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Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness is accepting nominations for its Fred C. Davison Distinguished Scientist Award and its Nuclear Service Award. Nominations for both awards must be submitted by August 1.
The awards will be presented this fall as part of the CNTA’s annual Edward Teller Lecture event.
Technical Session|Monte Carlo Methods and Applications
Wednesday, April 30, 2025|8:00–9:40AM MDT|Lawrence B
Session Chair:
John Tramm (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Elliott Biondo (ORNL)
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Fourier Analysis of Fission Matrix Convergence Acceleration
8:00–8:25AM MDT
Paul Cosgrove (Univ. Cambridge), Zi Liang Tan (SNRSI)
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A Monte Carlo Implementation of the 𝜁-Eigenvalue Equation
8:25–8:50AM MDT
Valeria Raffuzzi (Univ. Cambridge), Nicolo' Abrate (Politecnico di Torino), Sandra Dulla (Politecnico di Torino)
A Residual Monte Carlo Algorithm for Continuous Energy Neutron Transport with Elastic Scattering and Fission
8:50–9:15AM MDT
Massimo Larsen (Oregon State), Simon Bolding (LANL), Todd Palmer (Oregon State), Jim Morel (TAMU)
A Thick-Target Bremsstrahlung Model with Angularly-Dependent Emission in the MCNP6 Code
9:15–9:40AM MDT
Aaron G. Tumulak (LANL), Simon R. Bolding (LANL), Jesse F. Giron (LANL), Anthony Zukaitis (LANL)
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