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Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page iii
Meeting Officials, National Program Committee
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Contents
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Cross-Reference of Divisions with Tracks
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Author Index
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ANS Plenary Session: "A Golden Anniversary - A Golden Opportunity"
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Track 1: "A Golden Anniversary - A Golden Opportunity"
ANS President's Special Session: "Realism in Evaluating Nuclear Hazards"
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Track 1: "A Golden Anniversary - A Golden Opportunity"
Licensing and Safety Aspects of Advanced Nuclear Systems - I
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Licensing of New Light Water Reactors
James E. Lyons (NRC)
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
NRC's Advanced Reactor Research Program
John Flack (NRC)
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Principles and Benefits of Passive Safety Design Strategies
David C. Wade (ANL)
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Safety Aspects of the Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor (GFR)
Kevan D. Weaver (INEEL), Thomas Y. C. Wei (ANL), Debu Majumdar (DOE)
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Safety and Licensing Aspects of Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors
Jordi Roglans-Ribas, J. E. Cahalan (ANL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 14-15
Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Standard Design Certification with Prototype Testing
Neil W. Brown (LLNL)
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Licensing and Safety Aspects of Advanced Nuclear Systems - II-Papers/Panel
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Safety and Licensing Aspects of the SuperCritical Water Reactor (SCWR)
Jacopo Buongiorno (INEEL)
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Safety and Licensing Aspects of the LFR/SSTAR
James J. Sienicki (ANL)
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Safety and Licensing Aspects of the Molten Salt Reactor
Charles Forsberg (ORNL)
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Compressed Gas Emergency Power Supply for GFR Service
M. J. Driscoll, P. Hejzlar, M. J. Delaney, W. C. Williams, C. Matos (MIT)
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Panel Discussion
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
TMI-2: Twenty-Five Years After the Accident - What Are the Lessons We Need to Remember-Panel
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Reactor Physics Advances for Design of Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
VHTR Double-Heterogeneous and Homogenous Lattice Model Burnup Characteristics Comparison
Gray S. Chang (INEEL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 37-39
Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Preliminary Assessment of Possibilities for Improving the Performance of SCWR Using Hydride Fuel
Z. Shayer, E. Greenspan (Univ of California)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 40-42
Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Spectrum-Dependent Transmutation Efficiency in Molten Salt Reactors
E. Rodriguez-Vieitez, M. Fratoni, E. Greenspan (Univ of California, Berkeley)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 43-45
Track 2: Concepts and Visions
A Generation IV Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Concept and Its R&D Program
M. Ichimiya, Y. Sagayama (JNC)
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Neutronic Designs for a Lead Cooled, Small Modular Reactor Fueled with TRU
M. A. Smith, W. S. Yang, T. A. Taiwo (ANL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 48-49
Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Use of Minimally Processed Fast Reactor Fuel in Light Water Reactors
P. Yarksy, M. J. Driscoll, P. Hejzlar (MIT)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 50-51
Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Development of Advanced Multi-Dimensional Coupled-Code Computational Capability for Design and Safety Analysis of NGNP
T. Downar, D. Lee (Purdue Univ), K. Ivanov, B. Tyobeka, R. Mphahlele (Penn State)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 52-53
Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Research by U.S. Department of Energy-Sponsored Students
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
A Combined Tissue Kinetics and Dosimetric Model of an Airway
N. G. Ostrovskaya, J. R. Ford (Texas A&M)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 57-58
Track 2: Concepts and Visions
A Model Based Probabilistic Scheme for Flux/Power Shape Construction from Monitored Data
Mihaela Biro, Tunc Aldemir (Ohio State)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 59-61
Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Boron Concentration Fields Around a Vapor Bubble During Sub-Cooled Boiling in Boric Acid Solution
Qinyang Rao, Barclay G. Jones (Univ of Illinois)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 62-63
Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Feature Extraction from Lamb Wave Signals for Structural Flaw Classification
B. Lu, B. R. Upadhyaya, J. W. Hines (Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 64-65
Track 2: Concepts and Visions
An Experimental Investigation of Hypervapotron Effect in Subcooled Boiling
Peipei Chen, Barclay G. Jones (Univ of Illinois)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 66-67
Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Novel X-Ray Imaging Opportunities for the RPI Linear Accelerator's Tunable, Quasi-Monochromatic X-Ray Source
B. Sones, Y. Danon, R. Block (RPI)
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems: Policy Issues-Panel
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Track 2: Concepts and Visions
Spent Fuel Processing, Partitioning, and Transmutation
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Track 3: Knowing and Improving Resource Quality
Actinide Partitioning and Transmutation in Light-Water Reactors (LWRs)
Emory D. Collins, John-Paul Renier (ORNL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 77-78
Track 3: Knowing and Improving Resource Quality
Processing of Spent TRISO-Coated GEN IV Reactor Fuels
Barry B. Spencer, Guillermo D. Del Cul, Emory D. Collins (ORNL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 79-80
Track 3: Knowing and Improving Resource Quality
Advanced Spent Fuel Processing Based on Fluorination and Volatility of Fluoride Species: The "Trufluor" Concept
Lee D. Trowbridge, Guillermo D. Del Cul, Barry B. Spencer, Emory D. Collins (ORNL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 81
Track 3: Knowing and Improving Resource Quality
Advanced Head-End Processing of Spent Fuel
Guillermo D. Del Cul, Barry B. Spencer, Emory D. Collins (ORNL), Kenneth R. Bateman, Karen L. Howden, Brian R. Westphal (ANL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 82-83
Track 3: Knowing and Improving Resource Quality
Initial Testing of the DEOX Process at ANL-W
B. R. Westphal, K. J. Bateman, R. P. Lind, K. L. Howden (ANL), G. D. Del Cul, B. B. Spencer, E. D. Collins (ORNL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 84-85
Track 3: Knowing and Improving Resource Quality
Denatured Thorium in Fast Reactors Employing a Closed Fuel Cycle
Jeffrey C. Davis, John C. Lee, Ronald F. Fleming (Univ of Michigan)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 86-87
Track 3: Knowing and Improving Resource Quality
