diff --git a/src/cross_section.f90 b/src/cross_section.f90
index 02bd7626fa..fb0863e9e6 100644
--- a/src/cross_section.f90
+++ b/src/cross_section.f90
@@ -1207,6 +1207,9 @@ contains
     table % inelastic_e_in = get_real(NE_in)
     table % inelastic_sigma = get_real(NE_in)
 
+    ! set threshold value
+    table % threshold_inelastic = table % inelastic_e_in(NE_in)
+
     ! allocate space for outgoing energy/angle for inelastic
     ! scattering
     NE_out = NXS(4)
@@ -1239,9 +1242,18 @@ contains
        allocate(table % elastic_e_in(NE_in))
        allocate(table % elastic_P(NE_in))
 
+       ! read elastic energies and P
+       XSS_index = JXS4 + 1
+       table % elastic_e_in = get_real(NE_in)
+       table % elastic_P    = get_real(NE_in)
+
+       ! set threshold
+       table % threshold_elastic = table % elastic_e_in(NE_in)
+
        ! determine whether sigma=P or sigma = P/E
-       table % n_elastic_type = NXS(5)
+       table % elastic_type = NXS(5)
     else
+       table % threshold_elastic = ZERO
        table % n_elastic_e_in = 0
     end if
 
diff --git a/src/cross_section_header.f90 b/src/cross_section_header.f90
index 5f259b89b1..49557c2463 100644
--- a/src/cross_section_header.f90
+++ b/src/cross_section_header.f90
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ module cross_section_header
      real(8)       :: awr
      real(8)       :: temp
 
+     ! threshold for S(a,b) treatment (usually ~4 eV)
+     real(8) :: threshold_inelastic
+     real(8) :: threshold_elastic = 0.0
+
      ! Inelastic scattering data
      integer :: n_inelastic_e_in
      integer :: n_inelastic_e_out
@@ -133,8 +137,8 @@ module cross_section_header
      real(8), allocatable :: inelastic_mu(:,:,:)
 
      ! Elastic scattering data
+     integer :: elastic_type
      integer :: n_elastic_e_in
-     integer :: n_elastic_type
      integer :: n_elastic_mu
      real(8), allocatable :: elastic_e_in(:)
      real(8), allocatable :: elastic_P(:)