Meetings
ANS NCSD 2017 Topical Meeting
Carlsbad, NM • Sep 10-15, 2017
2017 NCSD Topical Lessons Larned
Plenary-II: Nuclear Criticality & Safety in Our World
Chair: Jef Lucchini (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
- Criticality Safety in Waste Streams, R. Wilson ( Department of Energy, Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center)
- Relative Acceptable Societal Risks and Their Relevance to Nuclear Operations, C. Hopper (Oak Ridge national Laboratory, retiree)
- Criticality Accidents – History and Current Impacts, T. P. McLaughlin (Los Alamos National Laboratory, retiree)
Experiment Needs/Proposals
Session Organizer: Dr. John Darrell Bess (INL)
Co-chairs: Angela Chambers (NNSA), Kent Wood (NRC)
- Thermal/Epithermal Experiments with Hafnium (TEX-Hf), Anthony J. Nelson, Catherine M. Percher, William J. Zywiec, David P. Heinrichs (LLNL)
- Use of Advanced Optimization Algorithms for the Design of Critical Experiments, Nicolas Leclaire (IRSN (French Institute for Nuclear Safety)), Mathieu Monestier (URANUS), Isabelle Duhamel (IRSN)
Validation/Applicability Studies I
Session Organizer: Dr. John Darrel Bess (INL)
Co-chairs: Angela Chambers (NNSA), Kent Wood (NRC)
- Validation and Bias Quantification of Criticality Safety Codes for Srns Operations, Scott Finfrock (Fluor Government Group), David G. Erickson (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS)), Tracy E. Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC)
- Validation of MVP Code with HTC Critical Experiments, Shigeki Shiba (Nuclear Regulation Authority), Tomohiro Sakai (NRA)
- Convergence of Correlation Coefficients of Critical Experiments Derived by Monte Carlo Sampling, Maik Stuke, Fabian Hans Dominik Sommer (Gesellschaft für Anlagen und Reaktorsicherheit gGmbH)
Validation/Applicability Studies II
Session Organizer: Dr. John Darrel Bess (INL)
Co-chairs: Nicolas Leclaire (IRSN), Hannah Morbach (CNS)
- Results of TRIPOLI-4 Version 10 on TRIPOLI Criticality Validation Suite, Thermal Spectra, Jean-Christophe P. Trama, Fadhel Malouch (CEA)
- Evaluation of SCALE 6.1.2 Tsunami Module for Selection of Representative Benchmarks for Validation of Criticality Safety Studies, David Noyelles, Emmanuel Gagnier (CEA)
- Development of Criticality Safety Validation Guidance for NRCRegulated Activities, William J. Marshall, Donald E. Mueller, Justin B. Clarity, Stephen M. Bowman (ORNL)
- Simulated Rossi-Alpha Analysis of an Asymmetrically Coupled Bare Metal HEU Reactor System, Kimberly L. Klain (LANL)
- Investigations into Validation of Plutonium Solutions for Criticality Safety Analysis, Jennifer L. Alwin, Forrest B. Brown, Alicia Salazar-Crockett, Michael E. Rising (LANL)
Burnup Credit I
Session Organizer: Dr. Kaushik Banerjee (ORNL)
Co-chairs: Kaushik Banerjee (ORNL), William J. Marshall (ORNL)
- Application of Peaking Factor Credit in Spent Fuel Pool Criticality Analysis, Charles T. Rombough (CTR Technical Services, Inc.), Dale B. Lancaster (NuclearConsultants.com), Matt C. Harris (NETCO – Curtiss Wright)
- Fuel Pin Zoning to Improve the Accuracy of the Palisades Spent Fuel Pool Criticality Analysis, Charles T. Rombough (CTR Technical Services, Inc.), Dale B. Lancaster (NuclearConsultants.com), Tom Wiggins (Entergy)
- An Assessment of Total Depletion Uncertainties for a GBC-32 Dry Storage Cask with Plus7 Fuels Using Monte Carlo Sampling and Two-Way Anova F-Test, Ser Gi Hong, Hyungju Yun, Kwangheon Park (Kyung Hee University)
- Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis for a Combined Depletion and Criticality Calculation Chain of a BWR FA, Fabian Hans Dominik Sommer, Volker Hannstein (GRS, Germany)
- Impact of Grid Growth on PWR Spent Fuel Pool Criticality Analysis, Dale B. Lancaster (NuclearConsultants.com), Charles T. Rombough (CTR Technical Services, Inc.)
