NCSP Foreign Travel FY2021
| Destination | Date | Lab and Participants | Conference/Meeting Title | Justification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Oct 2020 | LANL Hutchinson, Amundson, McKenzie, McSpaden, Kristin Smith, Favorite |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
Authors or reviewers for KRUSTY and JAEA evaluations for ICSBEP. Also attend IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
May 2021 | LANL Paris, Herman, Colin, Haeck, Thompson, Cutler |
WPEC Annual Meeting and associated subgroup meetings |
Contributor and co-leads of multiple sub-groups and expert groups, including SG45 "Validation of Nuclear Data Libraries (VaNDaL) Project,” SG46 “"Efficient and Effective Use of Integral Experiments for Nuclear Data Validation,” SG49 "Reproducibility in Nuclear Data Evaluation," and SG38 “Beyond the ENDF format: A modern nuclear database structure.” All of these groups are focused on activities that overlap with NCSP priorities. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Jun 2021 | LANL Brown, Rising |
OECD Expert Group Meetings for NCSP, collaboration with IRSN on NCS (Virtual Meeting) |
Participation provides state-of-art information for improving MCNP®, Whisper, and other computational methods that are necessary and heavily used in NCSP work. In addition, this allows for direct collaboration with IRSN. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Jul 2021 | LANL Hayes, Thompson |
WPNCS Meeting |
Participate in activities of the Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety and expert group meetings. Related to NCSP priorities. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Oct 2020 | LLNL Heinrichs, Norris, Percher |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings. |
| IAEA NDS Vienna, Austria |
Oct 2020 | LLNL Godfree, Mattoon |
IAEA Technical Meeting on Nuclear Data Processing (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) |
Technical meeting of international experts on nuclear data processing methods and codes. |
| Brussels, Belgium | Nov 2020 | LLNL Coleman, Percher |
Nuclear Education and Training NESTet 2021 International Conference (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) |
Premier conference on nuclear education and training. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Nov 2020 | LLNL Norris, Siefman |
OECD NEA Training Course on FISPACT-II (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) |
Unique training opportunity on UKAEA’s enhanced multiphysics, inventory, and source term code system. |
| IAEA NDS Vienna, Austria |
Dec 2020 | LLNL Heckmaier, Mattoon |
IAEA Technical Workshop on Compilation of Experimental Nuclear Reaction Data (EXFOR) (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) |
Technical meeting of international experts on nuclear data compilation essential for nuclear data evaluation. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
May 2021 | LLNL Mattoon, Percher, Siefman |
WPEC Annual Meeting and associated subgroup meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
Technical meeting of international experts on nuclear data including SG38 (GND) and SG42 (Thermal scattering law). |
| Giardini Naxos, Sicily, Italy |
May 2021 | LLNL Siefman |
Best Estimate Plus Uncertainty (BEPU) 2020 International Conference (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) |
Premiere conference on best estimate and uncertainty methodologies. (https://www.nineeng.com/bepu2020/) |
| Lausanne, Switzerland | May 2021 | LLNL Chidambaram, Stone |
International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry ISRD 2021 (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) |
Premier conference on experimental techniques, databases, and standards for neutron metrology. |
| Japan | Jun 2021 | LLNL Coleman |
World Nuclear University (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) |
Unique nuclear educational and training opportunity for emerging leaders and SMEs in nuclear technology. |
| Toronto, Canada | Jun 2021 | LLNL Zywiec |
Deep Learning Summit (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) |
International conference focusing on deep learning methodology, current research areas and practical applications. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Jul 2021 | LLNL Percher, Zywiec |
WPNCS Meeting (Virtual Meeting) |
Participate in activities of the Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety and expert group meetings on IE S/U, MC methods, criticality accidents, and experimental needs. |
| Tokyo, Japan | Sep 2021 | LLNL Mattoon, Siefman |
5th International Conference on Nuclear Data Covariances (CANCELLED DUE TO COVD) |
Premier workshop on covariances and S/U methods. |
| Paris, France | TBD-2021 | LLNL Heinrichs, Percher, Siefman |
Coordinate International Collaboration Efforts with IRSN (Meeting not held) |
Coordinate joint IRSN-LLNL work as described in Appendix E of the Five-Year Execution Plan. |
| Aldermaston, United Kingdom | TBD-2021 | LLNL Coleman, Yamanaka, Zywiec |
JOWOG29/30 Meetings (Meeting not held) |
Coordinate joint AWE-LLNL work as described in Appendix F of the Five-Year Execution Plan. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Oct 2020 | NNL NDAG Chair (Zerkle) |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
Provide oversight of NCSP IE tasks as ICSBEP, SINBAD, and IRPhEP tasks are the end product of the NCSP IE process. May be held online due to COVID-19. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