Estimation of Worldwide Minor Actinide Inventory Using Nuclear Fuel Cycle Simulation System (VISTA)
M. Ceyhan (IAEA)
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Track 3: Knowing and Improving Resource Quality
Fuels and Materials Performance
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Track 3: Knowing and Improving Resource Quality
Mechanistic Understanding of Primary Water Stress Corrosion Cracking of Alloy 600 in PWR Water
Ji Hyun Kim, Il Soon Hwang (Seoul National Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 93-94
Track 3: Knowing and Improving Resource Quality
Development of Intraspecimen Method for the Application to Life Prediction
Hoi Su Choi, Ji Hyun Kim, Il Soon Hwang (Seoul National Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 95-96
Track 3: Knowing and Improving Resource Quality
Assessment of the DUPIC Fuel Performance for the In-Core Fuel Management Strategy
Hangbok Choi, Ho Jin Ryu (KAERI)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 97-98
Track 3: Knowing and Improving Resource Quality
Investigation of Trace Hydrogen Uptake in Lithium-Ion Battery Using Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis
S. K. Aghara, S. Venkatraman, A. Manthiram (Univ of Texas-Austin)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 99-101
Track 3: Knowing and Improving Resource Quality
Reactor Pressure Boundary Penetration Degradation-Panel
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Track 3: Knowing and Improving Resource Quality
Hot Topics and Emergent Issues - Containment Sump Clogging-Panel
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Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Data, Analysis, and Operations for Nuclear Criticality Safety - I
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Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
A Declaration of Independence - What Is It Worth?
Dennis Mennerdahl (E M Systems)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 109-110
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Questions Raised by Application of Standards for Criticality Accident Alarm System - Proposal of a "Most Credible Accident of Concern" Concept for Aqueous Media
Francis Barbry (CEA)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 111-114
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Studies Contributing to Fission Number Estimates for Criticality Accidents in Solutions
Francis Barbry, Patrick Fouillaud, Pascal Grivot, Ludovic Reverdy (CEA)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 115-117
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Development of Criticality Safety Evaluations for Deactivation and Decommissioning Activities
R. D. Harris (Safe Sites of Colorado), C. A. Cise (Frankie Friend & Assoc)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 118-119
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Evolution of Criticality Safety Training at Westinghouse, UKFB Springfields
Deborah Hill (BNFL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 120-121
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Criticality Safety Training for Deactivation and Decommissioning Personnel
R. D. Harris (Safe Sites of Colorado), C. A. Cise (Frankie Friend & Assoc)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 122-123
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Processing of Nuclear Ship Savannah Fuel
D. A. Reed, D. E. Mueller (ORNL), R. G. Taylor (Navarro Research and Engineering)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 124-125
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Data, Analysis, and Operations for Nuclear Criticality Safety - II
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Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Criticality of a Neptunium-237 Sphere Surrounded with Highly Enriched Uranium Shells and an Iron Reflector
Rene Sanchez, David Loaiza, David Hayes, Robert Kimpland (LANL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 129-130
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Criticality Safety of Uranium Metal of Various Shapes and Sizes
J. J. Lichtenwalter (Y-12 NSC), A. W. Krass (ORNL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 131-135
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Parametric Study of LEU Particles in Water or a UO₂/Water Moderator
D. G. Erickson, H. Toffer (Fluor Federal Services)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 136-137
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
An Automated Approach for Dry Fuel Transportation Criticality Qualification
Timothy M. Lloyd, James E. Hopf, Steven E. Sisley (BNFL Fuel Solutions)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 138-139
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Criticality of a Neutron Absorbing Gd-Alloy to Be Used in the Storage and Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel
David Loaiza, Rene Sanchez (LANL), Gregg Wachs, William Hurt, Ronald Mizia (INEEL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 140-141
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Reactive Moderator and Reflector Materials in a Finite Plutonium System
Sandra L. Larson, Ron J. Green (SAIC, Oak Ridge)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 142-143
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Use of Burnup Credit as a Safety Factor in Handling of Spent Fuel at SRS
Davoud A. Eghbali (Westinghouse SMS)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 144-145
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Thermal Hydraulics of the Next Generation of Nuclear Reactors
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Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Addition of Diffusion Model to MELCOR and Comparison with Data
B. J. Merrill, R. L. Moore, C. H. Oh (INEEL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 149-150
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Experimental Investigation of Mixed Convection in Large Passive Containment Volumes
Fenglei Niu, Haihua Zhao, Per F. Peterson (Univ of California, Berkeley)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 151
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Advanced Computational Thermal Studies and Their Assessment for Supercritical Reactors
D. M. McEligot (INEEL), J. Y. Yoo, J. S. Lee (SNU), L. E. Hochreiter (Penn State), J. D. Jackson (Univ of Manchester), S. O. Park (KAIST), R. H. Pletcher (Iowa State), P. Vukoslavcevic, J. M. Wallace (Univ of Maryland)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 152-153
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Key Thermal-Hydraulic Issues Associated with Gen IV Supercritical Water Reactor Development
Mark Anderson, Rachna Jain, Jeremy Licht, Guillame Mignot, Kyoungwoo Seo, Michael Corradini (Univ of Wisconsin-Madison)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 154-155
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Scaling of HELIOS Loop for Natural Circulation of Pb-Bi
Il S. Lee, Seung H. Jeong, Kune Y. Suh (Seoul National Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 156-157
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Convective Heat Transfer to Gas Mixtures for GFR Applications
Donald M. McEligot (INEEL), Maynard F. Taylor [(Deceased) Univ of Arizona]
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 158-159
Track 4: Establishing Design Criteria and Bases
Other (Nonnuclear) Proliferation Regimes-Panel
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 163
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
Safety Culture
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 165
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
What, If Anything, Do Nuclear Professionals "Profess" To?
