Modeling and Simulation Efforts to Support Conversion of Research Reactors to Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel: II

The 2023 Status Update on the LEU Conversion of the NBSR

10:00–10:20AM EST

Abdullah G. Weiss (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Osman S. Celikten (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Dagistan Sahin (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Anil Gurgen (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Thomas H. Newton (NIST Center for Neutron Research)

Status of Neutronic Model Improvements for the NBSR LEU Conversion -- BNL Support

10:20–10:40AM EST

Cihang Lu (Brookhaven), Peter Kohut (Brookhaven), Athi Varuttamaseni (Brookhaven), Lap-Yan Cheng (Brookhaven), Arantxa Cuadra (Brookhaven)

Nuclear Data Uncertainty -- Impact on Keff for the NBSR

10:40–11:00AM EST

Cihang Lu (Brookhaven), Caroline Sears (Brookhaven), Arantxa Cuadra (Brookhaven), Lap-Yan Cheng (Brookhaven), Peter Kohut (Brookhaven), Athi Varuttamaseni (Brookhaven)

Fuel Conversion Efforts at the High Flux Isotope Reactor -- A 2023 Status Update

11:00–11:20AM EST

C. Sizemore (ORNL), K. Burg (ORNL), D. Chandler (ORNL), J.W. Bae (ORNL), D. Hartanto (ORNL), C.J. Hurt (ORNL), Z.A. Bacon (ORNL), K. Borowiec (ORNL), V.D. Fudurich (ORNL), P.K. Jain (ORNL), W. C. Lowe (ORNL), E.L. Popov (ORNL)

Establishing the Impact of HFIR LEU Conversion Through a Comprehensive Set of Reactor Physics Studies

11:20–11:40AM EST

D. Chandler (ORNL), D. Hartanto (ORNL), J.W. Bae (ORNL), K.M. Burg (ORNL), C. Sizemore (ORNL)