March 3–5, 2026
Hosted by: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
NCSP Management Team
Angela Chambers, DOE NNSA (NA-ESH-21), NCSP Program Manager
Doug Bowen, ORNL, Execution Manager
John Miller, Sandia, IE Manager
Contact the team: ncsp-mgmt [at] ornl.gov (ncsp-mgmt[at]ornl[dot]gov)
| Welcome | |
|---|---|
| Angela Chambers (NCSP) | Welcome from NCSP |
| Doug Bowen (ORNL) | The Purpose of the DOE/NNSA Nuclear Criticality Safety Program Technical Program Review |
| Susan Hubbard (ORNL) | Welcome from Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Kevin Reynolds (NCSP) | CSSG FY2025 Overview |
| Mike Zerkle (NCSP) | NDAG FY2025 Overview |
| NCSP Manager Invited Site Reports | |
|---|---|
| Joetta Goda (LANL) | LANL FY2025 NCSP Highlights |
| William Hall (MSTS) | NNSS Support Activities FY2025 |
| Catherine Percher (LLNL) | LLNL FY25 Overview and Accomplishments |
| Alex Lang (ORNL) | ORNL NCSP FY2025 Budget Summary and Highlights |
| Travis Zipperer (PNNL) | PNNL Budget Summary and Highlights |
| Yaron Danon (RPI) | NCSP Related Nuclear Data Research at RPI |
| David Ames (SNL) | Sandia Site Report |
| Scott Finfrock (SRS) | SRS Activity Summary and CritView Status Report |
| Kevin Reynolds (Y-12) | Y-12 Task Manager FY2025 Summary |
| Gustavo Nobre (BNL) | BNL Site Report for the NCSP Technical Program Review |
| Tim Valentine (ORNL) | Radiation Safety Information Computational Center (RSICC) |
| International Collaborations | |
|---|---|
| Matthew Harker (AWE) | International Collaborations AWE UK |
| Michael Prigniau (CEA) | Overview of CEA activities in nuclear criticality safety |
| Julien Taforeau (ASNR) | ASNR work in support to NCSP: FY2025 |
| FY2025 Analytical Methods (AM) Technical Presentations | |
|---|---|
| Caleb Mattoon (BNL/LLNL) BNL-AM4, LLNL-AM4 |
Retrospective and Impact of NCSP-Funded Improvements to the LLNL/BNL FUDGE Data Processing Code |
| Mike Rising, Wim Haeck (LANL) LANL-AM1 |
FY25 MCNP® Updates for the Nuclear Criticality Safety Program |
| Wim Haeck (LANL) LANL-AM2 |
NJOY Development and Maintenance / Uncertainty Analysis Development / Modernization / etc. |
| Kursat Bekar (ORNL) ORNL-AM2 |
SCALE Activities in FY2025 |
| Jordan McDonnell (ORNL) ORNL-AM3 |
AMPX Developments in FY2025 |
| Travis Greene (ORNL) ORNL-AM17 |
Status of the Verified, Archived, Library of Inputs and Data (VALID) |
| Mathieu Dupont for Jeremy Bez (IRSN, LANL, LLNL, ORNL, Y12) IRSN-AM13, LANL-AM5, LLNL-AM5, NNL-AM1, ORNL-AM10, Y12-AM1 |
International Benchmark Comparison for shielding calculations : analysis and conclusions |
| Travis Zipperer (PNNL), Alex Lang (ORNL) PNNL-AM1, ORNL-AM18 |
Sum-of-Fractions for Dry and Low-Moderated Systems |
| FY2025 Information Preservation And Dissemination (IPD) Technical Presentations | |
|---|---|
| Veronica Karriem (ORNL) ORNL-IPD4 |
Current efforts on the criticality safety LfE database |
| Catherine Percher (LLNL) LLNL-IPD1 |
LLNL IPD Task Updates |
| Joetta Goda (LANL) LANL-IE14 |
Control Room Upgrade Project Completion |
| FY2025 Training and Education (TE) Technical Presentations | |
|---|---|
| Doug Bowen (ORNL) ORNL-TE1 |
ORNL NCSP Training and Education Support for FY 2025 |
| Alex Lang (ORNL) ORNL-TE14 |
Status Update of the Nuclear Criticality Safety Training and Pipeline Program |
| Alex Lang (ORNL) ORNL-TE15 |
Oak Ridge Subcritical Assembly Status Update |
| FY25 Invited Talks & Technical Presentations | |
|---|---|
| Trevor Omoto (LANL) | NCERC count lab and its applications to NCSP experiments |
| Ramon Pulido (SNL) | HALEU Fuel Procurement Efforts at SPRF/CX (DNSCH) |
| Iyad Al-Qasir (ORNL) | Impact Assessment of Thermal Neutron Scattering Law on Neutron Multiplication Factor |
| Hany Abdel-Khalik (Purdue) | Online platform for coverage quantification and experiment optimization |
| Denise Neudecker, Peter Brain (LANL) | PARADIGM--Importance to NCSP |
| Joetta Goda (LANL) | Revision of the Flattop-Plutonium Benchmark |
| KEYNOTE: Isaiah Taylor (Valar Atomics) | Project NOVA |
| KEYNOTE: Brian Ade (Standard Nuclear) | Standard Nuclear Overview and NCS Experience |