Joseph P. Carson (DOE)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 167-168
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
Lessons to be Learned from Recent Events/Incidents
William R. Corcoran (NSRC)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 169-170
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
Upholding Professional Ethics in the Operation of Nuclear Facilities
Mano K. Nazar (American Electric Power)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 171-173
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
Professional Ethics and the ANS - A Summary of the Work of the ANS Special Committee on Ethics 2001-2004
V. O. Uotinen (Consultant)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 174-175
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
A Government Regulator's Perspective on Upholding Professional Ethics
H. D. Felsher (NRC)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 176
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
Risk Communications
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 177
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
The NRC's External Risk Communication Guidelines
Shana R. Browde, Autumn Szabo, J. J. Persensky (NRC)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 179-181
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
Overview of Effective Risk Communication Principles and Practices for Application at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Leila K. Peterson (WPI)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 182-183
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
Internal Risk Communication Solutions at the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Autumn J. Szabo (NRC)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 184-185
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
Safety Hazard Experience in Design and Construction of Nonreactor Nuclear Facilities
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 187
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
Safety Hazard Experience in Design and Construction of Non-Reactor Facilities
John D. Stevenson (J. D. Stevenson, Consulting Engineer)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 189-190
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
Safety Integration of Fire Protection and Earthquake Resistance for Building Ventilation for the Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility
Herb Massie, Bill Shields, Roger Zavadoski (DNFSB)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 191-192
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
Design of Structures, Systems, and Components for External Hazards DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex
Paul C. Rizzo, Nish Vaidya (Paul C. Rizzo Assoc)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 193
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
Integrated Safety Management Principles in Construction of the Tritium Extraction Facility
Michael O. Hickman, Clay H. Ramsey, Robert P. Goehle (DOE)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 194-195
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
Testing the PCSA Tool for a Pre-Closure Safety Analysis of a Potential Yucca Mountain Repository
Anthony C. Ebaugh, David M. Dancer, Tae M. Ahn (NRC)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 196-197
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
Early Site Permitting-Panel
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 198
Track 5: Regulation: Culture and Methods
Demonstration of Sensitivity and Uncertainty
Analysis Tools and Methodology (TSUNAMI) Within SCALE5 - Part I-Tutorial
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 201
Track 6: Continuous Production and Safety Improvements
Demonstration of Sensitivity and Uncertainty
Analysis Tools and Methodology (TSUNAMI) Within SCALE5 - Part II-Tutorial
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 202
Track 6: Continuous Production and Safety Improvements
Monitoring and Control of Next Generation Reactor Systems
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 203
Track 6: Continuous Production and Safety Improvements
Data Reconciliation and Gross Error Detection for IRIS Helical Coil Steam Generators
K. Zhao, B. R. Upadhyaya (Univ of Tennessee), R. T. Wood (ORNL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 205-206
Track 6: Continuous Production and Safety Improvements
Characteristics of Acoustic Emission from Check Valve Leaks at Nuclear Power Plants
Joon-Hyun Lee, Min-Rae Lee (Pusan National Univ), Jung-Taek Kim (KAERI)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 207-209
Track 6: Continuous Production and Safety Improvements
A Validation Methodology for Computerized Procedure System Based on Multi-Level Flow Modeling
Wei Qin, Poong Hyun Seong (KAIST)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 210
Track 6: Continuous Production and Safety Improvements
Displacement Monitoring of the Thinned U-Section Using Fiber-Optic Techniques
Jung T. Kim, Won M. Park, Cheol K. Lee, Sub Hur (KAERI), J. Weiss, V. Luk (SNL), S. J. Lee (Chung-Nam National Univ), I. S. Hwang (Seoul National Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 211-212
Track 6: Continuous Production and Safety Improvements
