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TSUNAMI Primer

B. T. Rearden, D. E. Mueller, S. M. Bowman, R. D. Busch, and S. J. Emerson, TSUNAMI Primer: A Primer for Sensitivity/Uncertainty Calculations with SCALE, ORNL/TM-2009/027, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., January 2009.

Journal Articles

B. T. Rearden and D. E. Mueller, "Recent Use of Covariance Data for Criticality Safety Assessment," Nuclear Data Sheets 109, 2739-2744 (2008).

M. L. Williams and B. T. Rearden, "SCALE-6 Sensitivity/Uncertainty Methods and Covariance Data," Nuclear Data Sheets 109, 2796-2800 (2008).

M. L. Williams, "Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis for Eigenvalue-Difference Responses," Nucl. Sci. Eng. 155(1), 18-36 (January 2007).

B. T. Rearden, W. J. Anderson, and G. A. Harms , "Use of Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis in the Design of Reactor Physics and Criticality Benchmark Experiments for Advanced Nuclear Fuel," Nucl. Technol. 151, 133-158 (August 2005).

B. L. Broadhead, B. T. Rearden, C. M. Hopper, J. J. Wagschal, and C. V. Parks, "Sensitivity- and Uncertainty-Based Criticality Safety Validation Techniques," Nucl. Sci. Eng. 146, 340-366 (2004).

B. T. Rearden, "Perturbation Theory Eigenvalue Sensitivity Analysis with Monte Carlo Techniques," Nucl. Sci. Eng. 146, 367-382 (2004).

K. R. Elam and B. T. Rearden, "Use of Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis to Select Benchmark Experiments for the Validation of Computer Codes and Data," Nucl. Sci. Eng. 145, 196-212 (2003).

Technical Reports

D. E. Mueller, B. T. Rearden, and D. F. Hollenbach, Application of the SCALE TSUNAMI Tools for the Validation of Criticality Safety Calculations Involving ²³³U, ORNL/TM-2008/196, Oak Ridge, Tenn., January 2009.

G. Radulescu, D. E. Mueller, and J. C. Wagner, Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of Commercial Reactor Criticals for Burnup Credit, NUREG/CR-6951 (ORNL/TM-2006/87), prepared for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., December 2007.

I. C. Gauld and D. E. Mueller, Evaluation of Cross-Section Sensitivities in Computing Burnup Credit Fission Product Concentrations, ORNL/TM-2005/48, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., August 2005.

S. Goluoglu, K. R. Elam, B. T. Rearden, B. L. Broadhead, and C. M. Hopper, Sensitivity Analysis Applied to the Validation of the 10B Capture Reaction in Nuclear Fuel Casks, NUREG/CR-6845 (ORNL/TM-2004/48), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 2004.

S. Goluoglu and C. M. Hopper, Assessment of Degree of Applicability of Benchmarks for Gadolinium Using KENO V.a and the 238-Group SCALE Cross-section Library, ORNL/TM-2003/106, UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, December 2003.

B. T. Rearden and K. R. Elam, Investigations and Recommendations on the Use of Existing Experiments in Criticality Safety Analysis of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities for Weapons-Grade Plutonium, ORNL/TM-2001/262, UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 2002.

C. V. Parks, B. T. Rearden, M. D. DeHart, B. L. Broadhead, C. M. Hopper, and L. M. Petrie, "Annual Environmental Management Science Program (EMSP) Project Summary. Project Title: Development of Nuclear Analysis Capabilities for DOE Waste Management Activities," ORNL/TM-2000/65, February 2000.

B. L. Broadhead, C. M. Hopper, S. C. Frankle, J. F. Briesmeister, R. C. Little, and J. J. Wagschal, Further Investigations of NIST Water Sphere Discrepancies, ORNL/TM- 2000/173, UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2000.

B. L. Broadhead, C. M. Hopper, R. L. Childs, and C. V. Parks, "Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analyses Applied to Criticality Safety Validation, Volume 1: Methods Development," NUREG/CR-6655, Vol. 1 (ORNL/TM-13692/V1), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, November 1999.