Burnup Credit II
Session Organizer: Dr. Kaushik Banerjee (ORNL)
Co-chairs: Henrik Liljenfeldt (ORNL), Justin B. Clarity (ORNL)
- Impact of Assembly-Specific Conditions on BWR Burnup Credit, Brian J. Ade, William J. Marshall, Stephen M. Bowman (ORNL)
- A Burnup Credit Approach for Margin Estimation of Loaded Boiling Water Reactor Canisters in UNF-ST&DARDS, Justin B. Clarity, Kaushik Banerjee, William J. Marshall, Henrik Liljenfeldt (ORNL)
Storage, Transportation, and Disposal of Fissile Materials
Session Organizer: Dr. Kaushik Banerjee (ORNL)
Co-chairs: Henrik Liljenfeldt (ORNL), Justin B. Clarity (ORNL)
- Investigation of Reactivity Differences in Cylinder Arrays Using Various Mass Fill Geometries with Constant Mass, Quentin T. Newell (URENCO USA), Charlotta E. Sanders (d/b/a Sanders Engineering)
- Investigation of Reactivity Differences in UF6 Cylinder Arrays with Different Masses at Various Mist Conditions, Charlotta E. Sanders (d/b/a Sanders Engineering), Quentin T. Newell (URENCO USA)
- Which Parameters Might Help to Predict an Impact on Reactivity for Mixed Fissile Units in a Storage Array?, Mathieu Milin (IRSN (French Institute for Nuclear Safety)), Sacko Mariame (Ausy)
Criticality Safety – General I
Session Organizer: Dr. Kevin H. Reynolds (Y-12 NSC)
Co-chairs: Jennifer Alwin (LANL), Alfie O’Neill (National Nuclear Laboratory)
- Atalante Research Facility- Implementation of a Rule of Fractions for the Management of Reflecting Materials in Mass-Limited Units, Laurent Cholvy, Beatrice Batifol, David Noyelles (CEA)
- Criticality Accident Intervention: a Slide-Rule for Dose Estimation, Michael Laget, Emmanuel Gagnier (CEA)
- A Novel Approach to Criticality Accident Detection for a Legacy Facility, Sonny Gan, Andrew Malcolm Sutton (Sellafield Ltd)
- Developing a New Criticality Methodology to Support Decommissioning of Legacy Plutonium facilities, Andrew Malcolm Sutton (Sellafield Limited)
- Consistent Criticality Safety Approach to Nuclear Sites, External Transport, and Final Disposal, Dennis E. Mennerdahl (E Mennerdahl Systems)
Criticality Safety – General II
Session Organizer: Dr. Kevin H. Reynolds (Y-12 NSC)
Co-chairs: Lawrence J. Berg (NNSA), Dennis Mennerdahl (E Mennerdahl Systems)
- The Potential NCS Issue Process – A Method to Screen Emerging Issues, Kristan M. Wessels (Y-12 NSC), Christopher F. Haught (CNS), V. Tom Young (Y-12 NSC)
- Improving Nuclear Criticality Safety in Maintenance and Construction Activities at Y-12 National Security Complex, Travis L. Wilson (CNS)
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- Criticality Accident Dosimetry at CEA Facilities: Use of SNAC2 Type Neutron Zone Spectrometer, Pierre Casoli, Emmanuel Gagnier, Michael Laget, Laurence Lebaron-Jacobs (CEA)
- Seventy-Five Years of Nuclear Criticality Safety Documents–A Bibliography, Brian L. Koponen, David P. Heinrichs, Chuck K. Lee (LLNL)
Information Access
Session Organizer: Dr. John D. Bess (INL)
Co-chairs: Michael Zerkle (NNL), Margaret Marshall (INL)
Nuclear Data (Including ENDF/BVIII) and Libraries
Session Organizer: Dr. John D. Bess (INL)
Co-chairs: Michael Zerkle (NNL), Margaret Marshall (INL)
- Benchmarking of Activation Rates in Special Core in LR-0 Reactor, Michal Kostal (Research Center Rez), Vlastimil Juricek (Research Center Rez), Evzen Losa (UJV – Nuclear Research Institute, Rese), Vojtech Rypar (Research Center Rez)