May 2021 | NNL NDAG Chair (Zerkle) |
WPEC Annual Meeting and associated subgroup meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
As NDAG Chair, participate in WPEC. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Jul 2021 | NNL NDAG Chair (Zerkle) |
WPNCS Meeting (Virtual Meeting) |
As NDAG Chair, participate in SG8 on criticality benchmark expert knowledge. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Oct 2020 | ORNL Bowen, Marshall |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
Provide oversight of NCSP IE tasks as ICSBEP tasks are the end product of the NCSP IE process. |
| Vienna, Austria | Nov 2020 | ORNL Pigni |
IAEA International Nuclear Data Evaluation Network (INDEN) (Virtual Meeting) |
IAEA International Nuclear Data Evaluation Network (INDEN), Vienna, 1 week. International nuclear data evaluation collaboration. Represent NCSP and ORNL interests in international nuclear data evaluation. |
| London, UK or Paris, FR | Dec 2020 | ORNL Bowen |
ISO TC85/SC5 Plenary and WG8 Nuclear Criticality Safety Meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
Continue to provide US leadership with ISO Nuclear Criticality Safety Standards (Rescheduled 2020 meeting) |
| IRMM Mol, Belgium |
Jan 2021 | ORNL Guber, Brown |
Resonance region nuclear data measurements using GELINA facility at IRMM (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) |
Continues cross-section measurements to support the production of new cross-section evaluations per the schedule in Appendix B of the Five-Year Plan. Jesse Brown to support half of the visits to supporting succession planning. |
| Vienna, Austria | Mar 2021 | ORNL Wiarda |
Consultancy Meeting on Model Code Output & Application Nuclear Data Form Structure (Virtual Meeting) |
Invited talk by the IAEA |
| IRMM Mol, Belgium |
Apr 2021 | ORNL Guber, Brown |
Resonance region nuclear data measurements using GELINA facility at IRMM (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) |
Continues cross-section measurements to support the production of new cross-section evaluations per the schedule in Appendix B of the Five-Year Plan. Jesse Brown to support half of the visits to supporting succession planning. |
| Tokyo, Japan | May 2021 | ORNL Bowen |
ISO TC85/SC5 Plenary and WG8 Nuclear Criticality Safety Meetings (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) |
Continue to provide US leadership with ISO Nuclear Criticality Safety Standards (Annual Meeting) |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
May 2021 | ORNL Pigni, Wiarda |
WPEC Annual Meeting and associated subgroup meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
Technical meeting of international experts on nuclear data including SG38 (GND), EG-GNDS, SG42 (thermal scatter), SG44 (covariance), SG45 (validation), SG46 (IE for ND evaluation) |
| IRMM Mol, Belgium |
Jun 2021 | ORNL Guber, Brown |
Resonance region nuclear data measurements using GELINA facility at IRMM (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) |
Continues cross-section measurements to support the production of new cross-section evaluations per the schedule in Appendix B of the Five-Year Plan. Jesse Brown to support half of the visits to supporting succession planning. |
| IRMM Mol, Belgium |
Sep 2021 | ORNL Guber, Brown |
Resonance region nuclear data measurements using GELINA facility at IRMM (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) |
Continues cross-section measurements to support the production of new cross-section evaluations per the schedule in Appendix B of the Five-Year Plan. Jesse Brown to support half of the visits to supporting succession planning. |
| Tokyo, Japan | Sep 2021 | ORNL Holcomb, Arbanas, Wiarda, Brown or Pigni |
5th International Conference on Nuclear Data Covariances (CANCELLED DUE TO COVD) |
This conference is within the mission of ORNL ND work and aligned with the NCSP Mission and Vision. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Jul 2021 | ORNL Marshall, Bowen, Clarity, Wieselquist, Hart |
WPNCS Meeting (Virtual Meeting) |
AM collaboration; provide relationship between IAEA and ISO with respect to NCS standards. |
| Paris, France | TBD-2021 | ORNL Wiarda, Holcomb, McDonnell |
IRSN Meetings (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) |
Coordinate joint IRSN-ORNL work per 5YP such as the Pu SlideRule; Collaborate with IRSN on the resonance evaluation of the isotopes for the NCSP. |
| Vienna, Austria | Mar-2021 | ORNL Pigni |
IAEA International Nuclear Data Evaluation Network (INDEN) (Virtual Meeting) |
IAEA International Nuclear Data Evaluation Network (INDEN), Vienna, 1 week. International nuclear data evaluation collaboration. Represent NCSP and ORNL interests in international nuclear data evaluation. |
| Aldermaston, United Kingdom | TBD-2021 | ORNL Bowen |
JOWOG29/30 Meetings (Meeting not held) |
Coordinate NCSP work as described in Appendix F of the Five Year Execution Plan. Bowen invited to participate. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
May 2021 | RPI Danon |
WPEC Annual Meeting and associated subgroup meetings. | As CSEWG US Measurements Chair, participate and present in the WPEC meeting, subgroup SG-C (high priority list), and other subgroups. Also actively participate in SG-48 (Advances in Thermal Scattering Law Analysis). |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Oct 2020 | SNL Ames, Harms, Lutz |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings. |
