US National Nuclear Data Week 2019 (CSEWG-USNDP-NDAG)
Berkner Hall

2019 Schedule:
- CSEWG meeting: Monday 11/4 -- Wednesday 11/6, Berkner Hall
- USNDP meeting: Thursday 11/7 -- Friday 11/8, Berkner Hall
- WANDA meeting: Wednesday 11/6, Berkner Hall
- NCSP-NDAG meeting: Thursday 11/7, Berkner Hall
The time of the USNDP reporting session will be announced shortly.
Minutes for the 2019 CSEWG Meeting
Conference status: US National Nuclear Data Week 2019 is exempt from being considered a conference
Please note that non-U.S. nationals need to complete the GIS form no later than 35 days before the meetings.
Registration
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Please note:
a) Due to limited seating space, USNDP attendance is limited to members and invited participants.
b) Attendance to the NCSP-NDAG meeting is limited to current members only.
Session Managers
The managers of each session are responsible for adding and ordering contributions (see Manager's help). Once a contribution has been added, and assuming the manager has allowed the presenter to submit the contribution, the presenter may submit (or "Add Material") his or her talk anytime from the "My Contributions" menu item.
Submitting contributions
Participants must upload their contributions to the Indico system before their presentation. The preferred format is PDF. PowerPoint presentations are acceptable, but will be converted to PDF for the proceedings. Please consult instructions for uploading the material. (Note that you may upload additional files, e.g. data, documents, plots, etc. in support of the actual presentation.)
Please note that non-U.S. nationals need to complete the GIS form no later than 35 days before the meetings.
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CSEWG: Welcome B (Berkner)
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Conveners: Dr Alejandro Sonzogni (NNDC - BNL), Brown David (NNDC, Brookhaven National Laboratory)-
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Welcome 10mSpeakers: Dr Alejandro Sonzogni (NNDC - BNL), Dr Dave Brown (BNL)
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CSEWG: Validation Committee Berkner
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Conveners: Dr Andrej Trkov (International Atomic Energy Agency), Dr Michael Zerkle (Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory)-
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Status of astrophysical abundances and rates calculation using ENDF/B libraries 15mSpeaker: Dr Boris Pritychenko (NNDC, BNL)
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CASL VERA benchmark results with ENDF/B-VII.1 and VIII.0 for Pressurized Water Reactors 15mSpeaker: Kang Seog Kim (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Data validation for fusion neutronics 15mSpeaker: Tim Bohm (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
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Energy-dependent Bias between ENDF/B-VII.1 and ENDF/B-VIII.0 for LCT Benchmarks 15mSpeaker: William Marshall (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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CSEWG Validation – Contribution from the IAEA (Validation of codes for ACE libraries, LCT Benchmark analysis) 15mSpeaker: Dr Andrej Trkov (International Atomic Energy Agency)
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Break 10m
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Impact of the ENDF/B-VIII.0 Library on Modeling Nuclear Tools for Oil Exploration 15mSpeaker: Marie-Laure Mauborgne
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Validation of H-H O at Elevated Temperatures 2 using Diffusion Experiments 15mSpeaker: Dr Michael Zerkle (Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory)
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Status of gitlab migration and ADVANCE CI/CD system for ENDF 10mSpeakers: Brown David (NNDC, Brookhaven National Laboratory), Ramon Arcilla (NNDC-BNL)
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Evolution of the ICSBEP and the Need for Modern Benchmarks and Experiments 20mSpeaker: Catherine Percher (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
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LUNCH 1h
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CSEWG: Validation Committee (overflow) B (Berkner)
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Conveners: Dr Andrej Trkov (International Atomic Energy Agency), Dr Michael Zerkle (Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory)-
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GNDS implementation update: results of TNSL and heated URRPT testing 15mSpeaker: Dr Marie-Anne Descalle (LLNL)
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CSEWG: Measurements Committee B (Berkner)
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Convener: Prof. Yaron Danon (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)-
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LENZ Measurement of the 16O(n,al) Reaction and a Chi-Nu Status Update 30mSpeaker: Hye Young Lee (LANL)
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Measurement of the 35Cl(n,p)35S Reaction Cross Section at LANSCE 10mSpeaker: Sean Kuvin
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Recent Experimental Activities at LANSCE on Pt Capture Cross Sections 10mSpeaker: Cathleen Fry (LANL)
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The SREFT (Spatially REsolving Fission Tracker) Time Projection Chamber 10mSpeaker: Esther Leal Cidoncha
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ORNL neutron cross section measurements for the US Nuclear Criticality Safety Program 20mSpeaker: Dr Klaus Guber (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Experimental Activities at LBNL 20mSpeaker: Dr Lee Bernstein (LBNL/UCB)
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Break 15m
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Nuclear data measurements carried at TUNL 20mSpeaker: Fnu Krishichayan (Duke University/TUNL)
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Nuclear data measurement and analysis at RPI 30mSpeaker: Prof. Yaron Danon (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
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CSEWG: Covariance Committee Berkner
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Convener: Dr Denise Neudecker (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Theoretical Division)-
