Proceedings of the CSEWG & USNDP Meetings
Santa Fe, NM, November 1-5, 2010

Edited by Michal Herman, National Nuclear Data Center, BNL

Summary Document (Minutes) Summary of the 60^th Cross-Section Evaluation Working Group Meeting

Summary of the 13^th U.S. Nuclear Data Program Meeting

Presentations & Reports (see also Agenda)

CSEWG Annual Meeting, Nov 1-3

Evaluation Committee
Validation Committee
Measurements Committee
Formats & Processing Committee
Covariance Committee

USNDP Annual Meeting, Nov 2-3

Nuclear Structure WG
Nuclear Reaction WG
Reporting

Agenda

CSEWG - Green

USNDP - Blue

Monday, Nov 1, 2010
Anasazi South (Big Room)

08:30 - 8:35
Opening CSEWG Welcome - MW Herman

08:35 - 12:35
CSEWG - Evaluation Committee

Objectives for Evaluation Session, Chadwick, 10'
Assembling VII.1-beta0 evaluations, Herman/Arcilla, 30'
LANL evaluations for VII.1, Chadwick, 30'
- Status of 241Am, 238,240Pu,237Np, 236,237U, 58Ni-alpha production, 54,56Fe alpha production?
- Status of 46-50Ti, V, 6Li
- Fission product yield evaluation for all FPs from fast neutrons
- New evaluation of FPY for 239Pu at 0.5 and 2 MeV
- Progress on assessment of beta-delayed neutron evaluations
- Evaluations for 73-75As by LANL and LLNL
- Fixes in 239Pu and 235,238U fiss spectra
- T(n,2n) file fix
- Morgan White gamma-production fixes?
New 16O and 9Be evaluations, Hale, 30'

Break, 15'

ORNL evaluations for VII.1, 30'
- 58,60Ni, 55Mn
- 50,52,53,54Cr with Karlsruhe high energy extension
- 46,47,48,49,50Ti covariances in RR + LANL high energy
- 35Cl RR parameters LRF=7
- 37Cl,39,41K,19F new inelastic data; LRF=7
- 240Pu RR + LANL high energy?
- Hf by RQ White, Bettis/KAPL testing?
SiO2 thermal scattering, Hawari, 15'
BNL evaluations for VII.1, 20'
- 90,91Zr recommedation
- Thermal cross section in 157Gd, Mughabghab
- Fission product evaluations vs. integral benchmarks, Mughabghab
IAEA evaluations for VII.1, 10'
- 180,182,183,184,186W, 55Mn evaluations, Forrest, 10'
LLNL evaluations for VII.1, 30'
- 239U
- 240Am
- Arsenic evaluations, inelastic and total scattering issue
- 78Kr
- 123,124Xe
- 185,187Re
Future standards updates that may be needed, Carlson, 15'

12:30 - 14:00
CSEWG Executive Committee Working Lunch

14:00 - 17:00
CSEWG - Validation Committee (Chair A. Kahler)

Revised 16O & Preliminary ENDF/B-VII.1, Kahler, 15'
An Expanded Criticality Validation Suite for MCNP, Mosteller, 15'
New ORNL 239Pu RR Parameters and Impact on keff, Sublet/Leal, 15'
The European Activation File EAF-2010, the last of a generation, Sublet, 15'
ENDF libraries data testing, Pritychenko, 10'
Status of FENDL-3 Development, Sawan, 15'

Break, 15'

Data Testing at AECL, Roubtsov & Kozier, 15'
MCNP Analysis of Various Cross Section Source Data on the ICT-003 (TRIGA) Benchmark, Trumbull, 15'
Data Testing at ANL, McKnight, 15'
Central Reaction Rate Ratios Using a Detailed Jezebel Model, Brewer/White, 15'
Data Testing Plans in FY11 to Support ENDF/B-VII.1, All
Delayed Fission Gamma Update, Lent, 15', this presentation will be deferred until Wednesday

Tuesday, Nov 2, 2010
Anasazi South (Big Room)
ANASAZI North (Small Room)

08:30 - 12:30
CSEWG - Covariance Committee (chair D. Smith)