HW/SW Interaction Testing for Digitalized Nuclear I&C System
Ahyoung Sung, Byoungju Choi (Ewha Univ), Jangsoo Lee (KAERI)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 213-214
Track 6: Continuous Production and Safety Improvements
Current Issues in LWR Nuclear Fuel Performance and Reliability-Panel
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 215
Track 6: Continuous Production and Safety Improvements
Nuclear Installations Safety: General
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 217
Track 6: Continuous Production and Safety Improvements
Implementation of Methodology for Final Hazard Categorization of a DOE Nuclear Facility (U)
Kevin R. O'Kula (Washington Safety Management Solutions), Jerry Hansen (Westinghouse SRC)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 219-221
Track 6: Continuous Production and Safety Improvements
Trial Application of a Peer Review Process for ASME PRA Standard
David J. Finnicum, Barry D. Sloane (Westinghouse), Michelle Carr (SCE)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 222-223
Track 6: Continuous Production and Safety Improvements
Compact Components for Cost-Effective Retrofitting
Winfried Reinsch (DYNAC Systems), Konstantin I. Soplenkov (VNIIAES)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 224-226
Track 6: Continuous Production and Safety Improvements
Hanford RPP-WTP Evaporator System Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
Stanley H. Levinson, Stephen M. Mazurkiewicz, Dennis G. Newton (Framatome ANP)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 227-228
Track 6: Continuous Production and Safety Improvements
A Modified Technique for Crack Formation on Steam Generator Tubing
Tae Hyun Lee, Young Jin Oh, Il Soon Hwang (Seoul National Univ), Han Sub Chung (KEPRI), Jang Yul Park (ANL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 229-230
Track 6: Continuous Production and Safety Improvements
Development of Integrated Monitoring System for FAC Monitoring
Na Young Lee, Seung Gi Lee, Il Soon Hwang (Seoul National Univ), Jung Taek Kim (KAERI), Vincent K. Luk (SNL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 231-232
Track 6: Continuous Production and Safety Improvements
Clearance of Solid Materials: Federal and Industry Update-Panel
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 235
Track 7: Environment, External Impacts, and Risk
Environmental Aspects of Nuclear Waste
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 237
Track 7: Environment, External Impacts, and Risk
Risk-Based Performance Index for Nuclear Waste Transmutation System Optimization
Jun Li, Man-Sung Yim, David McNelis (North Carolina State Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 239-240
Track 7: Environment, External Impacts, and Risk
Removal of Strontium from Aqueous Solutions Using Fuller's Earth Beads
Veera R. Gutti, Shameem Hasan, Tushar K. Ghosh (Univ of Missouri-Columbia)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 241-243
Track 7: Environment, External Impacts, and Risk
Automatic Real-Time Model Calibration Tool for Groundwater Contaminant Transport
Juyoul Kim (Univ of California, Los Angeles), Thomas C. Harmon (Univ of California, Merced)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 244-245
Track 7: Environment, External Impacts, and Risk
Environmental Sciences: General
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 247
Track 7: Environment, External Impacts, and Risk
Monte Carlo Uncertainty Analysis of a Transmuting Fuel Cycle
Joshua G. Barratt, Erich A. Schneider (LANL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 249-250
Track 7: Environment, External Impacts, and Risk
Adsorption on Aerosol Particles with Heterogeneous Surfaces
L. J. Willett, S. K. Loyalka (Univ of Missouri-Columbia)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 251-253
Track 7: Environment, External Impacts, and Risk
Comparison of the Predicted Efficiency Curves of a Real Impactor Obtained Using CFX-4.4 and CFX-5.6 Computer Programs
Sridhar Hari, Y. A. Hassan, A. R. McFarland (Texas A&M)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 254-256
Track 7: Environment, External Impacts, and Risk
Evacuation Time Estimate Analysis for the Fermi 2 Emergency Planning Zone
Rebecca L. Steinman, Greg M. Hostetter (Advent Engineering Services)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 257-258
Track 7: Environment, External Impacts, and Risk
The Use of Nuclear Energy for Desalination-Panel
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 259
Track 7: Environment, External Impacts, and Risk
Integrated Risk-Informed Decision Making-Paper/Panel
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 261
Track 7: Environment, External Impacts, and Risk
Day-to-Day PRA Use at a Nuclear Power Plant
John F. Helfenberger (Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 263
Track 7: Environment, External Impacts, and Risk
Panel Discussion
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 264
Track 7: Environment, External Impacts, and Risk
Regulatory Interfaces-Panel
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 265
Track 7: Environment, External Impacts, and Risk
Nontraditional Applications of Transport Methods - I
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 269
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Whence the Transport Equation?