B. L. Broadhead, C. M. Hopper, and C. V. Parks, "Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analyses Applied to Criticality Safety Validation, Volume 2: Illustrative Applications and Initial Guidance," NUREG/CR-6655, Vol. 2 (ORNL/TM-13692/V2), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, November 1999.

B. L. Broadhead and B. T. Rearden, "Exploratory Studies for Three-Dimensional Sensitivity Methods," ORNL/M-6583, August 1998.

Topical Papers

D. E. Mueller and B. T. Rearden, "Sensitivity Coefficient Generation for a Burnup Credit Cask Model using TSUNAMI-3D," presented at the 2005 NCSD Topical Meeting, Knoxville, TN, September 19-22, 2005.

B. T. Rearden, "Improvements in KENO V.a to Support TSUNAMI-3D Sensitivity Calculations," in The Monte Carlo Method: Versatility Unbounded in a Dynamic Computing World, Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 17-21, 2005 .

B. T. Rearden, C. M. Hopper, and K. R. Elam, "TSUNAMI Analysis of the Applicability of Proposed Experiments to Reactor-Grade and Weapons-Grade Mixed Oxide Systems," pp. 125-132 in Proc. of the International Symposium NUCEF2005, Tokai, Japan, February 9-10, 2005.

B. T. Rearden, C. M. Hopper, K. R. Elam, S. Goluoglu, and C. V. Parks, "Applications of the TSUNAMI Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis Methodology,"  pp. 61-66 in  Proc. of The 7th International Conference on Nuclear Criticality Safety (ICNC2003)",  October 20-24, 2003, Tokai-mura, Japan.

M. E. Dunn and B. T. Rearden, "Application of Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis Methods to a Validation Study for Weapons-Grade Mixed-Oxide Fuel," 35666.pdf in Proc. of 2001 ANS Embedded Topical Meeting on Practical Implementation of Nuclear Criticality Safety, November 11-15, 2001, Reno, NV [ANS Order No.: 700284; ISBN: 0-89448-659-4.]

B. T. Rearden, "Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis for Nuclear Criticality Safety Using KENO in the SCALE Code System," in Proceedings of Monte Carlo Radiation Physics, Particle Transport Simulation Applications, Lisbon, Portugal, October 23-26, 2000.

B. T. Rearden, "SAMS: A Sensitivity Analysis Module for Criticality Safety Analysis Using Monte Carlo Techniques," 122.pdf (2102) in Proceedings of the PHYSOR 2000, ANS International Topical Meeting on Advances in Reactor Physics and Mathematics and Computation into the Next Millennium, May 7-12, 2000, Westin William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. [ISBN0-89448-655-1; ANS Order No. 2700281 (May 2000).

B. L. Broadhead, C. M. Hopper, and C. V. Parks, "Proposed Methodology for Establishing Area of Applicability," pp. 787-798 in Proceedings of ICNC'99, Sixth International Conference on Nuclear Criticality Safety, Vol. II, Palais des Congres, Versailles, FRANCE, September 20-24, 1999.

B. L. Broadhead, R. L. Childs, B. T. Rearden, "Computational Methods for Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis in Criticality Safety," pp. 57 - 65 in Proceedings of ICNC'99, Sixth International Conference on Nuclear Criticality Safety, Vol. I, Palais des Congres, Versailles, FRANCE, September 20-24, 1999.

Conference Summaries

C-S. Gila and L.C. Leal, "A Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of k_eff Values on Fast and Thermal Benchmarks with the Covariance Data," to be presented at the International Conference on Reactor Physics, Nuclear Power: A Sustainable Resource, Interlaken, Switzerland, September 14-19, 2008.

B. T. Rearden, "TSUNAMI Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis Capabilities in SCALE 5.1," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 97, 604-605 (2007).

M. L. Williams and S. Goluoglu, "Sensitivity Analysis for Coupled Neutron-Gamma Calculations," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 96, 533–534 (2007).

