| Tuesday, June 24, 2008 |
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Opening |
| 08:30 - 09:00 |
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Registration |
| 09:00 - 09:30 |
10' |
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Welcome (P. Oblozinsky, D. Smith) |
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20' |
P. Oblozinsky |
BNL |
Neutron cross section covariances: status, issues, questions |
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User's perspective, chair G. Palmiotti (INL) |
| 09:30 - 10:15 |
30'+15' |
M. Salvatores |
CEA |
Needs and issues for covariance data application |
| 10:15 - 10:45 |
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Coffee break |
| 10:45 - 12:15 |
20'+10' |
P. Griffin |
SNL |
Dosimetry user's perspective on covariance needs |
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20'+10' |
B. Rearden |
ORNL |
User's perspective on use of covariances for criticality safety |
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20'+10' |
G. Aliberti |
ANL |
Use of covariance data to select experiments for GNEP |
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| 12:15 - 14:00 |
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Lunch break |
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Covariance methodology, chair A. Trkov (Ljubljana) |
| 14:00 - 15:15 |
30'+15' |
M. Herman |
BNL |
Covariances in EMPIRE code |
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20'+10' |
H. Leeb |
Vienna |
Consistent procedure for evaluation based on modeling |
| 15:15 - 15:45 |
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Coffee break |
| 15:45 - 17:00 |
20'+10' |
R. Capote |
IAEA |
Performance of unified MC method for neutron cs evaluation |
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20'+10' |
M. Pigni |
BNL |
Can cross section be accurately known a priori? |
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10'+5' |
F. Dietrich |
LLNL |
Uncertainties of nonelastic cross sections |
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| 17:00 - open |
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Discussion: User's needs, discussion leader M. Salvatores (CEA) |
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| Wednesday, June 25, 2008 |
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Applications, chair M. Dunn (ORNL) |
| 09:00 - 10:15 |
30'+15' |
M. Ishikawa |
JAEA |
Application of covariances to fast reactor core analysis |
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20'+10' |
H. Abdel-Khalik |
NCSU |
Advances in sensitivity, uncertainty and data assimilation |
| 10:15 - 10:45 |
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Workshop photograph taken by Danfords lobby
Coffee break |
| 10:45 - 12:15 |
20'+10' |
D. Wiarda |
ORNL |
Advances with the AMPX covariance processing in PUFF-IV |
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20'+10' |
M. Williams |
ORNL |
S/U analysis capabilities and new covariances in SCALE |
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20'+10' |
H. Hiruta |
INL |
Few group collapsing of covariance matrix |
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| 12:15 - 14:00 |
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Lunch break |
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Covariance methodology, chair D. Brown (LLNL) |
| 14:00-15:15 |
30'+15' |
D. Rochman |
Petten |
Living without covariance files |
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20'+10' |
H. Hofmann |
Erlangen |
Covariances from nuclear theory for light nuclei |
| 15:15 - 15:45 |
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Coffee break |
| 15:45 - 17:00 |
20'+10' |
G. Hale |
LANL |
Covariances from light-element R-matrix analyses |
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20'+10' |
T. Kawano |
LANL |
Covariance evaluation work at LANL |
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10'+5' |
A. Sonzogni |
BNL |
Extending Sigma web retrieval to incorporate covariances |
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| 17:00 - 18:00 |
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Discussion: Covariance methodology, discussion leader R. Capote (IAEA) |
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| 19:00 - 21:30 |
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Workshop dinner, courtesy of Brookhaven Science Associates.
Brookhaven Ballroom, Danfords main building, 2nd floor
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| Thursday, June 26, 2008 |
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Covariance evaluations, chair M. White (LANL) |
| 09:00 - 10:15 |
30'+15' |
R. Little |
LANL |
Low-fidelity covariance project |
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20'+10' |
A. Carlson |
NIST |
Covariances of neutron cross section standards |
| 10:15 - 10:45 |
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Coffee break |
| 10:45 - 12:15 |
20'+10' |
V. Maslov |
Minsk |
Inconsistencies in Pu, Am and Cm evaluations and impact on uncertainties |
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20'+10' |
I. Kodeli |
NEA |
Covariances of prompt fission neutron spectra |
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20'+10' |
W.-S. Yang |
ANL |
Fission spectrum covariances and sensitivity coefficients |
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| 12:15 - 14:00 |
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Lunch break |
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Covariance evaluations, chair Y. Danon (RPI) |
| 14:00-15:00 |
20'+10' |
P. Talou |
LANL |
Uncertainty quantifications for fission spectra and nubars |
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20'+10' |
S. Mughabghab |
BNL |
Cross section uncertainties in thermal and resonance region |
| 15:00 - 15:30 |
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Coffee break |
| 15:30 - 16:45 |
30'+15' |
L. Leal |
ORNL |
Resonance region covariance analysis for U and Pu |
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20'+10' |
D. Muir |
LANL/ANL |
Integration of international standards evaluation into GANDR |
| 16:45 - open |
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Discussion: Covariance methodology and evaluations,
discussion leader P. Oblozinsky (BNL) |
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| Friday, June 27, 2008 |
| 9:00 - 10:00 |
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Concluding session, chair McKnight (ANL) |
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20'+10' |
J. Wagschal |
Jerusalem |
How important are response-parameter correlations |
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20'+10' |
O. Iwamoto |
JAEA |
JENDL actinide file and plan for covariance evaluation |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
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Coffee break |
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30'+15' |
D. Smith |
ANL |
Summary talk |
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Concluding discussion: What we learned, what needs to be done |
| 13:00 |
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Workshop adjourned |
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| Posters |
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During all coffee breaks, coordinator A. Sonzogni (BNL) |
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R. Arcilla |
BNL |
Processing of covariances with PUFF and NJOY |
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Y.-S. Cho |
KAERI |
Extension of EMPIRE for covariances in resonance region |
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P. Dossantos-
Uzarralde |
Bruyeres |
Polynomial chaos approach for uncertainty evaluations |
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A. Kahler |
LANL |
Recent NJOY/ERRORJ experience |
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M. Pigni |
BNL |
Evaluated Mn and Zr covariances in fast neutron region |
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B. Pritychenko |
BNL |
Sigma: Web retrieval interface for nuclear reaction data |
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A. Trkov |
Ljubljana |
Evaluation of tungsten with covariances |