Noel Corngold (California Inst of Tech)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 271-272
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Computer Algebra and Transport Theory
J. S. Warsa (LANL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 273-275
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Neutron Transport Theory Applied to Optical Oceanography
N. J. McCormick (Univ of Washington)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 276-277
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Analytical Solution to Discrete Ordinate Time Dependent Transport Problems
Sandra Dulla, Piero Ravetto (Politecnico di Torino)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 278-280
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
A Regularized Boltzmann Collision Operator for Highly Forward Peaked Scattering
Anil K. Prinja (Univ of New Mexico), Brian C. Franke (SNL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 281-283
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Performance of PENTRAN Using a Heterogeneous Cluster for Selected Medical Physics Problems
Glenn E. Sjoden (Univ of Florida)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 284-286
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Nontraditional Applications of Transport Methods - II
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 287
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Electron/Photon Transport - A Key to Radiation Physics? A Review
John C. Garth (Retired)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 289-291
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Transport (Kinetic) Equations in Vehicular Traffic Flow
Paul Nelson (Texas A&M)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 292-294
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Radiative Transfer Theory in Dense Plant Canopies: A Neural Network Application to Coffee Cherry Ripeness Estimation
Roberto Furfaro (Univ of Arizona)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 295-298
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Monte Carlo Simulation of Nuclear Well Logging Devices on a 150-Node PC Cluster
Pingjun Guo (Baker Hughes)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 299-300
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Aerosol Dynamics II - Role of Component Density Difference in Brownian Agglomeration
D. Rangaraj, S. K. Loyalka (Univ of Missouri-Columbia)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 301-302
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Deterministic Modeling of Radiation Exchange Within and Between 3-D Cloud Structures
Cassiano R. E. de Oliveira (Georgia Tech), Joanna Haigh (Imperial College London)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 303-304
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
University Reactor Research and Applications
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 305
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Neutronics Design of a Supercritical Water Neutron Radiolysis Loop
Eric Edwards, Paul Wilson, Mark Anderson (Univ of Wisconsin-Madison), Dave Bartels (Notre Dame Radiation Lab)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 307-308
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Neutron Imaging of Two-Phase Transport in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell
N. Pekula, M. M. Mench, K. Heller, K. Ünlü, J. Brenizer (Penn State)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 309-310
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Development of Time-of-Flight Neutron Depth Profiling at The Pennsylvania State University
S. M. Cetiner, K. Ünlü (Penn State), R. G. Downing (R.G.D. Research)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 311-312
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Instrumentation and Flux Upgrade for the Epithermal Neutron Beam Facility at Washington State University
D. W. Nigg, J. R. Venhuizen, C. A. Wemple (INEEL), G. E. Tripard, S. Sharp, K. Fox (Washington State Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 313-315
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Development of a Protocol for Analyzing PM_2.5 Filters by INAA Method
Andrew M. Casella, Joseph Kyger, Tushar K. Ghosh, J. David Robertson (Univ of Missouri-Columbia)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 316-319
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Uses of NAA: Gold Concentrations in Dated Tree Rings
D. K. Hauck, K. Ünlü (Penn State), P. I. Kuniholm, J. J. Chiment (Cornell Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 320-321
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
A Web-Based System for Access to Real-Time and Archival Research Reactor Data
John R. White, Areeya Jirapongmed, Leo M. Bobek (Univ of Massachusetts Lowell)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 322-324
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Accelerator Applications: General
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 325
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Overview of Accelerators for Clinical Fast Neutron Therapy
Arlene J. Lennox (Fermilab Neutron Therapy Facility)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 327
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Field Assessment in BNCT Using a Structure-Segmented Head Phantom
Chenguang Li, Thomas E. Blue, Nilendu Gupta (Ohio State)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 328-329
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
MCNPX on Heterogeneous Clusters Using PVM and MPI
Daniel Lowe, William Culbreth, Trevor Wilcox (UNLV)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 330-332
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Overview of the AFCI Reactor-Accelerator Coupling Experiments (RACE) Project
Denis E. Beller (Idaho Accelerator Center)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 333-334
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Photo-Neutron Production for Accelerator-Driven Subcritical Systems
Suresh B. Sadineni, William G. Culbreth (UNLV), Frank Harmon (Idaho Accelerator Center)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 335-337
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Electron Accelerator Target Design Optimization for Waste Transmutation
Yaxi Liu, Man-Sung Yim, David McNelis (North Carolina State Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 338-339
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Radiation Measurements and Predictions for the First-Phase SNS-Linac Commissioning and Conditioning
F. X. Gallmeier, I. I. Popova, D. C. Gregory, P. Gonzalez (ORNL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 340-341
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Benchmarking Photo-Neutron Predictions from MCNPX
Suresh B. Sadineni, William G. Culbreth (UNLV), Frank Harmon (Idaho Accelerator Center)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 342-343
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Radiation Detector Physics and Applications
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 345
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
High Energy Resolution Fast-Neutron Spectrometers
Ionel D. Hau, Thomas Niedermayr (LLNL), Zane W. Bell, Vincent E. Lamberti (Y-12 NSC), Arnold Burger, Utpal Roy (Fisk Univ), Stephan Friedrich (LLNL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 347
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Study of the Radiation Resistance of Silicon Carbide Radiation Detectors
F. H. Ruddy, A. R. Dulloo, J. G. Seidel (Westinghouse)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 348-349
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Analysis of Efficiency of Large Area Neutron Detector Arrays
Alexander Barzilov, Paul Sokol (Penn State)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 350-351
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Simulation of a High Speed Counting System for SiC Neutron Sensors
Mehdi Reisi Fard, Thomas E. Blue, Don W. Miller (Ohio State), F. H. Ruddy, A. R. Dulloo, J. G. Seidel (Westinghouse)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 352-353
