Proceedings of the CSEWG & USDNP Meetings
BNL, November 14-18, 2011

Edited by Michal Herman, National Nuclear Data Center, BNL

Agenda

CSEWG - Green

USNDP - Blue

Summary Document (Minutes)

Monday, Nov 14, 2011
Berkner B

09:00 - 12:00
XML format session (chair Mattoon)

Quick introduction to GND
Motivation for the new GND data format, Beck
Overview of the new GND format and the associated tools, Mattoon
Conversion between ENDF and GND, Brown
Plans for future work
Users' input

13:00 - 18:00
NDAG Nuclear Criticality Safety (chair McKnight)

Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011
Berkner B

08:30 - 12:30
CSEWG opening comments, Herman, 5'
Evaluation Committee (chair Chadwick)

ENDF/B-VII.1 - what we have accomplished, Chadwick, 15'
Status of ENDF/B-VII.1, Herman, 10'

Updates on evaluations related to VII.1:

Work for decay data and FPY files, Kawano, 15'
Tm, Tl evaluations, Nobre, 15'
Zr evaluations, D. Brown, 15'
Capture cross section adjustments in the thermal to fast region, Mughabghab, 15'

10:15 - 10:30 Break

Fixes to beta5, D. Brown, 10'
First results on assimilation of major actinides, Herman, 10'
Decay data sublibrary in VII.1, Sonzogni, 10'
Pu thermal subgroup progress, Leal, 20'

Lab reports on planning for future evaluation work:

LLNL future plans, Summers, 10'
ORNL future plans, including 19F, Dunn, 10'
BNL future plans, Herman, 10'
LANL future plans, Chadwick, 10'
+ Discussion, including lessons learned form VII.1

12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:00, Berkner A
CSEWG Executive Committee Working Lunch

14:00 - 17:30 Validation Committee (chair Kahler)

IAEA dosimetry file, Forrest, 15'
VII.1 phase I testing, Arcilla, 15'
Calculation of integral quantities in VII.1, Pritychenko, 15'
MCNP Results for ENDF/B-VII.1beta4, Mosteller, 20'
Nuclear Data Testing at AECL, Kozier/Roubtsov, 15'
Analysis of Critical Assemblies from First Principles, Roubtsov/Kozier, 15'
Testing at ANL, McKnight, 20'
Data Testing at INL, Palmiotti, 20'
Data Testing at Bettis, Zerkle/Gouw, 15'
Data Testing at KAPL, Trumbull, 15'
Automated GENDF Validation at AWE, Cornock, 15
LANL Data Testing & Validation Paper Highlights, Kahler/MacFarlane

Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011
Berkner B
Berkner C

08:30 - 12:30 Measurements Committee (chair Danon) Nuclear data experiments at LANSCE - Highlights 2011, Height, 30' Experimental nuclear data program in LLNL, Wu, 25' ORNL cross section measurement activities, Guber, 25' Nuclear Data Measurements at RPI, Danon, 25' Experimental activities at ANL, Kondev, 20' Overview of LBL Na and K thermal cross section measurements, Firestone, 25' NIST Measurements and Standards Related Work at Other Facilities, Carlson, 20' Thermal neutron-capture cross sections of the W isotopes, Hurst, 15' Thermal neutron-capture cross section of the Y-90 isotope, Abusaleem, 15'	08:30 - 12:30 Beta-delayed neutron emitters (chair Sonzogni) Possible CRP on beta delayed neutron emitters, Dillmann/Abriola, 50' Beta strength function from TAGS measurements, Firestone, 20' Compilation of P(n) and half-life data for beta-delayed neutron precursors selected as "standards", Singh, 30' Decay properties of 17N, Johnson, 20' Decay properties of 9Li, McCutchan, 20' Pn Systematics, Sonzogni, 20' Delayed neutron emission near the closed shells, Borzov, 30'
10:15 Common Photo 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
	14:00 - 14:10 USNDP Opening, Herman, 10'
14:10 - 16:30 Formats & Processing Committee (chair Dunn) Formats and Related Issues Processing Code Reports NJOY, Kahler, 15' AMPX, Wiarda, 15' LLNL, Beck or Mattoon, 15' ANL, McKnight, 15' BNL Activities Related to Formats and Processing and ENDF-102 Manual Status, Herman, 15'	14:10 - 15:30 ENSDF Publication (chair Firestone) ENSDF Status Report,Tuli, 50' Nuclear Data Sheets Publication Proposal, Tuli, 30' Coffee break, 30' 16:00 - 17:30 Publication/Evaluation (chair Firestone) Editorial Process and Data Handling at the Physical Review, Wesselborg, 20' Nuclear Data Sheets Evaluation Proposal, Firestone, 30' ENSDF XML Format Proposal, Johnson, 25' Status of B(E2) evaluation, Pritychenko, 15'
16:30 - 17:30 Nuclear Reaction WG (chair Kawano) EMPIRE, Herman, 15' Extended KKM, Arbanas, 15' Alpha cluster emission, Kunieda, 15' FREYA, Vogt, 15'

