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Similarity of the PMM-2 Critical Experiments and Criticality Safety Cases Based on the keff Sensitivity Analysis
10:05–10:25AM EST
Mariya Brovchenko (IRSN), Nicolas Arphant (IRSN)
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Attachment — SLIDES-ppt
Attachment — SLIDES pdf
Investigation of Delayed Neutron Sensitivities for Several ICSBEP Benchmarks Using MCNP
10:25–10:45AM EST
J. Hutchinson (LANL), N. Kleedtke (LANL), J. Alwin (LANL), A. Clark (LANL), T. Cutler (LANL), W. Haeck (LANL), R. Little (LANL), D. Neudecker (LANL), M. Rising (LANL), T. Smith (LANL), N. Thompson (LANL)
Validation of Jezebel Reactivity Coefficients and Sensitivity Analysis
10:45–11:05AM EST
Theresa Cutler (LANL), Jesson Hutchinson (LANL), Noah Kleedtke (LANL), Michael Rising (LANL), Denise Neudecker (LANL), Bob Little (LANL), Nick Thompson (LANL)
Effective Delayed Neutron Fraction and Reactivity Coefficient Sensitivity-Based Similarity Metrics for New Experiment Design Optimization
11:05–11:25AM EST
N. Kleedtke (LANL), J. Hutchinson (LANL), I. Michaud (LANL), T. Grove (LANL)
A Verification of Flux Sensitivity Estimates Using the MCNP Tally Perturbation Tool
11:25–11:45AM EST
Juliann R. Lamproe (Univ. of Michigan), Theresa E. Cutler (LANL), Michael Y. Hua (Univ. of Michigan), Alexander R. Clark (LANL), Jesson D. Hutchinson (LANL), Shaun D. Clarke (Univ. of Michigan), Sara A. Pozzi (Univ. of Michigan)
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