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Polonium Distribution Analysis by Alpha-Ray Spectrum Unfolding Method
Toru Obara, Terumitsu Mirua, Hiroshi Sekimoto (Tokyo Inst of Technol)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 354-355
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Neutron Measurements for Improved Soft Error Discrimination in Computer Systems
Aleksey Urmanov, Kenny Gross, Anton Bougaev (Sun Microsystems)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 356-357
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
X-Ray Autoradiography Measurements to Detect Tampered Fresh Light Water Reactor Fuel Assemblies
Frank H. Ruddy (Westinghouse), Hassan J. Ahmed (Westinghouse Nuclear Fuels), Jonathan B. Sanborn (U.S. Dept. of State)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 358-359
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Hot Topics and Emerging Issues-Panel
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 360
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Isotopes and Radiation: General
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 361
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Generation and Characterization of Krypton and Argon Excimers from a Microwave Fluorescence Lamp
Michael Peck, Vanessa Velez, Tushar K. Ghosh, Mark A. Prelas (Univ of Missouri-Columbia)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 363-364
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Conceptual Design of Nuclear Battery Using Semiconductor
Won Jun Chang, Soon Heung Chang (KAIST)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 365-366
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Sensitivity of the Fixed Point Formulation to Density for Large Sample PGNAA
Hatice Akkurt, James Paul Holloway (Univ of Michigan)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 367-369
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Sensitivity of the Fixed Point Iteration to Neutron Source Spectrum for Large Sample PGNAA
Hatice Akkurt, James Paul Holloway (Univ of Michigan)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 370-372
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
An Improved High Pressure Xenon Ambient Temperature Gamma-Ray Spectrometer
R. A. Sigg (Westinghouse SRS)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 373-374
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
New Opportunities for Cost Savings at Nuclear Power Plants-Papers/Panel
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 375
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Mockup Testing for Spent Fuel Storage Canister Accelerating Vacuum Drying
P. J. Babel, L. Harvey, M. L. Murphy, A. T. Vieira (Bechtel Pwr)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 377-378
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Economic Viability of Nuclear Power Co-Generation with Hydrogen
Mark Anderson, Michael Corradini (Univ of Wisconsin-Madison), Rosa M. Bilbao y León (Dominion Generation)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 379-380
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Near-Surface Alloying of Neutron Absorbing Elements into Zirconium-Alloy Fuel Clad Material
K. Sridharan (Univ of Wisconsin-Madison), T. J. Renk (SNL), S. P. Harrington (Univ of Wisconsin-Madison), E. J. Lahoda, R. J. Comstock (Westinghouse Science and Technology), M. L. Corradini (Univ of Wisconsin-Madison)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 381-382
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Panel Discussion
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 383-384
Track 8: Applications: Research, Basic Science Concepts, and Development
Good Practices in Outcomes Assessment Under EC2000 and TC2K
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 387
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Performance Based Assessment of Nuclear Programs in Academia and Industry
Mathew M. Panicker (OPPD)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 389-390
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
College Credit for Utility Accredited Programs - Coming Full Circle
Jo-Ann Rolle (Excelsior Coll)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 391-392
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Observations Regarding Implementation of a Training Accreditation Process in the Nuclear Electric Power Industry
Joseph D. Kowalski (Silver Fox Synergies)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 393-395
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Evaluation Methodology for Assessing Program Outcomes
Edward P. Naessens, Jr., Brian E. Moretti (U.S. Military Academy)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 396-397
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Nuclear Power Plant Training Program Accreditation - Reflections on the Past Twenty Years
Kent W. Hamlin (INPO)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 398
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Outcome Assessment - Knowing When You Hit the Mark
Richard P. Coe (Richard Stockton Coll)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 399-400
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Human Factors: General
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 401
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Updated NRC Research Plan for Digital System Safety in Nuclear Power Plants and Other Facilities
Steven A. Arndt (NRC)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 403-404
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Behavior-Based Corrective Actions for Results
Tyrone S. Tonkinson (Simple Approach)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 405-406
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Nuclear Power Plant Control Room Modernization Guidance
Joseph Naser, Lewis Hanes (EPRI), John O'Hara (BNL), Robert Fink, Douglas Hill (MPR), Glenn Morris (DOE)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 407-408
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
An Application of the Dynamic Neural Network to Accident Diagnosis Systems for Nuclear Power Plants
Seung Jun Lee, Poong Hyun Seong (KAIST)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 409-410
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Application of an Adaptive Neurofuzzy System in Transient Detection
X. Wang, L. H. Tsoukalas (Purdue Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 411-412
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
A Practical Tool for Modeling Dependency Among Pre-Accident Human Errors
Raymond H. Gallucci (NRC)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 413-416
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Education and Training: General
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 417
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
University-Industry Training - An Industry Perspective
Duncan Robinson, Larry Mayhue, Elliott Jackson (Westinghouse)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 419
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Subcritical Reactor Experiments at the University of Cincinnati
Ned Xoubi, Shoaib Usman, G. Ivan Maldonado (Univ of Cincinnati)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 420-421
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
MANTIS: Teaching Reactor Physics Concepts with a Simple Monte Carlo Tool
Andrew T. Nelson, Paul P. H. Wilson, Gregory A. Moses (Univ of Wisconsin-Madison)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 422-423
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
A Regional Reactor Education and Research Concept
Joseph Kelley (Westinghouse SRS), Farzad Rahnema (Georgia Tech), M. R. Buckner (Westinghouse SRS)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 424-425
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Training, Human Performance, and Workforce Development
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 427
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Monte Carlo Approach in Director MX for Distance Education Systems
