ALL. IN    Linear 

      THIS CASE INCLUDE THE HOLLERITH SECTION, MF=3D1, MT=3D451, FOR EACH    Linear 

      MATERIAL.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>        =             &nb= sp;            =                     =      Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      LEAVE THE DEFINITION OF THE FILENAMES BLANK - THE PROGRAM WILL     Linear 

      THEN USE STANDARD FILENAMES.        =             &nb= sp;            =       Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      IN THIS CA= SE THE FOLLOWING 9 INPUT LINES ARE REQUIRED        =       Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear  

        =    1        =   0 1.00000- 6    = ;      0        =             &nb= sp;       Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;      (USE DEFAULT FILENAME =3D ENDFB.IN)        =      Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;      (USE DEFAULT FILENAME =3D ENDFB.OUT)        =     Linear 

  92000 1451 92999 1451        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

  92000 3  0 92999 3999        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

  90232 1451     0 1451        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

  90232 3  0     0 3  0    (UPPER LIMIT AUTOMATIC= ALLY SET TO 90232 3999) Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;      (END OF REQUEST LIST)  &n= bsp;            = ;          Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;      (0.1 PER-CENT ERROR, END OF ERROR LAW)        Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;               =             &nb= sp;            =             Linear 

      EXAMPLE IN= PUT NO. 3        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      -------------------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      LINEARIZE = ALL MATERIALS ON AN ENDF/B TAPE TO WITHIN AN ACCURACY    Linear 

      OF 0.5 PER= -CENT (0.005 AS A FRACTION). IN THIS CASE YOU NEED NOT   Linear 

      SPECIFY TH= E MAT, MF, MT RANGES.        =             &nb= sp;            =    Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;          =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

      READ THE E= NDF/B DATA FROM \ENDFB6\ZA092238 AND WRITE THE ENDF/B    Linear 

      DATA TO \ENDFB6\LINEAR\ZA092238.        =             &nb= sp;            =   Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;                    =        Linear 

      IN THIS CA= SE THE FOLLOWING 6 INPUT LINES ARE REQUIRED        =       Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =              (MAT, 1.0E-10 BARNS, THIN) Linear&n= bsp;

  \ENDFB6\ZA092238        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;         Linear 

  \ENDFB6\LINEAR\ZA092238        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;      (RETRIEVE ALL DATA, END REQUEST LIST)         Linear 

        =      5.00000-03        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;      (END OF ERROR LAW)   = ;            &n= bsp;            Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      NOTE THAT = IN THIS CASE IF THE INPUT HAD SPECIFIED AN EQUIVALENT    Linear 

      ENERGY DEP= ENDENT ERROR LAW BY GIVING A NUMBER OF ENERGY POINTS     Linear 

      AT EACH OF= WHICH THE ERROR IS 0.5 PER-CENT THE PROGRAM WOULD TAKE  Linear 

      LONGER TO = RUN (I.E., ONLY USE AN ENERGY DEPENDENT ERROR LAW WHEN   Linear 

      IT IS NECESSARY).        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      EXAMPLE IN= PUT NO. 4         =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp; Linear 

      -------------------        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

      IN ORDER TO LINEARIZE ALL MATERIALS ON AN ENDF/B TAPE TO THE       Linear 

      STANDARD O= PTION OF 0.1 PER-CENT IT IS ADEQUATE TO INPUT A SET      Linear 

      OF COMPLET= ELY BLANK LINES WHICH WILL AUTOMATICALLY INVOKE ALL      Linear 

      OF THE STA= NDARD OPTIONS.        =             &nb= sp;            =           Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =                      =             &nb= sp;      Linear 

      LEAVE THE DEFINITION OF THE FILENAMES BLANK - THE PROGRAM WILL     Linear 

      THEN USE STANDARD FILENAMES.        =             &nb= sp;            =       Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;                  =          Linear 

      IN THIS CA= SE THE FOLLOWING THREE INPUT LINES ARE REQUIRED        =   Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =              (MAT, 1.0E-10 BARNS, THIN) Linear&n= bsp;

        =             &nb= sp;      (USE DEFAULT FILENAME =3D ENDFB.IN)        =      Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;      (USE DEFAULT FILENAME =3D ENDFB.OUT)        =     Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;      (RETRIEVE ALL DATA, END REQUEST LIST)         Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;      (0.1 PER-CENT ERROR, END OF ERROR LAW)        Linear 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Linear 

 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Linear