2011 Publications
Author(s) / Report Title / Publication Number / Date
S. J. Nathan, J. M. Risner, and S. Sitaraman, Packaging Certification Program Methodology for Determining Dose Rates for Small Gram Quantities in Shipping Packagings, PCP-2011-0001, prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy (2011).
K. C. Bledsoe, J. A. Favorite, and T. Aldemir, "Using the Levenberg-Marquardt Method for Solutions of Inverse Transport Problems in One- and Two-Dimensional Geometries," Nuclear Technology 176(1), 106 (2011).
K. C. Bledsoe, J. A. Favorite, and T. Aldemir, "Application of the Differential Evolution Method to Solving Inverse Transport Problems," Nuclear Science and Engineering 169(2), 208 (2011).
K. B. Bekar, B. T. Rearden, and C. Perfetti, Final Letter Report for Task 3, Technical Development, ORNL/LTR-2011/467, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn. (2011)
J. J. Jarrell, R. E. Grove, and T. M. Evans, "A Cut-Cell Approach for 2D Cartesian Meshes that Preserves Orthogonal Grid Sweep Ordering," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 105, 435-437 (2011).
A. Ibrahim, D. E. Peplow, J. C. Wagner, S. W. Mosher, and T. M. Evans, " Acceleration of Monte Carlo Criticality Calculations Using Deterministic-Based Starting Sources," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 105, 539-541 (2011).
S. P. Hamilton and M. Benzi, "A Davidson Method for the k-Eigenvalue Problem," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 105, 432-434 (2011).
S. P. Hamilton and K. T. Clarno, "Mathematical Framework for the Coupling of the AMP and Denovo Codes," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 105, 515-517 (2011).
E. A. Read, L. C. Leal, K. C. Bledsoe, B. L. Kirk, and C. R. E. De Oliveira, "Nuclear Data Error Propagation in Fusion Benchmark Calculations," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 105, 464-465 (2011).
H. Akkurt, D. Wiarda, and K. F. Eckerman, "Recent Update to Radiation Organ Dose Estimation Tool PIMAL," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 104, 635-636 (2011).
O. Lastres, D. Chandler, J. J. Jarrell, and G. I. Maldonado, "Studies of Plutonium-238 Production at the High Flux Isotope Reactor," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 104, 716-718 (2011).
B. Mervin, S. Mosher, J. Wagner, and I. Maldonado, "Under-Prediction of Localized Tally Uncertainties in Monte Carlo Eigenvalue Calculations," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 104, 329-330 (2011).
G. Yesilyurt, K. T. Clarno, T. M. Evans, G. G. Davidson, and P. B. Fox, "C5 Benchmark Problem with Discrete Ordinate Radiation Transport Code DENOVO," Nuclear Technology 176(2), 274-283 (2011).
D. E. Peplow, Fluence and Shielding Methods, and Data for HTGR, ORNL/LTR-2011/502, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., November 2011.
S. Allu et al., "Overview and Accomplishments of the FY11 AMP Nuclear Fuel Performance Code," presented at the NEAMS PI meeting, Chicago, Ill., October 12, 2011.
J. C. Wagner, D. E. Peplow, S. W. Mosher, and T. M. Evans, "Review of Hybrid (Deterministic/Monte Carlo) Radiation Transport Methods, Codes, and Applications at Oak Ridge National Laboratory," Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology 2, 808-814, October 2011.
J. C. Wagner, S. W. Mosher, T. M. Evans, D. E. Peplow, and J. A. Turner, "Hybrid and Parallel Domain-Decomposition Methods Development to Enable Monte Carlo for Reactor Analyses," Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology 2, 815-820, October 2011.
K. C. Bledsoe, J. A. Favorite, and T. Aldemir, "Application of the Differential Evolution Method to Solving Inverse Transport Problems," Nuclear Science and Engineering 169(2), 208-221 (October 2011).