M. L. Williams, B. L. Broadhead, M. E. Dunn, and B. T. Rearden, “Approximate Techniques for Representing Nuclear Data Uncertainties,” p. 744-752 in Proc. of the Eighth International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications and Utilization of Accelerators (ACCAPP '07), July 30–August 2, 2007, Pocatello, Idaho.

B. T. Rearden, “Criticality Code Validation Exercises with TSUNAMI,” Proc. 8th International Conference on Nuclear Criticality Safety, p. 84-88, St. Petersburg, Russia, May 28-June 1, 2007.

B. T. Rearden and M. L. Williams, "Eigenvalue Contributon Estimator for Sensitivity Calculations with TSUNAMI-3D," Proc. Eighth International Conference on Nuclear Criticality Safety, p. 408-412, St. Petersburg, Russia, May 28-June 1, 2007.

B. T. Rearden and J. E. Horwedel, "Automatic Differentiation with Code Coupling and Applications to SCALE Modules," mcsna01317full.pdf in Proc. Joint International Topical Meeting on Mathematics & Computation and Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications (M&C + SNA2007), April 15–19, 2007, Monterey, California, on CD-ROM, American Nuclear Society, LaGrange Park, Illinois (2007).

B. T. Rearden and M. L. Williams, "Overview of the SCALE TSUNAMI Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis Tools," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 96, 535-537 (2007).

D. E. Mueller and J. C. Wagner, "Application of Sensitivity/Uncertainty Methods to Burnup Credit Validation," Proc. of International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Meeting “Advances in Applications of Burnup Credit to Enhance Spent Fuel Transportation, Storage, Reprocessing and Disposition,” August 29–September 2, 2005, London, United Kingdom. IAEA-TECDOC-CD-1547, Session 2.2, pg. 183–195 (May 2007).

M. L. Williams, J. C. Gehin, and K. T. Clarno, “Sensitivity Analysis of Reactivity Responses Using One-Dimensional Discrete Ordinates and Three-Dimensional Monte Carlo Methods,” C135.pdf in Proc. of PHYSOR–2006, American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics: Advances in Nuclear Analysis and Simulation, September 10–14, 2006, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

B. L. Broadhead, C. M. Hopper, and J. J. Wagschal, “Sensitivity of Adjusted Responses to Parameter and Response Uncertainties,” B033.pdf in Proc. of PHYSOR–2006, American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics: Advances in Nuclear Analysis and Simulation, September 10–14, 2006, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Bradley T. Rearden, “A Criticality Code Validation Exercise for a LEU Lattice,” Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 95, 381-386 (2006).

B. T. Rearden and J. E. Horwedel, “Automatic Differentiation to Couple SCALE Modules Using GRESS 90--Part II: Application,” Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 95, 702-705 (2006).

James E. Horwedel, "Automatic Differentiation to Couple SCALE Modules Using GRESS 90--Part I: Methodology," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 95, 699-701 (2006).

B. T. Rearden, M. L. Williams and J. E. Horwedel, "Advances in the TSUNAMI Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis Codes Beyond SCALE 5," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 92, 760-762 (2005).

D. E. Mueller and G. A. Harms, "Using the SCALE 5 TSUNAMI-3D Sequence in Critical Experiment Design," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 93, 263-266 (2005).

S. Goluoglu, K. R. Elam, B. T. Rearden, B. L. Broadhead, C. M. Hopper, and C.V. Parks, "Validation of the ¹⁰B Capture Reaction in Nuclear Fuel Casks with Sensitivity Analysis,"  in  Proc. of American Nuclear Society: International ANS/ENS 2003 Winter Meeting with cooperation from Nuclear Energy Institute on "Nuclear Technology: Achieving Global Economic Growth While Safeguarding the Environment,"  November 16-20, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana. Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 89, 134-135 (2003).

S. Goluoglu, C. M. Hopper, and B. T. Rearden, "Extended Interpretation of Sensitivity Data for Benchmark Areas of Applicability,"  in  Proc. of ANS 2003 Annual Meeting "The Nuclear Technology Expansion: Unlimited Opportunities",  June l-5, 2003, San Diego, CA. Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 88, 77-79 (June 2003).

