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Proceedings
of the CSEWG & USNDP Meetings, BNL, November 4-7, 2008.
Edited by Pavel Obložinský, National Nuclear Data Center, BNL.
Summary Document
(Minutes)
Presentations & Reports
List of
Participants
& Photo
Agenda
(CSEWG - green, USNDP - blue)
Nov 4, 2008, Tuesday
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Berkner B
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08:30 - 12:30 Berkner B
CSEWG
Opening, Obložinský, 10'
Evaluation Committee (chair Chadwick), 3h
New format: We will focus, isotope by isotope, on
updates for ENDF/B-VII.1 release, to occur in ~ 2010.
We will also discuss longer range updates planned
for B/VII.2, especially for the major actinides.
- Overview comments and plans for VII.1, & ENDF/A,
Chadwick, Herman, 15'
- Release
files for ENDF/B-VII.0.fix1, Little, 15'
- B-VII.1 upgrade plans, All, 90'
- Update
on IAEA standards group efforts, Carlson
- 6Li(n,t). Fix format error, Hale upgrade based on LANSCE data,
issues related to changing standard: Hale/Chadwick, 1-2 slides
- 9Be. Insights from new RPI data, fix of VII.0 interpolation problem,
future plans: Hale/Danon/Chadwick,
1-2 slides
- 16O. Comments on whether (n,a) should be changed and when? Note
comments by Kolbe, PSI: Hale/Chadwick, 1 slide
- V. Anything new?
- 19F. Updates from ORNL
and LLNL:
Dunn/Leal/Firestone 1-2 slides
- 22Na. Resonance total width: who?
- Ti
isotopes. B-VII.0 took Ti from JENDL3.3. New evaluations from
LANL, testing in crits and pulsed spheres? ORNL
48Ti(n,g) - was this used? Note Danon exper. talk on total
x/s at 0.5-20 MeV & need for res. energy shift: Kawano/Leal, 2
slides
- 55Mn. New
ORNL evaluation, results, including comments on ZPR
performance, BNL
fast region, input from LLNL? Leal/McKnight/Pigni/Summers,
2 slides
- 35,37Cl. ORNL
evaluation submitted Feb 07, has it been tested? Dunn/Leal,
1-2 slides
- 52,53Cr. ORNL
measurements and plans to submit evaluation in FY09.
Leal/Dunn, 1 slide
- Fe(n,a). Did B-VII.0 at higher energies use Haight (n,xa) data, if
not - can we do this: Talou/Haight
- 58,60Ni. ORNL
measurements and plans to submit evaluation in FY09:
Leal/Dunn, 1 slide
- Gd. Note planned RPI capture expts this year; ORNL evaluation
planned for 2010. Mosteller comments from reactor community
experience.
- 90Zr. Should beta4 be released? Feedback from KAPL & Kozier,
possible issues noted by Trkov. Note Danon exper. talk
on nat-Zr total x/s at 0.5-20 MeV suggesting B/VI.8 was
better: Pigni, 1-2 slides
- Cd.
Adoption of BNL upgrade and positive results from data
testing? Note Danon
exper. talk on how RPI data support the change in the
thermal region: Herman/Mughabghab/Mosteller, 1-2 slides
- 182,183,184,186W
evaluations. ORNL
resonance work, LLNL
work, adoption of new
IAEA evaluation? Herman/Leal/Firestone 1-2 slides
- Cu. LLNL evaluation. Testing against crits including Zeus? Summers,
1-2 slides. New Chinese evaluation: Chadwick
- Pu,U isotopes - fix fission spec above 10 MeV to have finer points:
Chadwick, 1 slide
- 240Am
new LLNL evaluation: Summers, 1 slide
- 241Am
(n,g) upgrade - higher cross-section: Kawano, 1-2 slides
- MA.