J.-A. J. Wang, I. Remec, G. L. Yoder, Jr., S. H. Kim, E. L. Popov, and T. L. Dickson, Review on Atucha-I Reactor Pressure Vessel Surveillance Program - Phase I Progress Letter Report, ORNL/LTR-2011/334, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., September 2011.
R. D. Busch and K. C. Bledsoe, "The Effect of U-234 Content on the Neutronic Behavior of Uranium Systems," Proc. of The International Conference on Nuclear Criticality (ICNC) 2011, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 19-22, 2011.
B. T. Rearden, L. M. Petrie, Jr., D. E. Peplow, M. A. Jessee, D. Wiarda, M. L. Williams, R. A. Lefebvre, J. P. Lefebvre, I. C. Gauld, and S. Goluoglu, "Scale 6.1 Enhancements for Nuclear Criticality Safety," Proc. International Conference on Nuclear Criticality (ICNC) 2011, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 19-22, 2011.
G. Radulescu, I. C. Gauld, G. Ilas, and J. C. Wagner, "An Approach for Validating Actinide and Fission Product Burnup Credit Criticality Safety Analyses-Isotopic Composition Predictions," Proc. of The International Conference on Nuclear Criticality (ICNC) 2011, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 19-22, 2011.
G. Radulescu, I. C. Gauld, and J. C. Wagner, "An Approach for Validating Actinide and Fission Product Burnup Credit Criticality Safety Analyses - Isotopic Composition Predictions," Proc. of The International Conference on Nuclear Criticality (ICNC) 2011, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 19-22, 2011.
G. Radulescu, Radiation Transport Evaluations for Repository Science, ORNL/LTR-2011/294, prepared for the Office of Nuclear Energy by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., August 2011.
A. M. Ibrahim, M. E. Sawan, S. W. Mosher, T. M. Evans, D. E. Peplow, P. P. Wilson, and J. C. Wagner, "Global Evaluation of Prompt Dose Rates in ITER Using Hybrid Monte Carlo/Deterministic Techniques," Fusion Science and Technology 60, 676-680 (August 2011).
V. J. Jodoin, R. W. Lee, D. E. Peplow, and J. P. Lefebvre, "Application of the DELFIC Fallout Planning Tool and the ORIGEN Fallout Analysis Tool to National Technical Nuclear Forensics (NTNF)," IEEE 3rd International Joint Topical Meeting on Emergency Preparedness & Response and Robotics & Remote Systems, Knoxville, Tenn., August 7-10, 2011.
V. J. Jodoin, R. W. Lee, D. E. Peplow, and J. P. Lefebvre, "Application of the ORIGEN Fallout Analysis Tool and the DELFIC Fallout Planning Tool to National Technical Nuclear Forensics," ANS EPRRSD - 13th Robotics & Remote Systems for Hazardous Environments - 11th Emergency Preparedness & Response, Knoxville, Tenn., August 7-10, 2011.
A. M. Ibrahim, S. W. Mosher, T. M. Evans, D. E. Peplow, M. E. Sawan, P. P. Wilson, J. C. Wagner, and T. Heltemes, "ITER Neutronics Modeling Using Hybrid Monte Carlo/Deterministic and CAD-Based Monte Carlo Methods," Nuclear Technology 175 (1), 1-8 (July 2011).
R. A. Joseph, III, C. O. Slater, T. M. Evans, S. W. Mosher, and J. O. Johnson, "Sensitivities and Uncertainties Related to Numerics and Building Features in Urban Modeling," Nuclear Technology 175 (1), 286-300 (July 2011).
S. Sherbini, D. Ilas, K. Eckerman, and J. DeCicco, "Correction Factors Applied to Finger Dosimetry: A Theoretical Assessment of Appropriate Values for Use in Handling Radiopharmaceuticals," Health Physics 101(1), 1-13 (July 2011).