B. T. Rearden and D. E. Peplow, "Comparison of Sensitivity Analysis Techniques in Monte Carlo Codes for Multi- Region Criticality Calculations," in Proc. of American Nuclear Society 2001 Winter Meeting, "Nuclear Research and Development," November 11-15, 2001, Reno, NV. Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 85, 163-165 (2001).

B. L. Broadhead, C. M. Hopper, and C. V. Parks, "Application of Covariance Data to Criticality Safety Data Validation," Proc. of Nuclear Data Covariance Workshop, Brookhaven National Laboratory, April 22-23, 1999, pp. 95-107, ORNL/TM-2000/19, April 2000.

C. M. Hopper and B. L. Broadhead, "The Applicable Ranges of Bounding Curves & Data Task of the DOE Nuclear Criticality Safety Program, Status Review & Future Work Areas," DOE Nuclear Criticality Technology & Safety Workshop, March 29, 2000, Albuquerque, NM.

C. M. Hopper, "Overview of Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis Methods for Establishing Areas of Applicability and Subcritical Margins," Proc. of ANS/ENS 2000 International Winter Meeting and Embedded Topical Meetings, November 12-16, 2000, Washington, D.C. Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 83, 100-103, 2000.

B. L. Broadhead and B. T. Rearden, "Foundations for Sensitivity Based Criticality Validation Techniques," Proc. of ANS/ENS 2000 International Winter Meeting and Embedded Topical Meetings, November 12-16, 2000, Washington, D.C. Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 83, 93-95, 2000.

B. L. Broadhead, "Uncertainty Analysis Methods for S/U Criticality Validation Techniques," Proc. of ANS/ENS 2000 International Winter Meeting and Embedded Topical Meetings, November 12-16, 2000, Washington, D.C. Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 83, 95-98, 2000.

B. T. Rearden and R. L. Childs, "Prototypical Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis Codes for Criticality Safety with the SCALE Code System," ANS/ENS 2000 International Winter Meeting and Embedded Topical Meetings, November 12-16, 2000, Washington, D.C. Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 83, 98-100, 2000.

B. L. Broadhead, R. L. Childs, and C. M. Hopper, "Illustrative Examples of Least-Squares Methods for Criticality Safety," Proc. of ANS/ENS 2000 International Winter Meeting and Embedded Topical Meetings, November 12-16, 2000, Washington, D.C. Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 83, 100-103, 2000.

B. T. Rearden, C. M. Hopper, K. R. Elam, B. L. Broadhead, and P. B. Fox, "Prototypic Applications of Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis for Experiment Needs," Proc. of ANS/ENS 2000 International Winter Meeting and Embedded Topical Meetings, November 12-16, 2000, Washington, D.C. Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 83, 103-107, 2000.

B. L. Broadhead, C. M. Hopper, K. R. Elam, B. T. Rearden, and R. L. Childs, "Criticality Safety Applications of S/U Validation Methods," Proc. of ANS/ENS 2000 International Winter Meeting and Embedded Topical Meetings, November 12-16, 2000, Washington, D.C. Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 83, 107-113, 2000.

B. L. Broadhead, C. M. Hopper, and C. V. Parks, "Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis Applied to Range of Applicability Determination," in Proc. of American Nuclear Society 1999 Winter Meeting, Long Beach, California, November 14-18, 1999. Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc., 81, 172-174

B. L. Broadhead, "Application of Generalized Linear Least-Squares Methodology to Criticality Safety Computations," ANS 1997 Winter Meeting and Embedded Topical Mtgs., Albuquerque, NM, November 16-20, 1997.

Posters

C. V. Parks, M. D. DeHart, B. L. Broadhead, C. M. Hopper, and L. M. Petrie, "Development of Nuclear Analysis Capabilities for DOE Waste Management Activities," Environmental Management Science Program Workshop, Chicago, Illinois, July 27-30, 1998, CONF-980736, July 1998.

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