Possible adoption of certain Japanese minor actinide files,
Kawano
- Possible modification to fission x.s. for 241Am, 237U,etc. based on
LANL reaction rate crit assembly testing, and Japan FCA testing:
Chadwick, 2 slides
- 237U
from LLNL: Summers, 1-2 slides
- Possible Cum. FP yield upgrades of E&R for certain fission products:
Chadwick, 1 slide
- 233U
delayed neutron fix to B-VII.0 file: Little, 1 slide
- 237Np planned upgrade - (n,2n), chi? Anything else planned?
Kawano/Chadwick, 1 slide
- Missing
photon data erroneously not-carried-over from B-VI, and plans to
include in B/VII.1: White, 1 slide
- S-alpha-beta
in ENDF/B-VII.0 and in fix1. Comments, including
observations from Physor08, Little, 1 slide
- B-VII.2 longer range plans, All, 45'
- 1H(n,p)
scattering: Strakovsky, 10' + slide from Hale
- 2D.
Any new data from Geel? Comments from Kozier, Hale
- 239Pu.
Resonance region, including collaboration with JEFF: Leal,
1-2 slides
- 239Pu,
235,238U. Fission chi spectrum LANL/LLNL plans, 235U recent Geel
exper, Shusaku Noda, 2 slides
- 239Pu,235,238U. 14 MeV inelastic scattering/preeq plans, Bethe
sphere testing: Chadwick, 2 slides
- 235U.Capture
update, WPEC subgroup: Kawano? 1 slide
- 238U.Capture & standard evaluation & Walner measurement: Chadwick
comments
- 240Pu upgrade in fast region. Any testing results? Talou, 2-slides
- Actinide
inelastic scattering in fast region, future theory and
evaluation: Kawano, 1-2 slides
- Dy. ORNL measurements and plans to submit evaluation in FY11:
Leal/Dunn, 1 slide
- The
Temperature of Coherent Scattering Cross Sections, Lubitz,
15'
- Concluding discussion, 15'
12:30-14:00 Lunch break
CSEWG Executive Committee Working Lunch, 13:00-14:00,
Berkner A
- Organizational matters
- Plans for ENDF/B-VII.1 release
- Next special issue of Nuclear Data Sheets
- WPEC matters
- Next meeting
14:00-17:30 Berkner B
Validation Committee (chair Kahler), 3h
- List
of ENDF/B-VII.0 deficiencies, Herman, 15'
- LLNL
validation, Descalle, 15'
- Benchmarking
FENDL-2.1 with ENDF/B-VII.0 replacing VI.8, Sawan, 15'
- H-2
& UO2 Data Testing at AECL, Kozier, 15'
- Data
Testing at ANL, McKnight , 15'
- ENDF/B-VII
Nuclear Data Libraries in SCALE, Williams, 15'
- Data Testing at LANL, 50'
- Comments
on ENDF/B-VII.0 deficiencies, Mosteller, 15'
- ICSBEP
Benchmarks with Ti and V, Kahler, 10'
- Code
Comparisons with Big-10, Kahler for MacFarlane, 10'
- Data
Testing with the Official MCNP5 ENDF/B-VII Library, Kahler,
5'
- Physor2008 summary, Chadwick, 10'
- Comments
on ENDF/B-VII.0 deficiences, Ignatyuk, 15'
- Other testing
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Nov 5, 2008, Wednesday
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Berkner B, Berkner C
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08:30- 12:30 Berkner B
Measurements Committee (chair Danon), 2.5h
- Nuclear
data measurements at ANL, Kondev, 15'
- Status
of cs standards measurements, Carlson, 15'
- Nuclear
data experiments at LANSCE - Highlights 2008, Haight, 30'
- ORNL
cross section measurement activities, Dunn, 15'
- LLNL
experimental overview, Wu, 15
- Cross
section measurements at Rensselaer, Danon 15'
- LBL thermal cs evaluations and measurements, Firestone, 15'
- EXFOR
- compilation and issues, Hlavac, 10'
Formats & Processing Committee (chair Dunn), 1.5h
- Formats and related issues
- Processing Codes
- NJOY
Status Report, Kahler, 15'
- AMPX
Status Report, Wiarda and Dunn, 15'
- LLNL
Status Report, McNabb, 15'
- ANL
Status Report, McKnight, 15'
- Status
report on PREPRO, TART and POINT, Cullen/Dunn, 5'
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9:30-12:30 Berkner C
Informal round-table discussion (chair Tuli) 3h
- Guidance on use of new NDS band-drawing software, Geraedts
- Feedback on response to the new format
- Individual evaluators' questions regarding formats, procedures, data
handling, etc.