Z. W. Bell, G. G. Davidson, E. F. D'Azevedo, T. M. Evans, W. Joubert, J. K. Munro, Jr., D. R. Reddy, and B. Vacaliuc, "Python for Development of OpenMP and CUDA Kernels for Multidimensional Data," Proc. 2011 Symposium on Application Accelerators in High Performance Computing (SAAHPC'11), Knoxville, Tenn., July 19-21, 2011, Conference Publishing Services (CPS), IEEE Computer Society, Los Alamitos, Calif. (2011).
J. T. Mihalczo, T. E. Valentine, E. D. Blakeman, and V. Pare, "CF Neutron Time of Flight Transmission for Material Identification," Proc. INMM 52nd Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, Calif., July 17-21, 2011.
J. T. Mihalczo, T. E. Valentine, E. D. Blakeman, and V. Pare, "CF Neutron Time of Flight Transmission for Material Identification for Weapons Trainers," Proc. INMM 52nd Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, Calif., July 17-21, 2011.
J. M. Risner, Update BUGLE Multi-Group Cross-Section Library Using ENDF/B-VII, ORNL/LTR-2011/145, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., June 2011.
V. J. Jodoin, R. W. Lee, D. E. Peplow, and J. P. Lefebvre, "Application of the Oak Ridge Isotope Generation Code and the Defense Land Fallout Interpretive Code to National Technical Nuclear Forensics," Health Physics Society 56th Annual Meeting, Palm Beach, Fla., June 26-30, 2011.
J. C. Wagner, S. W. Mosher, T. M. Evans, D. E. Peplow, B. T. Mervin, N. Sly, and A. M. Ibrahim, "Hybrid and Parallel Domain-Decomposition Methods Development to Enable Monte Carlo for Reactor Analyses," 2011 American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting (Panel), Hollywood, Fla., June 26-30, 2011.
E. D. Blakeman, Modeling and Analysis of the ORNL HTGR Neutron-Streaming Experiment using SCALE/MAVRIC, ORNL/TM-2010/345, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., May 2011.
I. C. Gauld, G. Radulescu, G. Ilas, B. D. Murphy, M. L. Williams, and D. Wiarda, "Isotopic Depletion and Decay Methods and Analysis Capabilities in SCALE," Nucl. Technol. 174(2), 169-195, May 2011.
D. E. Peplow, "Monte Carlo Shielding Analysis Capabilities with MAVRIC," Nucl. Technol. 174, 289-313, May 2011.
I. Remec and R. M. Ronningen, "Heavy Ion Transport Codes Benchmarking," Proc. of the 14th International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry, Bretton Woods, N.H., May 22-27, 2011.
I. Remec, R. M. Ronningen, and L. Heilbronn, "Benchmarking of Heavy Ion Transport Codes," Proc. of the 14th International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry, Bretton Woods, N.H., May 22-27, 2011.
B. L. Kirk, R. E. Grove, I. Kodeli, E. Sartori, and J. Gulliford, "Shielding Integral Benchmark Archive and Database (SINBAD)," Proc. of the 14th International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry, Bretton Woods, N.H., May 22-27, 2011.
J. M. Risner, D. Wiarda, M. E. Dunn, T. M. Miller, D. E. Peplow, and B. W. Patton, "Development and Testing of the VITAMIN-B7/BUGLE-B7 Coupled Neutron-Gamma Multigroup Cross-Section Libraries," Fourteenth International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry, Bretton Woods, N.H., May 22-27, 2011.
Z. W. Bell, G. G. Davidson, E. F. D'Azevedo, T. M. Evans, W. Joubert, J. K. Munro, Jr., D. R. Patlolla, and B. Vacaliuc, "Python for Development of OpenMP and CUDA Kernels for Multidimensional Data," presented at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., May 13, 2011.
B. T. Mervin, G. I. Maldonado, S. W. Mosher, and J. C. Wagner, "Uncertainty Analyses for Localized Tallies in Monte Carlo Eigenvalue Calculations," Proc. of the International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2011), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 8-12, 2011.