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Covariance Analysis of Experimental Shape Data 15mSpeaker: Keegan Kelly (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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CSEWG Initiative of Establishing Templates of Expected Measurement Uncertainties 20mSpeaker: Dr Denise Neudecker (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Theoretical Division)
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isotope production charged particle templates 5mSpeaker: Dr Lee Bernstein (LBNL/UCB)
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Templates of Expected Measurement Uncertainties and EXFOR 10mSpeaker: Ms Amanda Lewis (University of California, Berkeley)
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Discussion Time on Templates 5m
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Summary of SG44 and TSL Covariance Format 20mSpeaker: Dr Vladimir Sobes (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Current Official GNDS Covariance Format and Format Proposals 15mSpeaker: Caleb Mattoon (Lawrence Livermore National Lab)
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Issues in ENDF/B-VIII.0 GNDS Covariances 15mSpeaker: Dorothea Wiarda (ORNL)
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Mu-bar covariances, Importance and Issues in ENDF/B-VIII.0 15mSpeaker: Kent Parsons (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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Discussion Time on Formats and Issues 5m
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Covariances Between Fission Observables Coming from Theory 15mSpeaker: Ramona Vogt (LLNL and UC Davis)
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Standardizing a Renewed Fission Product Yield Library and Related Covariances 15mSpeaker: Dr Marco Pigni (ORNL)
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Bayesian MC Evaluation Framework for Differential and Integral Data 15mSpeaker: Goran Arbanas (ORNL)
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LUNCH 1h
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CSEWG: Evaluation Committee (neutrons & photonuclear) Berkner
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Conveners: Dr Mark Chadwick (Lanl), Patrick Talou (Los Alamos National Laboratory)-
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Be9 photonuclear evaluation 15mSpeaker: Jason Thompson (NNL-KAPL)
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Plutonium isotopes 20mSpeaker: Patrick Talou (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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Angular and energy distribution evaluations for 62 N,Z reactions 15mSpeaker: Hye Young Lee (LANL)
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U isotope evaluations and 208Pb 15mSpeaker: Ionel Stetcu (Los Alamos National Lab)
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Summary of RQ Wright nubar evaluations for Cf, U, Pu, Am isotopes 5m
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7Li and α Production – do we need an LR flag for MT=102? 5mSpeakers: Dr Andrej Trkov (International Atomic Energy Agency), Dr Skip Kahler (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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CSEWG: Evaluation Committee (FPY & decay) B (Berkner)
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Convener: Toshihiko Kawano (Los Alamos National Laboratory)-
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Current status of evaluation for ENDF FPY data sublibrary 30mSpeaker: Toshihiko Kawano (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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A Method for Generation of Fission Yield Covariance Matrices 20mSpeaker: Eric Matthews (UC Berkeley)
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Fission Product Chain Yield Measurements 20mSpeakers: Bruce Pierson (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Battelle), Dr Todd Bredeweg (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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Update of the compilation effort at BNL 20mSpeaker: Andrea Mattera (BNL)
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A new evaluation of the 147Nd beta-minus decay 20mSpeaker: Balraj Singh (McMaster University)
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Cumulative fission yield correlations 20mSpeaker: Dr Alejandro Sonzogni (NNDC - BNL)
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LLNL Efforts on FPY Evaluations 15mSpeaker: Ramona Vogt (LLNL and UC Davis)
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CSEWG: Formats & Processing Committee Berkner
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Conveners: Dorothea Wiarda (ORNL), Michael Dunn (Spectra Tech, Inc.)-
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ENDF-102 Clarification for Discrete Gamma Emission (Tracker #1155) 10mSpeaker: Dr Bret Beck (LLNL)
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Proposal to Include a “Background” R-matrix Term in the LRF=7 Format (Tracker #1151) 15mSpeaker: Jesse Brown (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
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Define relativistic flag (KRL) in LRF=7 10mSpeakers: Dr Ian Thompson (LLNL), Dr Mark Paris (LANL T-2)
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New MT's to support IRDFF 10mSpeaker: Dr Andrej Trkov (International Atomic Energy Agency)
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FUDGE Processing Code Report 20mSpeaker: Caleb Mattoon (Lawrence Livermore National Lab)
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Break 15m
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EG-GNDS Status Report 15mSpeaker: Brown David (NNDC, Brookhaven National Laboratory)
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ENDF Manual Update 5mSpeaker: Brown David (NNDC, Brookhaven National Laboratory)
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LUNCH 1h
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CSEWG: Evaluation Committee (ML, TSL, CP) B (Berkner)
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Conveners: Dr Mark Chadwick (Lanl), Patrick Talou (Los Alamos National Laboratory)-
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Validating nuclear data by means of machine learning methods 15mSpeaker: Dr Denise Neudecker (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Theoretical Division)
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ENDF as a Gaussian Process Regression model and the ENDF Belief Network 15mSpeaker: Dr Dave Brown (BNL)
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TSL Evaluations 15mSpeaker: Prof. Ayman Hawari (North Carolina State University)
