Cross Section Evaluation Working Group
Meeting on Validation of ENDF/B-VII beta2

June 27, 2006 (Tuesday)
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Berkner Hall C

Minutes

Agenda with Links to Presentations

Tuesday, June 27, 2006, Berkner C

08:30 - 09:15 Opening Session
Opening remarks Oblozinsky, 5'
Summary of eval changes for b2 and comments on validation Chadwick, 10'
Status of ENDF/B-VIIb2 Herman, 5'
Known deficiencies Herman, 10'
Data verification Arcilla, 5'
Known deficiencies and future work Chadwick, 10'
09:15 - 12:30 Validation Session
Testing at LANL MacFarlane/Kahler, 60'
Benchmarking of b2 van der Marck, 30'
Testing at LANL Mosteller, 20'
Testing at ANL McKnight, 15'
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30 Validation Session cont.
Testing at KAPL Lubitz and Trumbull, 20'
Testing at Bettis Zerkle, 20'
Testing at ORNL Dunn, 20'
Comments on prompt fission energy release Kahler, 10'
Thermal Capture and RI Pronyaev, 5'
Comments on Pu-239 Pronyaev, 5'
15:30 - 17:00 Other Topics
Comments on standards Pronyaev, 10'
Comments on covariances D. Smith, 20'
Validation of decay data Sonzogni, 10'
ENDF/B-VII paper Oblozinsky, 15'
17:00 - 18:00 Concluding Session
Do we need beta3? Oblozinsky, 5'
ENDF/B-VII processing MacFarlane, 5'
ENDF/B-VII release Chadwick, 10'
Other business All

Wednesday, June 28, 2006, Berkner C

08:30 - 18:00 NDAG Criticality Safety Meeting
(Nuclear Data Advisory Group, R. McKnight chair), the meeting is by invitation only.
  • Agenda to be determined by R. McKnight, ANL