Thursday, Nov 17, 2011
Berkner B
Berkner C

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

Overview of VII.1 covariances, Hoblit, 15'-30'
QA review of VII.1 covariances, Palumbo, 15'
Corrections to VII.1 covariances, D. Brown, 15'
Status of Covariances in GND, Mattoon, 15'
Unifying Nuclear Data Evaluations, Arbanas, 15'
Covariance of Double-Differential Elastic Scattering Cross Sections, Arbanas, 15'
Prompt Fission Neutron Spectrum: Evaluation and Uncertainty Quantification for a Suite of Uranium Isotopes, Rising, 15'
ENDF/B-VII.1 Covariances: Some Thoughts, D. Smith, 10'
Discuss ways to improve the covariance QA process (depends on available time for open discussion), all

Concluding Session (chair Herman)

Thoughts on the way CSEWG is functioning, Herman, 15'

13:00
CSEWG adjourns

08:30 - 10:05
Database Reports (chair Firestone)

Talk: Procedures for optimum representation of the measured B(E2) values for the first 2⁺ states, Birch, 15'
XUNDL Status, Singh, 15'
NSR Status, Pritychenko, 15'
NUDAT Status, Sonzogni, 15'
DDEP Status, Kondev, 15'
EGAF Status, Firestone, 15'
Coffee break, 30'

10:30 - 12:30
Other Reports (chair Firestone)

IAEA Nuclear Data Section Report, Abriola, 20'
TBA, Patel, 20'
Analysis Codes, Johnson, 20'
Summary of DNP Workshop and Mini-Symposium, Pritychenko, 20'
Summary of IAEA Technical Meeting "Intermediate-term Nuclear Data Needs for Medical Applications: Cross Sections and Decay Data", Kondev, 20'

Further test of internal-conversion theory with a measurement in ^119mSn, Nica, 20'

13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:00, Berkner A
USNDP Coordinating Committee Working Lunch

14:00 - 16:00
User Forum (chair Sonzogni)

Nuclear Astrophysics with Neutrons, Iris Dillmann, GSI
Beta-decay data from microscopic models, Ivan Borzov, Obninsk

16:30 - 17:30
4πβ-γ Problem (chair Firestone)

Unexpected uncertainty for the NIST 4πβ-γ Ionization Chamber, Kondev, 20'
Unexpected uncertainty for the Japanese 4πβ-γ Experiments, Firestone, 20'
Discussion of the 4πβ-γ Problem, All, 20'

14:00 - 18:15
AFCI Physics Working Group - Evaluation of ²³⁹Pu (chair Hill)

Welcome and Logistics, Hill, 10'
Opening Remarks, DOE News, FY12 Outlook, Williams/Regalbuto, 10'
Path Forward for Fuel Cycle Technologies, Finck, 10'
Applications of Nuclear Science and Technology meeting (NP), Schroeder, 30'
Importance of Pu-239 Cross Sections to Industry, Kochendarfer, 30'
History of Pu-239 Differential Measurements, Tovesson, 30'

16:00 - 16:15
Break

NNSA Perspective on Pu-239, Summers, 30'
Recent Pu-239 Evaluation - Low Energy through RR, Leal, 30'
The high Energy Pu-239 Evaluation and Uncertainties, Carlson, 30'
Recent Pu-239 Evaluation - Fast through High-Energy Region, Talou/Kahler, 30'

Friday, Nov 18, 2011
Berkner B
Berkner C

08:30 - 12:30
Reporting (chair Pritychenko)

USNDP Web services, Pritychenko, 15'

Task Force Reports (TF chairs)
- Nuclear data for astrophysics, M. Smith, 15'
- Nuclear data for homeland security, D.Brown, 15'
Laboratory Reports (all, 10' each)
- NNDC report, Herman
- ANL report, Kondev
- LANL report, Kawano
- LBNL report, Firestone
- LLNL report, Summers
- NIST report, Carlson
- McMaster report, Chen/Singh
- ORNL report, Nesaraja/M.Smith
- TUNL report, Kelley

Concluding Session (chair Herman)

13:00
USNDP adjourns

08:00 - 11:30
AFCI Physics Working Group - Evaluation of ²³⁹Pu (chair Hill)

Testing of Pu-239, McKnight, 30'
Criticality Issues with Pu-239, Dunn, 30'
COMMARA-2.0 and Comparisons of Pu-239 Evaluations, Hoblit, 15'
First Results of Assimilation, Palumbo/Palmiotti, 15'

09:30 - 09:45
Break

New Fission Cross Section Measurements, Heffner, 30'
New Prompt Fission Neutron Spectrum Measurements, Flaska, 30'
Close-out and follow on discussions, Hill, 45'

11:30
Adjourn