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12:30-14:00 Lunch break
13:30 Common Photo
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14:10-17:30 Berkner B
Formats & Processing Committee (chair Dunn), 0.5h
- BNL Activities Related to Formats and Processing
Covariance Committee (chair D. Smith), 2.5h
- CovCom
website, D. Smith, 10'
- Covariance
Workshop report, D. Smith, 15'
- BNL
covariance effort, Obložinský, 15'
- Recent
covariance evaluations at BNL, Pigni, 15'
- Recent
covariance work at ORNL, Leal, 20'
- LLNL
covariance overview, Vogt, 20'
- Recent
covariance work at LANL, Talou, 30'
- Covariances
of fission cross sections and nubars for actinides, Ignatyuk,
15'
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14:00-17:30 Berkner C
USNDP
Opening, Obložinský, 10'
14:10-17:30 Nuclear Structure WG (chair
Baglin)
Status Reports:
- ENSDF
& Nuclear Data Sheets, Tuli, 15'
- NSR,
Bhattacharya, 15'
- Compilations:
XUNDL & Atomic Masses, Singh, 15'
- NDS
software: new band-drawings (1); proposed
new Tables (2), Geraedts, 20'
- NuDat,
Sonzogni, 15'
- ENSDF
Analysis and Utility Codes, Baglin/Kibedi, 15'
Other Reports:
14:10-17:30 Berkner B
Nuclear Reaction WG (chair Kawano)
- Covariance evaluations, with CSEWG
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Nov 6, 2008, Thursday
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Berkner B, Berkner C
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08:30-12:30 Berkner B
Covariance Committee (chair D. Smith), 1.5h
- Covariances
and neutron dosimetry: status and needs, Griffin, 20'
- Use
of recent covariances in fast reactor studies, Aliberti, 20'
- Neutron
spectrum covariances in uncertainty analyses, Yang, 20'
- Quality
assurance of covariance files, Muir, 5'
- Partial
contributions to total variance, Muir, 15'
- GNEP
covariance library, Mattoon, 10'
- Sigma:
covariance retrieval & visualization, Sonzogni, 10'
- Comedy
of "Errors", D. Smith, 10'
Nuclear reaction modeling (chair Kawano), with
USNDP
Concluding
Session (chair Obložinský)
13:00 CSEWG adjourns
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08:30-12:30 Berkner C
Nuclear Structure WG (chair Baglin)
Reports continued
Manpower
Outreach
- Outreach activities: FY08 achievements, FY09 plans, All, 15'
Other business/discussion?
End of Working Group Meeting
08:30-12:30 Berkner B
Nuclear Reaction WG (chair Kawano)
- Covariance evaluations, with CSEWG
- Nuclear reaction modeling, 1h
- State
of EMPIRE, Herman, 15'
- New
fission barrier calculation, Moller, 15'
- Reaction
modeling at LANL, Kawano, 10'
- Fission
spectrum modeling at LLNL, Vogt, 15'
- New
version of SAMMY, Arbanas, 10'
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12:30-14:00 Lunch break
USNDP Coordinating Committee Working Lunch,
13:00-14:00, Berkner A
- Organizational matters
- Situation in USNDP laboratories (all)
- Report FY08 & Workplan FY10
- Budget briefing FY11
- Next meeting
14:00-17:30 Berkner B
User Forum (chair Sonzogni)
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Nov 7, 2008, Friday
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Berkner B
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08:30-12:30 Berkner B
Reporting (chair Herman)
- USNDP
web services, Pritychenko, 15'
- Task Force Reports (TF chairs, 15' each)
- Laboratory Reports (all, 10' each)
Concluding
Session (chair Obložinský)
13:00 USNDP adjourns
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