Nuclear Data Week 2023 (CSEWG-USNDP-NDAG)
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US/Eastern
Berkner Hall
Berkner Hall
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, NY 11973
USA
Brown David
(NNDC, Brookhaven National Laboratory),
Catherine-Anne Dunn,
Elizabeth McCutchan
(BNL),
Gustavo Nobre
(BNL)
Description

Get ready for a whole week of Nuclear Data fun! Join us as we put the finishing touches on the next release of the ENDF/B library!
- USNDP - Monday & Tuesday all day
- CSEWG - Wednesday AM - Friday AM
- WANDA 2024 Planning - Wednesday PM
- NCSP NDAG - Friday PM
All attendees should register with the BNL GUV Center (https://www.bnl.gov/guv/) in addition to the meeting indico site. Additional information can be found here. This is a requirement for everyone except DOE contractors/employees with HSPD-12 badges. However, we recommend registering for these badge holders as well. This applies to both in-person and remote attendees!
Registration deadlines for both the meeting indico site and the BNL GUV center:
- US citizens: November 6, 2023
- non-US citizens: October 14, 2023
- non-US citizens from sensitive countries: September 14, 2023
The meeting minutes are available here: minutes.
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USNDP: Reporting B
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Berkner Hall
Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973 USA-
09:00
Welcome 5mSpeakers: Alejandro Sonzogni (NNDC - BNL), David Brown (NNDC-BNL)
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Discussion of previously submitted lab reports 15m
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10:00
IAEA Report 35mSpeaker: Paraskevi Dimitriou (International Atomic Energy Agency)
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10:35
Web updates 25mSpeakers: Benjamin Shu, Donnie Mason
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ENSDF, XUNDL & Nuclear Data Sheets Reports 20mSpeaker: Elizabeth McCutchan (BNL)
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Lunch 1h 30m
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USNDP: ENSDF Modernization B
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Berkner Hall
Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973 USA-
13:30
Overview of JSON schema 20mSpeaker: Chris Morse (BNL)
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13:50
Discussion/Feedback on schema 40m
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14:30
Views and ENSDF API 20mSpeaker: Donnie Mason
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Break 25m
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ENSDF Editor Overview 30mSpeaker: Donnie Mason
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Discussion on ENSDF editor 45m
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WalletCraft Overview 15mSpeaker: Elizabeth McCutchan (BNL)
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USNDP: Strategic Planning B
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Berkner Hall
Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973 USA- 09:00
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Workplan/Annual Report Reorganization Discussion 20m
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09:40
Implementation Plan Discussion 2h 20m
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Lunch 1h 30m
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USNDP: ENSDF Policies and Procedures B
B
Berkner Hall
Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973 USA- 13:30
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Policy on Averaged Uncertainties 20mSpeaker: John Kelley (NCSU & TUNL)
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Missing "NR" uncertainties for a few decay datasets 10mSpeaker: Shamsuzzoha Basunia (LBNL)
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IG field policy for transient equilibrium decay data sets 10mSpeaker: Shamsuzzoha Basunia (LBNL)
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K-forbiddenness in beta decay 25mSpeaker: Filip Kondev (Argonne National Laboratory)
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IB&logft of incomplete decay scheme: treatment in ENSDF evaluation 20mSpeaker: Jun Chen (NSCL/MSU)
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Break 20m
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Log ft values in well-deformed nuclei 25mSpeaker: Filip Kondev (Argonne National Laboratory)
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Venue for 2024 Meeting 5m
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Open discussion on Policies and Proceedures 30m
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CSEWG: Covariance Auditorium
Auditorium
Berkner Hall
Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973 USA- 09:00
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09:05
Introduction to covariance session and covariance testing 20mSpeaker: Denise Neudecker (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Theoretical Division)
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ENDF/B-VIII.1b2 Covariance Testing 20mSpeaker: Oscar Cabellos
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Covariance Testing Progress for ENDF/B-VIII.1β1 at ORNL 20mSpeaker: William Marshall (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Break 15m
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Cov. testing of new IRDFF, nu-bar of Pu-9 20mSpeaker: Nathan Gibson (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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U-234/236 covariance updates 20mSpeakers: Amy Lovell (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Ionel Stetcu (Los Alamos National Lab)
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Towards rigorous & reproducible UQ in resonance evaluation 20mSpeaker: Noah Walton
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The JEFF Project Snapshot: Overview, Developments, and Status 20mSpeaker: Daniela Foligno (OECD NEA)
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USNDP: Nuclear Structure Discussion B
B
Berkner Hall
Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973 USA-
09:00
Overview of the Gamma Rays Induced by Neutrons (GRIN) Project 25m
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BetaShape Status 15mSpeaker: Xavier Mougeot (CEA)
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Status of BEApR 20mSpeaker: Jon Batchelder (University of California Berkeley)
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Redrawing the Level Scheme 30mSpeaker: Ninel Nica (Texas A&M University)
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Break 20m
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Recently deployed open-source Python libraries for neutron-capture and decay data: pyEGAF and paceENSDF 20mSpeakers: Aaron Hurst (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Aaron Hurst (University of California, Berkeley)
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Discussion on JAVA FMTCHECK 30m
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Lunch 1h 30m
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Community Planning Auditorium
Auditorium
Berkner Hall
Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973 USA- 13:30
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NSP 30mSpeaker: Dr Kaipo McCartney
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WANDA: Planning Auditorium
Auditorium
Berkner Hall
Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973 USA- 14:30
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FES Workshop 10m
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WANDA Planning 1h 20mSpeakers: Amy Lovell (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Jesse Brown (ORNL)
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Break 15m
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CSEWG: Formats & Processing Auditorium
Auditorium
Berkner Hall
Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973 USA- 16:30
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SAMMY Update 15mSpeaker: Dorothea Wiarda (ORNL)
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Use of MT=900+ for primary gamma two-body channels, and MT=102 being derived from these for backward compatibility 15mSpeaker: Ian Thompson (LLNL)
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CSEWG: Validation Auditorium
Auditorium
Berkner Hall
Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973 USA-
08:00
Introduction 5mSpeaker: Michael Zerkle (Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory)
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Validating ENDF/B-VIII.1beta2 with LLNL pulsed-sphere and EUCLID experiments 10mSpeaker: Denise Neudecker (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Theoretical Division)
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NNL Validation Testing of ENDF/B-VIII.1(beta2) 20mSpeaker: Adam Ney
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Testing of candidate evaluations for ENDF/B-VIII.1b3 in burnup calculations 20mSpeaker: Andrej Trkov (Jozef Stefan Institute)
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Multi-Application Validation of ENDF/B-VIII.1 20mSpeaker: Jesse Brown (ORNL)
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ENDF/B-VIII.1β2 Testing with the VALID Library at ORNL 15mSpeaker: William Marshall (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Break 15m
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SCALE/MCNP testing of ENDF8.1 for reactor benchmarks 20mSpeaker: Kemal Ramic (Oak Ridge National Lab)
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E8R1 Beta2 Testing in Studsvik’s CASMO5 Lattice Physics Code 5mSpeaker: Charles Wemple (Studsvik Scandpower Inc.)
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Fast Criticality Benchmark Testing of ENDF/B-VIII.1 beta2 10mSpeaker: Mark Cornock (AWE.Plc)
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Validation of ENDF/b-VIII.1beta2 in GNDS format with Mercury 10mSpeaker: Marie-Anne Descalle (LLNL)
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Feedback on ENDF/B-VIII.1b2 on a selection of Benchmarks 15mSpeaker: Prof. Oscar Cabellos
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ENDF/B-VIII.1(beta2) testing for Fusion Applications 10mSpeaker: Tim Bohm (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
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Examination Beryllium Scattering using RPI Quasi-Differential Measurements with Current ENDF Evaluations 10mSpeaker: Adam Daskalakis (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
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ORNL TSL Valiation for ENDF/B-VIII.1 20mSpeaker: Chris Chapman (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Zirconium Hydride TSL Validation 15mSpeaker: Ingrid Švajger
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CSEWG: Executive Committee Auditorium
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Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973 USA -
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Lunch - but first a photo! 1h 30m
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CSEWG: Evaluation Auditorium
Auditorium
Berkner Hall
Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973 USA-
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Actinide evaluations below 100 keV toward ENDF/B-8.1 30mSpeaker: Roberto Capote (IAEA NDS)
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Nuclear Astrophysics Testing of the ENDF/B-VIII.1 Library 20mSpeaker: Boris Pritychenko (NNDC, BNL)
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Consistent evaluation of Pt chain of isotopes + Ta181 update 20mSpeaker: Mike Herman (LANL)
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Break 20m
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LANL contributions to charged-particle evaluation 20mSpeaker: Mark Paris (LANL T-2)
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updates on 8Be system evaluation including new 6Li+d experimental data 20mSpeaker: Son Paneru
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Overview on (a,n) reaction measurements on light nuclei 20mSpeaker: Hye Young Lee (LANL)
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INDEN for light elements and meeting and preliminary results on 19F(a,n) reaction 20mSpeaker: Paraskevi Dimitriou (International Atomic Energy Agency)
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R-matrix analyses for light elements with the SAMMY code towards the foundation of the charged-particle libraries 20mSpeaker: Marco Pigni (ORNL)
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LANL FPY Evaluation Report 12mSpeaker: Amy Lovell (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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Liquid hydrogen and deuterium evaluations 15mSpeaker: Douglas Di Julio (European Spallation Source ERIC)
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CSEWG: Measurements Auditorium
Auditorium
Berkner Hall
Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973 USA-
08:30
Where are we now? Paper and release status update 30mSpeaker: Gustavo Nobre (BNL)
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09:00
R-Matrix analysis of Sm-149 + n in the resolved resonance region 10mSpeaker: Thanos Stamatopoulos (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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Updates on (n,z) reactions on K-40, Ti-44, Al-26, and O-16 10mSpeaker: Sean Kuvin
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LANSCE CoGNAC and Chi-Nu Experimental Updates 15mSpeaker: Keegan Kelly (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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Capabilities of the University of Kentucky Accelerator Lab 15mSpeaker: Jeffrey Vanhoy (US Naval Academy)
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Overview of Nuclear Data Measurements at RPI 20mSpeaker: Yaron Danon (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
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Break 15m
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RPI quasi-integral scattering for F and Ta 15mSpeaker: Greg Siemers (RPI)
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Nuclear Data Activities at UCB/LBNL 15mSpeaker: Andrew Voyles (UC Berkeley / LBNL)
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Nuclear Graphite TSL Measurements 20mSpeaker: Iyad Al-Qasir (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Recent work on neutron standards 20mSpeaker: Allan Carlson (NIST)
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Lunch 1h 30m
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NCSP: Nuclear Data Advisory Group B
B
Berkner Hall
Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973 USA
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