Overview of the QA Requirements for ENDF/B-VII.1 Covariances, DSmith, 20'
Kernel approximation to covariances in the resolved resonance region, Mughabghab, 20'
Covariances for lead isotopes and 209-Bi, Pigni, 15'
Covariance work, ORNL, 20'
- 233,235,238U, 239Pu

Break, 20'

Covariance work, LANL, 20'
AFCI-2.0 library - a step towards ENDF/B-VII.1, Hoblit, 15'
Covariance work, LLNL, Brown, 20'
Use of Covariances at AREVA, Buss, 15'
KAERI covariance work, Kim, 15'
Covariances in the unresolved resonance region, Mughabghab, 15'
Summary of the IAEA Technical Meeting on Neutron Cross Section Covariances, Muir, 15'

08:30 - 8:35
USNDP Opening, Herman

08:35 - 12:00
Databases (chair R.B. Firestone)

ENSDF/Nuclear Data Sheets, Tuli, 30'
NSR, Pritychenko, 20'
Trieste Workshop/IAEA Activities, Abriola, 20'

Break, 30'

XUNDL/Mass compilations, Singh, 10'
DDEP, Kondev, 20'
EGAF/RIPL, Firestone, 20'
Manpower/Outreach, Tuli/All, 15'

14:00 - 17:00
CSEWG - Measurement Committee (Chair Y. Danon)

Nuclear Data Experiments at LANSCE: Highlights 2010, Haight, 25'
Developing a surrogate for the (n,γ) reaction on short-lived nuclei, Cizewski, 15'
Neutron Cross-Section Measurements Activities at ORNL, Dunn, 15'
Nuclear Data at Rensselaer, Danon, 15'

Break, 20'

Recent results from precission neutron and photon induced cross section measurements, Tonchev, 15'
NIST Measurements and Standards Related Work at Other Facilities, Carlson, 15'
Review of the Experimental Nuclear Physics Work at LLNL, Burke, 15'
Nuclear Data needs for NIF-based cross section measurements, Bernstein, 30'

13:30 - 15:30
Compilations/NDS Publications (chair R.B. Firestone)

Analysis codes, Johnson, 20'
EADL, Sonzogni, 15'
B(E2) evaluation, Pritychenko/Singh, 15'
DDEP Publication, All, 15'
EGAF Publication, Firestone, 15'
Charged Particle/Neutron Resonance Evaluation, Singh, 10'

Break, 30'

15:30 - 16:30
Evaluation topics (chair R.B. Firestone)

Half-life evaluation guidelines, Singh/All, 25'
High-spin Multipolarity/Jπ Adoption, Singh/All, 25'
JAVA-NSR-editor, Choquette/Singh, 10'

Wednesday, Nov 3, 2010
Anasazi South (Big Room)
Anasazi North (Small Room)

08:30 - 10:45
CSEWG -Formats & Processing

Formats and Related Issues, 1 hour
- Activation reaction format proposal, Sublet, 15'
- Discussion of previous Froehner MF=32 proposal, All, 15'
- Temperature-dependent scattering kernels for non-thermal moderators, Arbanas, 15'
- Unresolved Resonance Format, Formalism, and Interpretation, Sublet, 15'
Processing Codes, 1 hour
- NJOY Status Report, Kahler, 15'
- AMPX Status Report, Wiarda, 15'
- LLNL Status Report, Matoon, 15'
- ANL Status Report, McKnight, 15'
BNL Activities Related to Formats and Processing and ENDF-102 Manual Status, Herman, 15'

Break, 15'

11:00 - 12:30

Delayed Fission Gamma Update, Lent, 15', deferred from the validation session

CSEWG/USNDP - Nuclear Reactions WG (chair T. Kawano)

EMPIRE, Herman, 10'
Fission spectrum, Talou, 10'
Neutron Scattering on Excited States, Thomson, 10'
FREYA, Vogt, 10'
Doppler broadened Legendre moments, Arbanas, 10'

08:30 - 12:30
Physics Evaluation/Research discussions (chair R.B. Firestone)

Break, 20'

