| Destination | Date | Lab and Participants | Conference/Meeting Title | Justification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo, Japan | Sep 2022 | BNL Brown, Vorabbi |
Fifth International Conference on Nuclear Data Covariances | Premier workshop on covariances and S/U methods. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Oct 2021 | LANL Hutchinson, Amundson, McKenzie, McSpaden, Favorite, Weldon, Smith |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
Authors or reviewers for CURIE and JAEA evaluations for ICSBEP, as well as authors of future submissions who have not attended previously. Will also attend IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings. |
| CNR Athens, Greece |
Oct 2021 | LANL Leal-Cidoncha |
International Workshop on Compound Nuclear Reactions (Meeting not held) |
Participation provides state of the art information on improving experimental methods for neutron capture studies. |
| IAEA Vienna, Austria |
Fall 2021 | LANL Conlin, Haeck |
IAEA Consultancy Meeting (Meeting not held) |
Meetings are related to nuclear data processing, the codes and the processed formats. As NJOY developers (AM-2) and processors (AM-1) we play an important role. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Dec 2021 | LANL Conlin, Haeck |
Alternate WPEC Meeting (Meeting not held) |
Contributors and co-leads of multiple sub-groups and expert groups. See below. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Dec 2021 | LANL Amundson, Favorite, Goda, McKenzie, McSpaden, Thompson, White |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
Authors or reviewers for CURIE and JAEA evaluations for ICSBEP, as well as authors of future submissions who have not attended previously. Will also attend IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
May 2022 | 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 EG-GNDS "Recommended Definition of General Nuclear Database Structure." All of these groups are focused on activities that overlap with NCSP priorities. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Jul 2022 | LANL Rising, Alwin, Hayes, Thompson, McKenzie |
WPNCS Annual Meeting and associated subgroup meetings | Contributors and participants in multiple subgroups aimed at providing and comparing state-of-the-art information for improving MCNP®, Whisper, and other computational methods that are necessary and heavily used in NCSP work. Ongoing subgroups include: benchmark quality assessments and metrics, computational bias methods and comparisons, and benchmark correlation calculational methods. |
| WONDER Aix-en-Provence, France |
TBD 2022 | LANL Leal-Cidoncha |
6th International Workshop on Nuclear Data Evaluation for Reactor Applications (Meeting Cancelled) |
Participation provides state of the art information and needs for reactor application technologies, fuel cycle, and vulnerabilities. |
| IRSN Paris, France |
TBD 21-22 | LANL Hutchinson, Thompson, Goda, Alwin |
Coordinate International Collaboration Efforts with IRSN (Meeting not held) |
Coordinate work as described the Five-Year Execution Plan, Appendix E. |
| AWE Reading, UK |
TBD 21-22 | LANL Hutchinson, Cutler, Goda, Alwin |
Coordinate International Collaboration Efforts with AWE (*if needed, combine with IRSN trip, all but one person will travel from IRSN to AWE) (Meeting not held) |
Coordinate work as described the Five-Year Execution Plan, Appendix F. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Oct 2021 | LLNL Heinrichs, Norris, Percher, Kim |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings. |
| IAEA Vienna, Austria |
Oct 2021 | LLNL Godfree, Mattoon |
IAEA Technical Meeting on Nuclear Data Processing (Did Not Attend) |
Technical meeting of international experts on nuclear data processing methods and codes. |
| Brussels, Belgium | Nov 2021 | LLNL Coleman, Percher |
Nuclear Education and Training NESTet 2021 International Conference (Did Not Attend) |
Premier conference on nuclear education and training. |
| Lausanne, Switzerland | Nov 2021 | LLNL Siefman, Stone |
International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry ISRD 2021 (Did Not Attend) |
Premier conference on experimental techniques, databases, and standards for neutron metrology. |
| Bertinoro, Italy | Dec 2021 | LLNL Ganapol, Heinrichs |
International Conference on Transport Theory 2021 (Did Not Attend) |
