2015 NDNCA Workshop Agenda
Workshop on Nuclear Data Needs and Capabilities for Applications AGENDA
May 27 – 29, 2015
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Day 1: May 27, 2015
| Time | Presentation Title |
| 8:30am | Nuclear Data Needs and Capabilities for Applications Lee Bernstein, UC Berkeley/LBNL/LLNL Karl Van Bibber, UC Berkeley Dept. of Nuclear Engineering Barbara Jacak, LBNL/UC Berkeley Dept. of Physics Tim Hallman, Office of Science, DOE Ted Barnes, Nuclear Data and Nuclear Theory Computing, DOE |
| 9:00am | Overview of Nuclear Data Mike W. Herman, Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| Session 1 | Nuclear Data Needs for Nuclear Energy (Chair: Shamsuzzoha Basunia, LBNL) |
| 9:40am | Several Illustrative Examples of Nuclear Data Needs for Nuclear Energy Systems Jasmina Vujic, Nuclear Science and Security Consortium/UC Berkeley |
| 10:35am | Nuclear Data Needs in Nuclear Energy Applications Alexander Stanculescu, Idaho National Laboratory |
| 11:15am | Nuclear Data Uncertainty Quantifications for Applications in Energy, Security, and Isotope Production Ian Gauld, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Session 2a | Energy and Other Applications (Chair: Alejandro Sonzogni, BNL) |
| 2:00pm | Nuclear Data Needs for Understanding Material Damage Patrick Griffin, Sandia National Laboratories |
| 2:35pm | Challenges and Successes in Application of the Evaluated Nuclear Data Libraries for the Missouri University Research Reactor Core Irradiation Simulations Nickie Peters, University of Missouri Reactor Research Center |
| Session 2b | Capabilities Part 1 (Chair: Paul Fallon, LBNL) |
| 3:15pm | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Facility Review Larry Phair, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| 3:35pm | Los Alamos National Laboratory Facility Review Ronald Nelson, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| 3:55pm | Experimental Capabilities at ATLAS/CARIBU for Applied Nuclear Science Guy Savard, Argonne National Laboratory |
| Session 2c | Capabilities Part 2 (Chair: Elizabeth McCutchan, BNL) |
| 4:40pm | Association for Research at University Nuclear Accelerators Facilities Review Partha Chowdhury, Association for Research at University Nuclear Accelerators |
| 5:00pm | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Facility Review Yaron Danon, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| 5:20pm | Oak Ridge National Laboratory Facilities Review Krzysztof Rykaczewski, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Day 2: May 28, 2015
| Time | Presentation Title |
| Session 3 | National Security Part 1 (Chair: Aaron Hurst, LBNL) |
| 8:30am | Needs for Neutron Reactions on Actinides Mark Chadwick, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| 9:10am | Nuclear Data’s Hidden Dysfunctia: Applications Don’t Actually Depend on Structure, Do They? Morgan White, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| 9:50am | Gamma Spectroscopic Data for Non-proliferation Applications Brad Sleaford, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| Session 3b | National Security Part 2 (Chair: Bethany Goldblum, UCB) |
| 10:50am | Neutron and Charged Particles Reaction Data Needs for NIF Implosion Experiments Charles Cerjan, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| 11:20am | NRF Applications – An Unplanned Examination of Nuclear Data for 1-5 MeV Photons Brian Quiter, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| 1:45pm | Fission Product Yields for Neutrino Physics and Non-proliferation Anna Hayes-Sterbenz, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Session 4 | Medical Isotope Production (Chair: Caroline Nesaraja, ORNL) |
| 2:25pm | Nuclear Data for Medical Radionuclide Production: Present Status and Future Needs Syed Qaim, Research Centre Jülich and University of Cologne, Germany |
| 3:05pm | Nuclear Data, Nuclear Theory, and Isotopes David Dean, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 3:35pm | Los Alamos National Laboratory Facility Review Ronald Nelson, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| 4:00pm | Nuclear Reaction and Decay Data for Medium Energy Radionuclide Production Jonathan Engle, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| 4:30pm | Radioisotope Research and Production at Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer Suzanne Smith, Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| Session 5 | Capabilities Part 3 (Chair: John Kelley, TUNL/DUKE) |
| 5:10pm | Michigan State University Facilities Review Sean Liddick, Michigan State University |
| 5:30 pm | Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory Facilities Review Werner Tornow, Duke University/High Intensity Gamma-Ray Source (HIGS) |
Day 3: May 29, 2015