Wenhsing Hsu, W. Dan Reece (Texas A&M)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 429
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Incorporating Second Generation Human Reliability Analysis Methods into Current Probabilistic Safety Analysis
Man Cheol Kim, Poong Hyun Seong (KAIST)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 430-431
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Training for Nuclear Power Plant Security Personnel - Application of a Graded Systematic Approach to Training
Kent W. Hamlin (INPO)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 432
Track 9: People: Commitment to Progress
Transport Methods: General
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 435
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Variational Estimates of Interface-Location Perturbations in a Spherical Source Problem
Jeffrey A. Favorite (LANL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 437-438
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
A Wavelet Expansion for Angular Approximations in Particle Transport
Paul Nelson, Aaron Watson (Texas A&M)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 439-441
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Quadratic Finite Element Method for 1D Deterministic Transport
Danny R. Tolar, Jr., James M. Ferguson (LLNL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 442-444
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Green's Function Analysis of Homogeneous Slab Time Eigenvalues
Drew E. Kornreich, D. Kent Parsons (LANL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 445-446
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Monte Carlo Simulation of Particle Microbeams Probing Cellular Radiation Response
Yu Liu, Tatjana Jevremovic, Lefteri H. Tsoukalas (Purdue Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 447-448
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Time Series Modeling and MacMillan's Formula for Monte Carlo Iterated-Source Methods
Taro Ueki (Univ of New Mexico)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 449-451
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Forced Reaction Variance Reduction for Monte Carlo Isotopic Inventory Methods
Phiphat Phruksarojanakun, Paul P. H. Wilson (Univ of Wisconsin-Madison)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 452-453
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Development of Nodal Integral Expansion Method (NIEM) to Burgers' Equation
Kyu Bok Lee (KOPEC), Chang Hyo Kim (Seoul National Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 454-456
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Computational Methods: General
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 457
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Monte Carlo Simulations of Patient X-Ray Images
Mark Winslow, X. George Xu (RPI), Walter Huda, Kent M. Ogden, Ernest M. Scalzetti (SUNY Upstate Medical Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 459-460
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Principal Component Analysis for Monte Carlo Criticality/Eigenvalue Calculations
Taro Ueki (Univ of New Mexico)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 461-463
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Application of the Generalized Multigroup Method for a Continuous Gamma Spectrum Source
Ibrahim K. Attieh, Ronald E. Pevey (Univ of Tennessee)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 464-466
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
3-D Block Incomplete Preconditioner for the Primal and Mixed-Primal Finite Element Solvers of CRONOS-2
Jean C. Ragusa (CEA)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 467-468
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Conditioning of the NIS Signals for Use in the SPDS and ERG Programs
Sergey S. Anikanov (Westinghouse)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 469-472
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
A Monte Carlo CT Model of the RANDO® Phantom
Brian Wang, X. George Xu (RPI), Chan-Hyeong Kim (Hanyang Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 473-474
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
New MCNPX Capabilities
John S. Hendricks, Gregg W. McKinney, Laurie S. Waters (LANL), Franz X. Gallmeier (ORNL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 475-476
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
MCNP Validation
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 477
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Shielding Validation of MCNP5
Steven J. Nathan, Scott M. Lonchar (WSMS)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 479-480
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Comparison of ENDF/B-VI and Preliminary ENDF/B-VII Results for the MCNP^TM Criticality Validation Suite
Russell D. Mosteller (LANL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 481-483
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Comparison of MCNP5^TM and Experimental Results on Neutron Shielding Effects for Materials
Daniel A. Torres, Russell D. Mosteller, Jeremy E. Sweezy (LANL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 484-486
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Thermal-Hydraulics Experimentation
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 487
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Flow Structure in a Two-Phase Planar Jet
Sung Won Choi, Shilp Vasavada, Seungjin Kim, Xiaodong Sun, Mamoru Ishii (Purdue Univ), Stephen G. Beus (Bechtel Bettis)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 489-491
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Two-Phase Level Swell, Interfacial Drag Experiments in The Pennsylvania State University/U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rod Bundle Heat Transfer Facility
D. J. Miller, L. E. Hochreiter, F.-B. Cheung (Penn State), B. R. Lowery, T. F. Lin (Applied Research Lab), G. S. Rhee, S. M. Bajorek, J. E. Kelly (NRC)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 492-493
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Correlation Modification in a Channel Flow by Microbubbles Injection
Claudia del C. Gutierrez-Torres, Yassin A. Hassan, Ling Zhen, Jose A. Jimenez-Bernal (Texas A&M)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 494-495
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Bubbly Flow Behavior Near Wall-Region of a Channel Flow
Jose A. Jimenez-Bernal, Yassin A. Hassan, Claudia del C. Gutierrez-Torres, Elvis Domingue-Ontiveros (Texas A&M)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 496-497
Track 10: Nuclear Science: Phenomena and Theories
Radiation Protection and Shielding: General
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 501
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
SAFs for Internal Electrons Using a Tomographic Pregnant Woman Model
C. Y. Shi, X. G. Xu (RPI)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 503-504
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
Skin Dose Depth Profiles for Monoenergetic Point Gamma Sources
C. Y. Shi, X. George Xu (RPI)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 505-506
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
Effective Dose Equivalent for Co-60 Hot-Particles on Skin
X. George Xu (RPI)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 507-508
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
Generation of Spatial Weighting Functions for Ex-Core Neutron Detectors Using MCNP
C. Alan Ford (Dominion Energy)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 509-510
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
The Effect of Tooth Enamel Granule on EPR Dosimetry
Daeseok Hong, Daesik Yook, Kun Jai Lee (KAIST), Yunjong Kim (Paichai Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 511-513
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
An Alternate Error Propagation Approach
Robert Hayes (WIPP)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 514-516
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
Shielding Requirements for Mission to Mars Nuclear Engines