- ENDF/B-VIII.0 Testing with AMPX and SCALE, Andrew M. Holcomb, Doro Wiarda, William J. Marshall (ORNL)
- The Thermal Neutron Scattering Law for Hydrogen Bound in Plutonium Dihydride and Predicted Critical Mass for Several Configurations, Michael L. Zerkle, Jesse C. Holmes, Adam G. Nelson (Naval Reactors)
Spent Nuclear Fuel and Other Fissile Materials Criticality Safety from Applicants and Regulators Perspective
Session Organizer: Dr. Kaushik Banerjee (ORNL)
Co-chairs: Michael Zerkle (NNL), Margaret Marshall (INL)
Qualification Programs
Session Organizer: Dr. Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
Co-chairs: Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL), Ellen M. Saylor (ORNL)
- Developing a Streamlined Approach to Criticality Safety Analyst Training/Qualification, Alicia Salazar-Crockett, Mary Beth Lujan, Andrew R. Wysong (LANL)
- Safety Analysis Report for Packaging (SARP) Shielding & Nuclear Criticality Safety Generalist and Analyst Courses Developed and Conducted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Douglas G. Bowen, Joel M. Risner, Brian L. Broadhead, Ellen M. Saylor, Cecil V. Parks (ORNL)
- Current Status of the DOE/NNSA Nuclear Criticality Safety Program Hands-On Criticality Safety Training Courses, Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
University Initiative/Courses/Distance Educ
Session Organizer: Dr. Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
Co-chairs: Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL), Ellen M. Saylor (ORNL)
- A Perfect Amalgam – The Combination of Company In-house Training with an Academic Online Certificate Program, Charlotta E. Sanders (d/b/a Sanders Engineering), Quentin T. Newell (URENCO USA)
- Los Alamos National Laboratory Nuclear Criticality Safety Pipeline for Expedited Qualification of Personnel, Andrew R. Wysong, Mary Beth Lujan, Alicia Salazar-Crockett, Travis A. Smith (LANL)
Criticality Safety – General III
Session Organizer: Dr. Kevin H. Reynolds (Y-12 NSC)
Co-chairs: Kevin Hahn (NNSA), Forrest Brown (LANL)
- Creation of a Database Dedicated to Nuclear Criticality Events that Occurred in Fuel Cycle Facilities, Regis Cousin (IRSN (French Institute for Nuclear Safety))
- Computational Study of Critical Mass Curves for Various Ratios of 238Pu to 239Pu, Alan Joseph Yamanaka, Natasha N. Glazener (LANL)
- Characteristics of Concrete Reflection of U-235 Systems, Richard G. Taylor, Ronald E. Pevey (Univ. of Tennessee)
- A Perspective on the Interaction Between the NCSD and ANSI/ANS-8 Standards, John A. Miller (SNL), Robert D. Busch (Univ. of New Mexico), Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL), Larry L. Wetzel (BWX Technology)
- Seventy-Five Years of Nuclear Criticality Safety Documents-A Bibliography, Part II–Online Links to Full-Text Documents, Brian L. Koponen, Chuck K. Lee, David P. Heinrichs (LLNL)
Disposal Criticality and Criticality Consequence Analysis in the Disposal Time Frame
Session Organizer: Dr. Kaushik Banerjee (ORNL)
Co-chairs: Kaushik Banerjee (ORNL), Dale Lancaster (NuclearConsultants.com)
Fuel Fabrication and Operational Practices
Session Organizer: Dr. Kaushik Banerjee (ORNL)
Co-chairs: Kaushik Banerjee (ORNL), Dale Lancaster (NuclearConsultants.com)