Premier conference on radiation transport theory. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Dec 2021 | LLNL Heinrichs, Kim, Norris, Percher, Hawari |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
Authors or reviewers for CURIE and JAEA evaluations for ICSBEP, as well as authors of future submissions who have not attended previously. Will also attend IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings. |
| IAEA Vienna, Austria |
May 2022 | LLNL Beck, Mattoon |
IAEA Technical Workshop on Compilation of Experimental Nuclear Reaction Data (EXFOR) (Did Not Attend) |
Technical meeting of international experts on nuclear data compilation essential for nuclear data evaluation. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
May 2022 | LLNL Mattoon, Percher, Siefman |
WPEC Annual Meeting and associated subgroup meetings | Technical meeting of international experts on nuclear data including SG38 (GND) and SG42 (Thermal scattering law). |
| Tokyo, Japan | Jun 2022 | LLNL | World Nuclear University (Did Not Attend) |
Unique nuclear educational and training opportunity for emerging leaders and SMEs in nuclear technology. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Jun 2022 | LLNL Norris, Siefman |
OECD NEA Training Course on FISPACT-II | Unique training opportunity on UKAEA’s enhanced multiphysics, inventory, and source term code system. |
| Paris, France | Jul 2022 | LLNL Heinrichs, Percher, Norris |
Coordinate International Collaboration Efforts with IRSN (Did Not Attend) |
Coordinate joint IRSN-LLNL work as described in Appendix E of the Five-Year Execution Plan. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Jul 2022 | LLNL Percher, Coleman, Heinrichs |
WPNCS Annual Meeting and associated subgroup meetings | 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 2022 | LLNL Norris, Siefman |
Fifth International Conference on Nuclear Data Covariances (Did Not Attend) |
Premier workshop on covariances and S/U methods. |
| AWE Aldermaston, UK |
TBD 2022 | LLNL Coleman, Heinrichs, Percher |
JOWOG29/30 Meetings (Cancelled due to COVID) |
Coordinate joint AWE-LLNL work as described in Appendix F of the Five-Year Execution Plan. |
| IAEA Vienna, Austria |
TBD 2022 | LLNL Heinrichs, Mattoon |
IAEA Expert Group Meeting on Nuclear Data Processing and Thermal Scattering Laws (Meeting moved to FY23) |
Technical meeting of international experts on nuclear data processing methods and codes. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Oct 2021 | 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 |
Dec 2021 | NNL NDAG Chair (Zerkle) |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
Authors or reviewers for CURIE and JAEA evaluations for ICSBEP, as well as authors of future submissions who have not attended previously. Will also attend IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
May 2022 | NNL NDAG Chair (Zerkle) |
WPEC Annual Meeting and associated subgroup meetings | As NDAG Chair, participate in WPEC, SG48 (Thermal Scattering Law) and EG-HPRL. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Jul 2022 | NNL NDAG Chair (Zerkle) |
WPNCS Annual Meeting and associated subgroup meetings (Unable to Attend) |
As NDAG Chair, participate in SG8 on criticality benchmark expert knowledge. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Oct 2021 | ORNL Bowen, Marshall, Clarity, Celik, Dupont |
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, present HPRR benchmark to the TRG. The decision on in-person or virtual is expected by the end of August, 2021. |
| IAEA Vienna, Austria |
Oct 2021 | ORNL Wiarda, Holcomb |
IAEA Technical Meeting on Nuclear Data Processing (Virtual Meeting) |
Technical meeting of international experts on nuclear data processing methods and codes. |
| Oct 2021 | ORNL Pigni |
IAEA Technical Meeting on Nuclear Data Processing (Virtual Meeting) |
IAEA International Nuclear Data Evaluation Network (INDEN), Vienna. International nuclear data evaluation collaboration. Represent NCSP and ORNL interests in international nuclear data evaluation. | |
| IRMM Mol, Belgium |
Nov 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 | Nov 2021 | ORNL Bowen |
WG8 Nuclear Criticality Safety Meetings (Cancelled due to COVID) |
Continue to provide US leadership with ISO Nuclear Criticality Safety Standards (Annual Meeting). |
| IAEA Vienna, Austria |