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Charged particle evaluations 15mSpeaker: Dr Ian Thompson (LLNL)
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Break & Group Photo 20m
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CSEWG: Evaluation Committee (yet more evaluations!) B (Berkner)
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Convener: Patrick Talou (Los Alamos National Laboratory)-
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Evaluation and Validation of the α+17,18O Cross Sections 10mSpeaker: Dr Marco Pigni (ORNL)
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WANDA Berkner
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Convener: Dr Catherine Romano (ORNL)-
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NDIAWG FOA discussion 15mSpeakers: Dr Catherine Romano (ORNL), Dr Dave Brown (BNL)
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Lessons learned from NDREW and WANDA2019 15mSpeaker: Dr Catherine Romano (ORNL)
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Review and discussion of WANDA2020 agenda 20mSpeaker: Dr Catherine Romano (ORNL)
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Session topics decisions and selection of session leads 1h 10mSpeaker: Dr Catherine Romano (ORNL)
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NCSP/NDAGConvener: Dr Michael Zerkle (Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory)
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Opening Remarks & Introductions 5mSpeaker: Dr Michael Zerkle (Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory)
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Review and Adoption of the Agenda 5m
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NDAG Membership Discussion 10mSpeaker: Dr Michael Zerkle (Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory)
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35Cl(n,p) Reaction Measurement and Evaluation Plans 30mSpeakers: Hye Young Lee (LANL), Dr Marco Pigni (ORNL)
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Update on IRSN Activities 15mSpeaker: Luiz Leal (IRSN)
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Break 10m
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Nuclear Data Requests -Review of 5-year plan, Appendix B 40m
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Planning NDAG Review of FY2021 NCSP IE and ND Proposals 10m
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Other Business 10m
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FY2020 NCSP Calendar 5mSpeaker: Dr Michael Zerkle (Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory)
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Time and Place of Next NDAG Meeting 5mSpeaker: Dr Michael Zerkle (Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory)
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Summary of Action Items 5mSpeaker: Dr Michael Zerkle (Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory)
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USNDP: ENSDF Berkner
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USNDP Reporting Session
Convener: Elizabeth McCutchan (BNL)- 09:00
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ENSDF Policies and Procedures 30mSpeaker: Elizabeth McCutchan (BNL)
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ENSDF Data Storage 30mSpeaker: Adam Hayes (BNL)
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ENSDF Policies and Procedures 30mSpeaker: Elizabeth McCutchan (BNL)
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Break 15m
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LUNCH 1h
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USNDP Berkner
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USNDP Reporting Session
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New Developments in Web and Mobile applications at NNDC 2h
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Break 30m
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A new gamma+X-ray coincidence database 30mSpeaker: Aaron Hurst (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
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Gamma-ray emission probability in transient equilibrium: Cases of 137gCe and 85gY 30mSpeaker: Dr Shamsuzzoha Basunia (LBNL)
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Inconsistency in listing time-dependent gamma-ray intensities in ENSDF 10mSpeaker: Dr Shamsuzzoha Basunia (LBNL)
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Update on AME and discussion on superheavies 20mSpeaker: Dr Filip Kondev (Argonne National Laboratory)
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Update on the beta-p horizontal evaluation 30mSpeaker: Jon Batchelder (University of California Berkeley)
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USNDP Berkner
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USNDP Reporting Session
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BNL Report (NSR+EXFOR) 20mSpeaker: Dr Boris Pritychenko (NNDC, BNL)
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BNL Report (ENSDF+XUNDL+NDS) 40mSpeaker: Elizabeth McCutchan (BNL)
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Code developments at MSU and MSU report 40mSpeaker: Dr Jun Chen (NSCL/MSU)
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Break 20m
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LANL 20mSpeakers: Hye Young Lee (LANL), Toshihiko Kawano (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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Lunch break 1h
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TAMU 40mSpeaker: Dr NINEL NICA (TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, CYCLOTRON INSTITUTE)
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The Need for Gamma Spectroscopy Remeasurements of 226Ra Decay 20mSpeaker: Shaofei Zhu (NNDC,BNL)
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McMaster 20mSpeakers: Dr Balraj Singh (McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada), Balraj Singh (McMaster University)
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Horizontal evaluations at ANL and ANL report 40mSpeaker: Dr Filip Kondev (Argonne National Laboratory)
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Break 20m
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Decay data issues in activation measurements and the Medical Isotope Browser 20mSpeaker: Roberto Capote (IAEA NDS)
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Training the next generation through ENSDF related projects 30mSpeaker: Elizabeth McCutchan (BNL)
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