Light element cross sections, Firestone, 20'
How to draw a level scheme, Nica, 20'
JAVA-NDS, Choquette/Singh, 30'
Summary

12:30 - 14:00
USNDP Coordinating Committee Working Lunch

14:00 - 17:00
USNDP - Reporting

NNDC Web services, Pritychenko, 15'
Task Force Reports
- Nuclear data for astrophysics, M. Smith, 15'
- Nuclear data for homeland security, Brown, 15'
Laboratory Reports, All, 10' each
- BNL Report, Herman
- ANL Report, Kondev
Break, 20'
- LANL Report, Kawano
- LBNL Report, Firestone
- LLNL Report, Su mmers
- McMaster Report, Singh
- NIST Report, Carlson
- ORNL Report, Smith
- TUNL Report, Kelley

Concluding Session (chair Herman)

Thursday, Nov 4, 2010
Anasazi North (Small Room)

08:30 - 12:00
AFCI, Nuclear Physics Working Group

Welcome and Logistics, Hill, 10'
Opening Remarks, DOE News, FY11 Outlook, Vega, 5'
Nuclear Energy Topics at July's INPC 2010, Schroeder, 30'
NDAG Preview, McKnight, 30'

Break, 15'

ENDF/B Status, Herman, 30'
AFCI-2. Library of Neutron Covariances, Hoblit, 30'
Update of Nuclear Data Efforts at LANL, White, 30'
Overview of Nuclear Data Activities at the NEA, Dupont, 30'

13:30 - 17:00
AFCI, Nuclear Physics Working Group

ANL Uncertainty Reduction Project, Aliberti, 45'
Modeling Scattering Angular Distributions in the Fast Energy Range, Kawano, 30'
Recent LANL Uncertainty Quantification Activities for FC R&D, Talou, 30'

Break, 15'

Expanding FREYA Capabilities to Topics Relevant to the Fuel Cycle, Vogt, 30'
Use of Irradiation Experiments for Validation of ENDF/B-VII Data, Palmiotti, 30'
Nuclear Data Capabilities Supported by the DOE NCSP, Felty, 30'

Friday, Nov 5, 2010
Anasazi North (Small Room)

08:30 - 12:00
AFCI, Nuclear Physics Working Group

Nuclear Data Analyses to Support Fuel Cycle Applications (US/ROK I-NERI), Dunn, 30'
Nuclear Physics Possibilities at NIF, McNabb, 30'
LANSCE Measurements and Detector Development Update, Tovesson, 30'
Time Projection Chamber Project Update, Heffner, 30'

Break, 15'

The Idaho Accelerator Center Research Program, Wells, 45'

Adjourn

14:00 - 17:00
NDAG

Priority Nuclear Data Needs
Review of GANTT Charts for Nuclear Data and Integral Data Milestones and Deliverables
Status of Thermal Scattering Data, ORNL
Status of Fission Spectrum Data, LANL
NDAG Membership

Proceedings of the CSEWG & USNDP Meetings Santa Fe, NM, November 1-5, 2010

Edited by Michal Herman, National Nuclear Data Center, BNL

Presentations & Reports (see also Agenda)

CSEWG Annual Meeting, Nov 1-3

USNDP Annual Meeting, Nov 2-3

Agenda

Monday, Nov 1, 2010 Anasazi South (Big Room)

Tuesday, Nov 2, 2010 Anasazi South (Big Room) ANASAZI North (Small Room)

Wednesday, Nov 3, 2010 Anasazi South (Big Room) Anasazi North (Small Room)

Thursday, Nov 4, 2010 Anasazi North (Small Room)

Friday, Nov 5, 2010 Anasazi North (Small Room)

Proceedings of the CSEWG & USNDP Meetings
Santa Fe, NM, November 1-5, 2010

Monday, Nov 1, 2010
Anasazi South (Big Room)

Tuesday, Nov 2, 2010
Anasazi South (Big Room)
ANASAZI North (Small Room)

Wednesday, Nov 3, 2010
Anasazi South (Big Room)
Anasazi North (Small Room)

Thursday, Nov 4, 2010
Anasazi North (Small Room)

Friday, Nov 5, 2010
Anasazi North (Small Room)