Nov 2021 | ORNL Pigni |
IAEA International Nuclear Data Evaluation Network (INDEN) on Actinides (Virtual Meeting) |
IAEA International Nuclear Data Evaluation Network (INDEN), Vienna. International nuclear data evaluation collaboration. Represent NCSP and ORNL interests in international nuclear data evaluation. |
| IAEA Vienna, Austria |
Dec 2021 | ORNL Pigni |
IAEA International Nuclear Data Evaluation Network (INDEN) on Structural Methods (Virtual Meeting) |
IAEA International Nuclear Data Evaluation Network (INDEN), Vienna. International nuclear data evaluation collaboration. Represent NCSP and ORNL interests in international nuclear data evaluation. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Dec 2021 | ORNL Bowen, Celik, Lang, Marshall, Shaw |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
Authors or reviewers for CURIE and JAEA evaluations for ICSBEP, as well as authors of future submissions who have not attended previously. Will also attend IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings. |
| IRMM Mol, Belgium |
Apr 2022 | ORNL Guber, Brown |
Resonance region nuclear data measurements using GELINA facility at IRMM (Cancelled) |
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. |
| Hangzhou, China | May 2022 | ORNL Bowen |
ISO TC85/SC5 Plenary and WG8 Nuclear Criticality Safety Meetings | Continue to provide US leadership with ISO Nuclear Criticality Safety Standards (Rescheduled 2020 meeting) |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
May 2022 | ORNL Pigni, Wiarda, Brown, Holcomb, Chapman |
WPEC Annual Meeting and associated subgroup meetings | Technical meeting of international experts on nuclear data including SG38 (GND), EG-GNDS, SG48 (thermal scatter), SG44 (covariance), SG45 (validation), SG46 (IE for ND evaluation), SG50 (automatic readable experimental data base). |
| IAEA Vienna, Austria |
Jun 2022 | ORNL Pigni |
IAEA International Nuclear Data Evaluation Network (INDEN) | 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. |
| IRMM Mol, Belgium |
Jul 2022 | ORNL Guber |
Resonance region nuclear data measurements using GELINA facility at IRMM | 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. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Jul 2022 | ORNL Marshall, Bowen, Clarity, Wieselquist |
WPNCS Annual Meeting and associated subgroup meetings | AM collaboration; provide relationship between IAEA and ISO with respect to NCS standards. |
| IAEA, Vienna Austria | Aug 2022 | ORNL Pigni |
IAEA Technical Meeting on Long Term International Collaboration to Improve Nuclear Data Evaluation |
To review the activities of the International Nuclear Data Evaluation Network (INDEN) and to discuss progress in evaluation methods and evaluated data. |
| IAEA, Vienna Austria | Sep 2022 | ORNL Pigni |
IAEA Consultancy Meeting on the Evaluation of Light Elements | To monitor the progress in the evaluation of (i) Be-7 produced by charged-particle reactions and (ii) the light systems Be-9; N-14,15; O-16; Na-23 relevant for reactor applications. |
| Tokyo, Japan | Sep 2022 | ORNL Holcomb, Arbanas or Pigni |
Fifth International Conference on Nuclear Data Covariances (Did Not Attend) |
This conference is within the mission of ORNL ND work and aligned with the NCSP Mission and Vision. |
| IRMM Mol, Belgium |
Sep 2022 | ORNL Guber, Brown |
Resonance region nuclear data measurements using GELINA facility at IRMM (Meeting not held) |
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. |
| AWE Aldermaston, UK |
TBD 2022 | ORNL Bowen |
JOWOG29/30 Meetings (Cancelled due to COVID) |
Participate in JOWOG meetings as NCSP execution manager. |
| IRSN Paris, France |
TBD 2022 | ORNL Wiarda, Holcomb, McDonnell |
IRSN Meetings (Meeting not held) |
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. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
May 2022 | 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 2021 | SNL Ames, Harms, Lutz |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings. |
| OECD/NEA Paris, France |
Dec 2021 | SNL Harms, Fleming |
ICSBEP, IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings (Virtual Meeting) |
Authors or reviewers for CURIE and JAEA evaluations for ICSBEP, as well as authors of future submissions who have not attended previously. Will also attend IRPhE, and SINBAD Technical Review Meetings. |