Aaron Totemeier, Tatjana Jevremovic, Sean McDeavitt (Purdue Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 517-519
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
Repeatable Predictions for Shielding Using Analytical Transport Methods and MCNP
E. V. Steinfelds, M. A. Prelas (Univ of Missouri-Columbia)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 520-523
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
Coupled Neutronics/Thermal-Hydraulics Code Development and Application to Advanced Reactor Design
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 525
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
V1000CT-1 Benchmark: Exercise 3 Results Using Coupled Three-Dimensional Kinetics/Thermal Hydraulics
J. Vedovi, K. Ivanov (Penn State), F. D'Auria (Univ of Pisa)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 527-529
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
Coupled NEM/THERMIX-DIREKT Calculation Scheme for HTR Analysis
Bismark Tyobeka, Kostadin Ivanov (Penn State)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 530-532
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
Analysis of Cofrentes NPP SCRAM-61 Transient with Coupled Codes: TRAC-BF1/VALKIN and RETRAN-3D
R. Miró, A. M. Sánchez, O. Roselló, D. Ginestar, G. Verdu (Univ Politécnica de Valencia), A. Gómez (Iberdrola Ingeniería), P. Mata (Iberdrola)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 533-534
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
The Time-Dependent Neutronic and Thermal-Hydraulic Code TINTE for PBMR Analysis
Gerhard Strydom, Frederik Reitsma (PBMR Pty)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 535-536
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
PBMR Steady State and Coupled Kinetics Core Thermal-Hydraulics Test Problems
F. Reitsma (PBMR Pty), J. B. M. de Haas (NRG), B. Tyobeka, K. Ivanov (Penn State), D. F. Da Cruz (NRG)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 537-539
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
HTR Core Physics Analysis by the PANTHERMIX Code System[italic], J. B. M. de Haas, J. C. Kuijper, J. Oppe (NRG)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 540-541
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
The Coupled Code System ATHLET-QUABOX/CUBBOX - Experience and Developments
S. Langenbuch, K. Velkov (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 542-544
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
Reactor Analysis Methods
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 545
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
Determination of Reactivity for MUSE-4 SC0 Configuration
Viktoriya V. Kulik, John C. Lee (Univ of Michigan), G. Aliberti, G. Imel, G. Palmiotti (ANL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 547-549
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
Speedup of Monte Carlo k-Eigenvalue Calculations via p-CMFD Rebalance
Nam Zin Cho, Sunghwan Yun, Kyung Taek Lee, Gil Soo Lee (KAIST)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 550-554
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
Burnup-Dependent Rim-Effect Comparison of WG-MOX Fuel Pellet in ATR and PWR[italic], Gray S. Chang, Robert C. Pedersen (INEEL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 555-557
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
The Study of Rhodium Detector Life Extension by Analysis of the Detector Sensitivity
Jong S. Chung, Choon S. Yoo, T. Choi (Korea Nuclear Fuel Co.)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 558-559
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
Analysis of Ringhals 1 Stability Benchmark with TRACE/PARCS: Steady-State Initialization
J. Vedovi, K. Ivanov (Penn State), J. Gan, T. J. Downar (Purdue Univ), J. Staudenmier (NRC)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 560-562
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
Model for Transient and Stability Analysis of a BWR Core with Thorium-Uranium Fuel
A. Núñez-Carrera (Univ Nacional Autónoma de México), G. Espinosa-Paredes (Univ Autónoma Metropolitana), J. L. François (Univ Nacional Autónoma de México)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 563-565
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
A Movement Toward Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Standards - A Shift in Philosophy-Panel
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 566
Track 11: Solutions, Tools, and Standards
Thermal Hydraulics: General
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 567
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Thermal Evaluations of Advanced Fuel Cycle Irradiation of Metallic and Nitride Fuel
Richard G. Ambrosek, Debbie J. Utterbeck (INEEL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 569-570
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Air Test Facility for Simulation of Heat Transfer in Rod Bundles
D. W. Clayton, M. E. Conner (Westinghouse), M. V. Holloway, D. E. Beasley (Clemson Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 571-572
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On the Chen Saturated Convective Boiling Correlation
Y. Aounallah (Paul Scherrer Inst)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 573-574
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Validation of COBRA-TF Critical Heat Flux Predictions for a Small Hydraulic Diameter Geometry Under Natural Boiling Conditions
Sule Ergun, Jason G. Williams, Lawrence E. Hochreiter (Penn State), Hergen Wiersema, Marcel Slootman, Marek Stempniewicz (NRG)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 575-576
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Turbulent Diffusivity Force for the Two-Fluid Model in the Cap Bubble Regime
Martin Lopez de Bertodano, Xiadong Sun, Mamoru Ishii (Purdue Univ), Asim Ulke (Bechtel Bettis)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 577-578
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An Improved High-Re Number k- Model for Heat Transfer Predictions in Liquid Metal Flows
Constantine P. Tzanos (ANL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 579-581
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JAVA Pros and Cons-Roundtable
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 582
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Nuclear Criticality Safety Standards-Forum
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 583
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Reactor Physics: General
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Page 585
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Coolant Void Reactivity Analysis of CANDU and ACR-700 Lattices
C. A. Cotton, D. Lee, T. J. Downar (Purdue Univ)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 587-589
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LWR Lattice Physics Model for Equilibrium Fuel Cycle Analysis
Reuben T. Sorensen, John C. Lee (Univ of Michigan)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 590-591
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Equilibrium Core Loading Pattern Generation System Using FINELOAD-3
Takashi Yoshii, Suetsugu Jagawa (TEPCO)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 592-593
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A Sensitivity Analysis for the Environmental Effect of the DUPIC Fuel Cycle
Chang Joon Jeong, Hangbok Choi (KAERI), A. M. Yacout (ANL)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 594-596
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Genetic Algorithm Development for In-Core Fuel Management
Fatih Alim, Kostadin Ivanov (Penn State)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 597-598
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IRIS Pressurizer Design Studies
Emilian Popov, Graydon Yoder (ORNL), Luca Oriani, Larry Conway (Westinghouse Electric)
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 599-600
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Erratum
Transactions | Volume 90 | Number 1 | June 2004 | Pages 601-602
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