- Means and Procedures for Stopping a Criticality Accident in the Melox Homogeniser, Olivier Ravat, Alexandre Tassis (AREVA NC MELOX)
- Demonstrating Compliance with Moderator Content Limits in Uranium Dioxide Powder upon Leaving a Furnace Environment, A. O’Neill (National Nuclear Laboratory – Preston Laboratory)
Student Competition
Session Organizer: Dr. Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
Chair: Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
- Characterization of Accumulated Nuclear Spent Fuel in South Korea with Scenario Study, GyeongMi Kim, Ser Gi Hong, GeonHee Jung (Kyung Hee University), Dae Sik Yook (KINS)
- Refinements of a Treat Model for Transient Analysis, Zachary J. Weems (Univ. of Florida), Mark David DeHart (INL), Sedat Goluoglu (Univ. of Florida)
Criticality Safety – General IV
Session Organizer: Dr. Kevin H. Reynolds (Y-12 NSC)
Co-chairs: Kristan Wessels (Y-12 NSC), Lawrence J. Berg (NNSA)
- Overview and Status of Domestic and International Standards for Nuclear Criticality Safety, Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
- Applying Whisper Results to Traditional USL Calculational Methods, Shawn J. Henderson (SNL), John A. Miller (Sandia National Labs)
- Criticality Detection Method Based on Measurement of FP Gamma Radiations, Kazuo Azekura, Yoshitaka Naito (NAIS Co., Inc.)
- An Evaluation of In-Line Component Process Modules, Hannah Morbach (Consolidated Nuclear Security), Marc Rosser (Y-12 NSC)
Accident Analysis and Alarm Systems
Session Organizer: Mr. Lawrence J. Berg (NNSA)
Co-chairs: Kristan Wessels (Y-12 NSC), Lawrence J. Berg (NNSA)
Methods and Software Development I
Session Organizer: Dr. John D. Bess (INL)
Co-chairs: Deborah A. Hill (National Nuclear laboratory), John A. Miller (Sandia National Labs)
- Release of MCNP6.2 & Whisper-1.1 – Guidance for NCS Users, Forrest B. Brown, Michael E. Rising, Jennifer L. Alwin (LANL)
- CRISTAL V2: New Package for Criticality Calculations, Jean-Michel Gomit (Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete), Isabelle Duhamel, Yann Richet (IRSN/France), Arnaud Entringer, Christine Magnaud, Fadhel Malouch, Coralie Carmouze (CEA/France)
- Using Whisper-1.1 to Guide Improvements to Nuclear Data Evaluations, Michael E. Rising, Forrest B. Brown, Jennifer L. Alwin (LANL)
- Determination of Critical Experiment Correlations for Experiments Involving High-Enriched Uranium Solutions, William J. Marshall, Bradley T. Rearden (ORNL), Ronald E. Pevey (Univ. of Tennessee)
- Determination of Critical Experiment Correlations for Experiments Involving Arrays of Low-Enriched Fuel Rods, William J. Marshall, Bradley T. Rearden (ORNL), Ronald E. Pevey (Univ. of Tennessee)
Methods and Software Development II
Session Organizer: Dr. John D. Bess (INL)
Co-chairs: William J. Marshall (ORNL), Christopher M. Perfetti (ORNL)
- Template Engine Applied to Rapid Modeling, Robert Lefebvre, William J. Marshall (ORNL)
- FULCRUM User Interface for SCALE 6.2, Robert Lefebvre, Adam B. Thompson, Brandon Langley, Bradley T. Rearden (ORNL)
- Verification Suite for the Application of the Limiting Surface Density Method to Arrays of 9975 Packages, James S. Baker, Michael D. Ratliff, Tracy E. Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC)