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Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Page 0
Revision to SCALE Procedure for Verified, Archived Library of Inputs and Data (VALID)
T.M. Greene (ORNL), W.J. Marshall (ORNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 6-9
Cyclone -- Monte Carlo Data Processing and Visualization
Stewart Hay (Cerberus Nuclear), Carl Hughes (Orthrus Software), Peter Taylor (Orthrus Software)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 10-13
Verification of MCNP Critical Benchmark Model of U233-COMP-THERM-004
Riley Bulso (LANL), Jennifer L. Alwin (LANL), Robbie MacQuigg (LANL), Ray Sartor (LANL), Jennifer Arthur (LANL), Wim Haeck (LANL), Kristina Y. Spencer (INL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 14-17
Establishing the UK Working Party on Criticality Webinar Series to Support Continuing Professional Development
Amy van der Vyver (Sellafield), Emma Williams (National Nuclear Laboratory)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 20-23
Critical Thinking: A Criticality Safety Practitioner's Introduction to Benchmark Experiments
Alfie O'Neill (National Nuclear Laboratory), Deborah Hill (National Nuclear Laboratory)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 24-27
Impact of Missing Resonance Levels on Benchmark Calculations
Luiz Leal (IRSN), Nicolas Leclaire (IRSN), Vaibhav Jaiswal (IRSN)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 30-37
Conversion of Resonance Parameters Between Wigner-Eisenbud R-Matrix and Transition Matrix Pole Representations
Matthew J. Lazaric (Univ. New Mexico), Christopher M. Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico), Mark W. Paris (LANL), Pablo Ducru (MIT)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 38-46
Development of Thermal Scattering Law for Hydrogen Fluoride for Criticality Safety Applications
Vaibhav Jaiswal (IRSN), Nicolas Leclaire (IRSN), Edwin Javier Cordova Uvidia (IRSN), Aurelie Bardelay (IRSN), Kemal Ramic (European Synchrotron Source ERIC)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 47-56
Thermal Neutron Scattering Law for Beryllium Hydride and Critical Mass Calculations
M.L. Zerkle (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), J.L. Wormald (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), J.C. Holmes (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 57-65
Application of Neural Networks on the Modelling of Critical Curves
Thomas Eisenstecken (GRS), Fabian Sommer (GRS)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 68-75
Development of an Artificial Neutral Network for Rapid Post-Closure Reactivity Analysis
J.B. Clarity (PNNL), L.P. Miller (PNNL), K. Banerjee (PNNL), G.G. Davidson (ORNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 76-84
Reactivity Coefficient Measurements and Sensitivity Studies
Theresa Cutler (LANL), Jesson Hutchinson (LANL), Denise Neudecker (LANL), Wim Haeck (LANL), Alexander R. Clark (LANL), Michael Rising (LANL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 85-92
Investigating Fission Reaction Rate Ratio Sensitivities
Jennifer Alwin (LANL), Jesson Hutchinson (LANL), Noah Kleedtke (LANL), Alexander Clark (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Wim Haeck (LANL), Robert Little (LANL), Denise Neudecker (LANL), Michael Rising (LANL), Travis Smith (LANL), Nicholas Thompson (LANL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 93-102
The First ICNC
Richard (Dick) Malenfant (LANL (Ret.)), David K. Hayes (LANL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 106-111
A Critique of Historical Criticality Accidents Through the Lens of Behavioral Economics
Brittany Williamson (Spectra Tech/SRNS)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 112-119
Lessons Learned from a Site-Wide Container Improvement Initiative
Dallas Moser (Y-12 National Security Complex), Joshua Schwartz (Y-12 National Security Complex), Chris Haught (Y-12 National Security Complex)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 120-127
A Comparison of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Uranium Metal-Water Systems Using Calculated and Experimental Critical Data
Rachel Bruenderman (Y-12 National Security Complex), Dallas Moser (Y-12 National Security Complex)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 128-135
Postclosure Transient Criticality Analysis for a Dual-Purpose Canister
Alex Salazar III (Sandia)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 138-147
Burnup Credit Criticality Safety Analysis for High Density Spent Fuel Storage Using a Unified Bayesian Validation Methodology
Axel Hoefer (Framatome ), Harald Feldmann (Framatome ), Stefan Glaubrecht (Framatome )
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 148-157
The Use of Burnup Credit for Demonstrating Post-Closure Criticality Safety of UK Spent Fuel
Liam Payne (Nuclear Waste Services), Tamara D. Baldwin (Galson Sciences), Timothy W. Hicks (Galson Sciences), Robert M. Mason (Jacobs)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 158-167
Validation of UNF-ST&DARDS As-Loaded Criticality Calculations
J.B. Clarity (PNNL), K. Banerjee (PNNL), L.P. Miller (PNNL), A.M. Shaw (ORNL), W. J. Marshall (ORNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 168-177
Domestic and International Standards for Nuclear Criticality Safety -- Overview and Status
Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 180-189
Y-12 Nuclear Criticality Safety Program Health Model: Development, Use and Benefits
Paul F. Gubanc (Amentum Technical Services), Michael J. Crouse (Consolidated Nuclear Security)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 190-198
Triennial Assessments Program at Los Alamos National Laboratory
James J. Kuropatwinski (LANL), Hannah Morbach (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 199-207
Detection of a Slow Kinetic Criticality Accident by the Radiation Protection Monitoring System
Olivier Ravat (Orano Melox)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 208-214
The CAAS-3S Next-Generation Criticality Accident Alarm System
S. Philips (Mirion Technologies), J. Kirkpatrick (Mirion Technologies), J. Lagana (Mirion Technologies), M. Detriche (Mirion Technologies), A. Gallozzi Ulmann (Mirion Technologies), N. Houfflain (Mirion Technologies)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 215-226
Expansion of the ORNL VALID Library
W.J. Marshall (ORNL), M.N. Dupont (ORNL), T.M. Greene (ORNL), A. Lang (ORNL), A.M. Shaw (ORNL), J.B. Clarity (PNNL), E.M. Saylor (ORNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 228-237
A Comparison of Sensitivity/Uncertainty-Based Upper Subcritical Limit Estimates
Christopher M. Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico), Robert D. Busch (Univ. New Mexico), Forrest B. Brown (Univ. New Mexico), Shawn J. Henderson (Sandia), John A. Miller (Sandia)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 238-246
Sensitivity/Uncertainty Comparison Study Involving IRSN, LANL, and ORNL Tools to Support Validation
Jennifer Alwin (LANL), Robert Little (LANL), Robbie Macquigg (LANL), Michael Rising (LANL), Nicolas Leclaire (IRSN), Frederic Fernex (IRSN), Luiz Leal (IRSN), Ellen Saylor (ORNL), Justin Clarity (ORNL), B.J. Marshall (ORNL), Kristina Spencer (INL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 247-255
A New IRSN Tool for Nuclear Data Bias Assessment: MACSENS V3.0 GLLSM Module
Frederic Fernex (IRSN), Nicolas Leclaire (IRSN)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 256-264
Experimental Steps Toward a Density Law for Chlorine-Crediting Criticality Models of Aqueous Plutonium Solutions
Kelly E. Aldrich (LANL), Dung M. Vu (LANL), Kimberly M. Bonilla (LANL), Justin N. Cross (LANL), Stephen P. Willson (LANL), Jennifer Alwin (LANL), David Kimball (LANL), James Bunsen (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Laura Worl (LANL), Riley Bulso (LANL), Alicia Salazar-Crockett (LANL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 266-275
The CWS Experiments -- An Experimental Study of the Effects of Chlorine on Thermal Neutron Absorption
Theresa Cutler (LANL), Kelsey Amundson (LANL), Jesson Hutchinson (LANL), Noah Kleedtke (LANL), Nicholas Wynne (LANL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 276-285
Integral Experiments at Sandia with Molybdenum Sleeves for Testing 95Mo Cross Sections in a Thermal Energy Spectrum
Nicolas Leclaire (IRSN)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 286-295
Experiments to Measure the Inversion Point of the Isothermal Reactivity Coefficient in a Water-Moderated Pin-Fueled Critical Assembly at Sandia
Gary A. Harms (Sandia), David E. Ames (Sandia)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 296-304
CERBERUS Integral Experiment Design
Kelsey Amundson (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Nicholas Thompson (LANL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 305-314
UF6 Cylinder Handling, Storage, and Transport at 8% Enrichment
James Banfield (Global Nuclear Fuel), Lon Paulson (Global Nuclear Fuel), Qi Ao (Boston Government Services)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 316-324
Recent Assessments of Existing Transportation Packages for Use with HALEU Material
W.J. Marshall (ORNL), A. Lang (ORNL), E.M. Saylor (ORNL), R.A. Hall (EPRI)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 325-334
Criticality Safety Implications of Extended-Enrichment and Accident-Tolerant Fuel for Fresh Fuel Storage
A.M. Shaw (ORNL), J.B. Clarity (ORNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 335-344
Burnup Credit for PWR Spent Fuel Pools with High Enriched/High Burnup Fuel
Dale Lancaster (NuclearConsultants.com), Charles T. Rombough (CTR Technical Services)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 345-353
CRISTALV2: Improvements Overview of the CRISTALV2.0.3 Criticality Calculation Package
Arnaud Entringer (IRSN), Aurélie Bardelay (IRSN), Sébastien Lahaye (CEA), Jean-Christophe Trama (CEA), Odile Petit (CEA), Coralie Carmouze (CEA), Arthur Peron (IRSN)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 356-365
LATEC, the CRISTAL Package Workbench for Integrated Criticality Modeling
Arthur Peron (IRSN), Frédéric Fernex (IRSN), Grégory Millasseau (IRSN), Nicolas Leclaire (IRSN), Aurélie Bardelay (IRSN), Yann Richet (IRSN)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 366-375
GRS Handbook on Criticality -- New English Publication in 2022
Fabian Sommer (GRS)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 376-384
Creation of the VADER Code in SCALE
Shane W.D. Hart (ORNL), Justin B. Clarity (PNNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 385-391
The Criticality Safety Validation Package at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
Pauli Juutilainen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Ville Valtavirta (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 392-400
A Subcritical Assembly for Training and Education Use at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL), Mathieu Dupont (ORNL), Alex Lang (ORNL), Andrew Holcomb (ORNL), Shane Hart (ORNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 402-411
CARTA -- Criticality Safety Virtual Reality Training Aid, Recent Developments
Tom Page (Cerberus Nuclear), Katrina Christaki (Cerberus Nuclear), Stewart Hay (Cerberus Nuclear), Toby Tyas (Cerberus Nuclear)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 412-421
Hiring, Qualification, and Retention of NCS Engineers at DOE Facilities
Kristan Wessels (Y-12 National Security Complex), Amanda Hurley (Y-12 National Security Complex)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 422-427
The University of New Mexico's Online Nuclear Criticality Safety Course Material
Christopher M. Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 428-434
Current Status of the DOE/NNSA Nuclear Criticality Safety Program Hands-On Criticality Safety Training Courses
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 435-442
Update of the Nuclear Criticality Slide Rule: Review of the Estimation of the Number of Fissions
Matthieu Duluc (IRSN), Johann Herth (IRSN), Tristan Adatte (IRSN), David P. Heinrichs (LLNL), Soon Kim (LLNL), Doug Bowen (ORNL), Cihangir Celik (ORNL), Mathieu Dupont (ORNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 446-455
Update of the Nuclear Criticality Slide Rule Calculations: Plutonium Systems – Delayed Fission Gamma
Johann Herth (IRSN), Matthieu Duluc (IRSN), Tristan Adatte (IRSN), Dave Heinrichs (LLNL), Soon Kim (LLNL), Doug Bowen (ORNL), Cihangir Celik (ORNL), Mathieu Dupont (ORNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 456-463
CAAS Replacement in Enduring Facilities
Timothy Jackson (Y-12 National Security Complex), James Yugo (Y-12 National Security Complex), Jeff Goodman (Y-12 National Security Complex), Chris Haught (Y-12 National Security Complex)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 464-470
Pressurized Gases as Neutron Reflectors
Trevor Stewart (LANL), Ning Zhang (LANL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 471-477
International Approaches to Postclosure Criticality Safety -- United States
Laura Price (Sandia), Kaushik Banerjee (PNNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 480-486
International Approaches to Post-Closure Criticality Safety -- German Perspective
Robert Kilger (GRS), Fabian Sommer (GRS)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 487-489
International Approaches to Post-Closure Criticality Safety -- French Agency Strategy
A. Feuerle (Andra), M. Rallier du Baty (Andra)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 490-497
International Approaches to Post-Closure Criticality Safety -- UK Perspective
Liam Payne (Nuclear Waste Services)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 498-506
International Approaches to Post-Closure Criticality Safety -- Swedish Strategy
Fredrik Johansson (Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Mgmt. Co.)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 507-513
International Approaches to Post-Closure Criticality Safety -- Finnish Approach
Anssu Ranta-aho (Teollisuuden Voima Oyj)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 514-519
International Approaches to Post-Closure Criticality Safety: Swiss National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste Perspective
Madalina Wittel (Nagra), Susanne Pudollek (Nagra)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 520-521
Modeling Techniques for Raschig Rings
Larry L. Wetzel (BWXT)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 524-533
Hand Calculations for Nuclear Criticality Safety -- Primer Revision
Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL), Robert D. Busch (CS Engineering), Tristan Lotivio (Boston Government Services)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 534-543
UP1 Reprocessing Plant -- Dismantling of Safe Geometry Vessels with Cadmium-Bitumen Screens -- Criticality Safety Issues
Laurent Cholvy (CEA), Laurent Athenour (CEA), Cyril Chave (CEA)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 544-553
Characterization and Evacuation of Historical Irradiated Fuels
Clement Lopez (CEA), Fleur Lespinasse (CEA), Maxime Wijayalath (CEA), Vincent Roux (CEA)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 554-563
The Use of Multiple Water Barriers for Demonstrating Transport Criticality Safety of UK Spent Fuel for Disposal
Liam Payne (Nuclear Waste Services), Timothy W. Hicks (Galson Sciences), Robert M. Mason (Jacobs)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 566-574
Post-Closure Canister Degradation Scenarios in Deep Geological Disposal: Preliminary Definition and Evaluation of Potential Impact on Reactivity
Nikitas Diomidis (Nagra), Susanne Pudollek (Nagra), Madalina Wittel (Nagra), Matthias Frankl (Paul Scherrer Institute), Alexander Vasiliev (Paul Scherrer Institute)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 575-581
Analysis of Cementitious Fillers and Basket Modification Hardware for Post-Closure Criticality Mitigation
J.B. Clarity (PNNL), K. Banerjee (PNNL), L.P. Miller (PNNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 582-591
Criticality Safety Assessment of Transport and Storage of Dross
Ju-Yuan Yeh (INL), Paul Sentieri (INL), Sean Cunningham (INL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 592-598
Updated Godiva-IV Benchmark Preview
Jeffrey A. Favorite (LANL), Joetta Goda (LANL), Travis Smith (LANL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 600-609
CAAS-3S Radiation Testing for Y-12 and UPF with Godiva-IV
Timothy Jackson (Y-12 National Security Complex), James Yugo (Y-12 National Security Complex), Sedat Goluoglu (Y-12 National Security Complex), Kevin Reynolds (Y-12 National Security Complex)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 610-618
Estimating βeff from Static, Late-Time Feynman Neutron Noise Measurements
Michael Y. Hua (Univ. Michigan), Jesson D. Hutchinson (LANL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 619-627
Equivalent Fundamental-Mode Source Simulations for Spherical Uranium and Plutonium Systems
J. Hutchinson (LANL), A.R. Clark (LANL), N. Kleedtke (LANL), M.E. Rising (LANL), R. Sanchez (LANL), R. Weldon (LANL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 628-637
Distribution of Neutrons in a Cold Lucite Moderator
Rene Sanchez (LANL), Jesson Hutchinson (LANL), Travis Grove (LANL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 638-645
Applicability of ORCEF UF4/CF2 Experiments to Validation of 30-Inch UF6 Cylinders
W.J. Marshall (ORNL), T.M. Greene (ORNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 648-657
Plutonium Mass Equivalencies for Fissile Isotopes of Am, Cf, and Cm
Mark Neeley (PNNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 658-665
Analysis of SCALE Criticality and Sensitivity Calculations for Reflected HEU Cylinders
A.M. Shaw (ORNL), W.J. Marshall (ORNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 666-674
Correlation Calculations for the Russian Pu Metal Fast Experiments
Michael Branco-Katcher (LLNL), Daniel Siefman (LLNL), Catherine Percher (LLNL), David Heinrichs (LLNL), Todd S. Palmer (Oregon State)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 675-684
Sensitivity Coefficients Calculated for the Prompt Neutron Decay Constant at or near Delayed Critical
N. Kleedtke (LANL), J. Hutchinson (LANL), M. Hua (LANL), M. Rising (LANL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 685-693
The OECD/NEA Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety: Recent Outcome, Work in Progress and Outlook
Julie-Fiona Martin (OECD NEA), Tatiana Ivanova (OECD NEA), Alexander Vasiliev (PSI), Dimitri Rochman (PSI), John Bess (JFoster & Assoc.), Forrest Brown (Univ. New Mexico), Coralie Carmouze (CEA), Isabelle Duhamel (IRSN), Raphaelle Ichou (IRSN), Sonny Gan (Sellafield), Anthony R. Wilson (Sellafield), Alex Hoefer (Framatome ), Germina Ilas (ORNL), Will Wieselquist (ORNL), George McKenzie (LANL), Catherine Percher (LLNL), Maik Stuke (BGZ), Andrea Zoia (Univ. Paris-Saclay)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 696-705
Developing a High-Fidelity Benchmark of the University of New Mexico’s AGN-201M Reactor
Rowdy Davis (Univ. New Mexico), Christopher M. Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico), Forrest B. Brown (Univ. New Mexico), Robert D. Busch (Univ. New Mexico), Carl Willis (Univ. New Mexico), Larry L. Wetzel (LL Wetzel), Shawn J. Henderson (Sandia )
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 706-714
New Integral Benchmark Data in the ICSBEP and IRPhEP Handbooks Since NCSD 2017
John D. Bess (JFoster & Assoc.), Tatiana Ivanova (OECD NEA), Julie-Fiona Martin (OECD NEA), Ian Hill (OECD NEA), Lori Scott (INL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 715-724
Evaluation of Oak Ridge National Laboratory Health Physics Research Reactor Operation Data for Critical Benchmark Creation
Mathieu N. Dupont (ORNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 725-734
New Pulsed Neutron Die-Away Experiments in Light Water
D. Siefman (LLNL), W. Zywiec (LLNL), C. Percher (LLNL), D. Heinrichs (LLNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 735-742
Impact of Increased Latent Generations on Sensitivity Calculations with SCALE
T.M. Greene (ORNL), W.J. Marshall (ORNL), J.B. Clarity (ORNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 744-753
Performance of the Initial Implementation of the Shift Monte Carlo Code in SCALE 6.3
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 754-763
Generating Adjoint-Based Importance Maps in MCNP
Daniel H. Timmons (Univ. New Mexico), Christopher M. Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico), Forrest B. Brown (Univ. New Mexico), Michael E. Rising (LANL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 764-773
Comparison Study of the Baseline USL Calculation Methods for Loosely-Coupled and Novel Neutronic Systems
Bobbi Riedel (Univ. New Mexico), Christopher M. Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico), Forrest B. Brown (Univ. New Mexico)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 774-783
Multigroup Examination for Nickel-Reflected HEU System
Alexander Lang (ORNL), B.J. Marshall (ORNL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022) | Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022 | Pages 784-791