G. Radulescu, I. C. Gauld, and G. Ilas, "Burnup Credit Isotopic Validation," presented at the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, May 6, 2011, Rockville, Md.
K. C. Bledsoe, J. A. Favorite, and T. Aldemir, "A comparison of the Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolution Strategy and the Levenberg-Marquardt method for solving multidimensional inverse transport problems," Annals of Nuclear Energy 38(4), 897-904, April 2011.
J. O. Johnson, K. C. Bledsoe, and M. L. Williams, Final Report on the Activation Foil Integrated Detector System (AFIDS) Project, ORNL/LTR-2011/63, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., April 2011.
L. A. Boatner, J. S. Neal, Z. W. Bell, J. A. Kolopus, and H. Akkurt, "The Characterization of Scintillator Performance at Elevated Temperatures up to 400 Degrees Centigrade," 2011 MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., April 25-29, 2011.
A. M. Ibrahim, M. Sawan, S. W. Mosher, T. M. Evans, D. E. Peplow, P. P. H. Wilson, and J. C. Wagner, "Global Evaluation of Prompt Dose Rates in ITER Using FW-CADIS," Proc. American Nuclear Society Student Conference, Atlanta, Ga., April 14-17, 2011.
G. Radulescu and J. C. Wagner, " Review of Results for the OECD/NEA Phase VII Benchmark: Study of Spent Fuel Compositions for Long-Term Disposal," Proc. of the International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Albuquerque, N. Mex., April 10-14, 2011.
T. M. Evans, "CASL: Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors, Neutronics and 3D Sn Transport," HPC Users Forum, Houston, Tex., April 6, 2011.
I. Remec and K. B. Bekar, "Shielding Design for the SNS Dual Beamline Serving USANS and NOMAD Instruments," Proc. of the Tenth International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators (AccApp11), Knoxville, Tenn., April 3-7, 2011.
S. R. Greene, J. C. Gehin, D. E. Holcomb, J. J. Carbajo, D. Ilas, A. T. Cisneros, V. K. Varma, W. R. Corwin, D. F. Wilson, G. L. Yoder Jr., A. L. Qualls, F. J. Peretz, G. F. Flanagan, D. A. Clayton, E. C. Bradley, G. L. Bell, J. D. Hunn, P. J. Pappano, and M. S. Cetiner, Pre-Conceptual Design of a Fluoride-Salt-Cooled Small Modular Advanced High Temperature Reactor (SmAHTR), ORNL/TM-2010/199, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., February 2011.
J. C. Wagner, S. W. Mosher, T. M. Evans, D. E. Peplow, J. O. Johnson, and R. E. Grove, "Advanced Radiation Transport Codes and Methods for Efficient Calculation of Nuclear Security Applications," presented at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Ft. Belvoir, Va., February 2011.
J. Bess, K. C. Bledsoe, and B. T. Rearden, "Evaluation of HEU-Beryllium Benchmark Experiments to Improve Computational Analysis of Space Reactors," Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2011 (NETS-2011), Albuquerque, N. Mex., February 7-10, 2011.
D. Ilas, "FHR Neutronic Design," presented at the ORNL Advanced Reactor Concepts Working Group Meeting, February 2, 2011, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., February 2, 2011.
I. C. Gauld, G. Ilas, and G. Radulescu, Uncertainties in Predicted Isotopic Compositions for High Burnup PWR Spent Nuclear Fuel, ORNL/TM-2010/41 (NUREG/CR-7012), prepared for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., January 2011.
D. Wiarda, M. E. Dunn, T. M. Miller, D. E. Peplow, J. M. Risner, and B. W. Patton, Production and Testing of the VITAMIN-B7 Fine-Group and BUGLE-B7 Broad-Group Neutron/Gamma Cross-Section Libraries Derived from ENDF/B-VII.0 Nuclear Data, ORNL/TM-2011/12, prepared for the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2011.
