8:00 AM – 1:00 PM ANS-15 Standards Committee Meeting Potomac Room
3:00 – 5:00 PM TRTR Executive Committee Meeting Potomac Room
4:00 – 8:00 PM Registration
6:00 – 9:00 PM Reception: Ballroom, Holiday Inn
Carvings, hors d'oeuvres, beverages, dessert & music.
Compliments of NAC International
Tuesday, September 13
7:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Registration
8:30 AM Welcoming Session Ballroom
TRTR and IGORR Chairmen
Dr. Patrick Gallagher,
Director, NIST Center for Neutron Research
Keynote Speakers:
Colin West, First IGORR Chairman
William Magwood, Former Director, DOE-NE
Prof. Dr. Winfried Petry, Scientific Director, FRM-II
Dr. Daniel Iracane, JHR Project Director
10:20 – 10:40 AM Break
10:40 – 12:20 AM Technical Session 1 Ballroom
10:40 AM Ken E. Brockman, International Atomic Energy Agency
Director, Division of Nuclear Installation Safety
11:00 AM Ross Miller, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization
ANSTO’s Assistant Project Manager, OPAL Project
11:20-12:20 Operating Reactors and Upgrades
12:20-1:20 PM Luncheon in Honor of William Jeffrey
1:30-2:00 Keynote Address: Ballroom
The Honorable William A. Jeffrey
Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology
2:00 – 3:00 PM Technical Session 2 Ballroom
Fuel Cycle and Fuel Developments for Research Reactors
3:00-3:20 Break
3:20 – 5:20 Technical Session 3 Ballroom
Reactor Utilization I
5:45 PM Buses to Smokey Glen Farm
6:00 PM Barbeque Picnic, Games and Music
Compliments of AREVA Group
Wednesday, September 14 (NRC Day)
7:00 AM Breakfast in Honor of Nils Diaz
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Registration
8:30-9:10 AM Keynote Address:
The Honorable Nils J. Diaz
Chairman, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
9:20-10:20 Parallel Technical Sessions:
Session 4A: Ballroom Session 4B: Washingtonian
Licensing (NRC) Secondary Sources I
10:20-10:40 Break
10:40 – 12:00 Parallel Technical Sessions:
Session 5A: Ballroom Session 5B: Washingtonian
New Reactor Facilities NRC Closed* Meeting
* NRC Licensees only
12:00 Luncheon in Honor of Luis Reyes
1:00-1:30 Keynote Speaker: Ballroom The Honorable Luis A. Reyes
Executive Director for Operations, USNRC
1:40-2:50 Parallel Technical Sessions:
Session 6A: Ballroom Session 6B: Washingtonian
Special Session in Honor of Sy Weiss Reactor Utilization II -
Fuel Testing
2:50–3:30 Poster Session and Break Hotel Lobby
3:30- 4:30 Parallel Technical Sessions:
Session 7A: Ballroom Session 7B: Washingtonian
Reactor Safety Decommissioning
5:00 PM Buses to DC Waterfront
6:30-10:00 PM Banquet Cruise on the Potomac
Compliments of CEA Group
Thursday, September 15 (DOE Day)
7:00 AM Breakfast
8:30-10:00 Parallel Technical Sessions:
Session 8A: Ballroom Session 8B: Washingtonian
DOE Research Reactor Programs Computational Methods & LEU
10:00 – 10:20 Break
10:20 - 12:00 Parallel Technical Sessions:
Session 9A: Ballroom Session 9B: Washingtonian
Reactor Utilization III Secondary Sources II
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 – 2:40 Technical Session 10 Ballroom
Special Session Honoring the 50th Anniversary:
Pennsylvania State Breazeale Reactor
Dr. Fred Sears
Director, Radiation Science & Engineering Center
A History of the Penn State Breazeale Reactor
1:40-2:40 PSBR Upgrades
2:40-3:00 Break
3:00 – 4:40 Parallel Technical Sessions:
Session 11A: Ballroom Session 11B: Washingtonian
PSBR Utilization Licensing and Safety
Operations and Maintenance I
5:00 PM Buses to Charles Town, West Virginia
6:30 PM Dinner Buffet and Entertainment
Friday, September 16
7:00 AM Breakfast
8:30 – 10:30 Parallel Technical Sessions:
Session 12A: Ballroom Session 12B: Washingtonian
Operations and Maintenance II Reactor Utilization IV
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00 AM Closing Session Ballroom
IGORR Business Meeting
TRTR Business Meeting
Closing Remarks
12:00 PM Adjourn
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00 PM Buses to NIST Visitor Center, NIST Center for Neutron Research
1:30-3:30 Tour of the NIST Research Reactor
3:30 PM Buses return to Holiday Inn
Schedule of
Speakers
Tuesday, September 13
7:00 Breakfast
Welcoming Session:
8:30-8:40 Tawfik Raby, Co-Chair, TRTR
Seymour Weiss, Co-Chair, TRTR
8:40-8:50 Alain Ballagny, Chairman, IGORR
8:50-9:05 Welcome
Dr. Patrick Gallagher
Director, NIST Center for Neutron Research
9:05-9:20 Keynote Address:
Colin West, First IGORR Chairman
9:20-9:40 Keynote Address:
William Magwood, Former Director, DOE-NE
9:40-10:00 Keynote Address:
Prof. Dr. Winfried Petry, Scientific Director, FRM-II
Performance of the New High Flux Neutron Source -FRM-II
10:00-10:20 Keynote Address:
Dr. Daniel Iracane, CEA, Project Leader, Jules Horowitz Reactor
The Jules Horowitz Reactor, a New Material Testing Reactor in Europe
10:20-10:40 Break
Technical Session 1: Ballroom
Chairman: Robert Williams
10:40-11:00 Enhancing Research Reactor Safety – The IAEA’s Approach
Ken E. Brockman
11:00-11:20 Progress on the Construction of Australia’s Replacement Research Reactor (OPAL)
Ross Miller
11:20-12:20 Operating Reactors and Upgrades Ballroom
11:20-11:40 First Experience with the Operation of the FRM-II
Heiko Gerstenberg
11:40-12:00 Advanced Test Reactor Capabilities and Future Operating Plans
12:00-12:20 Status of the High Flux Isotope Reactor an the Reactor Scientific Upgrades Program
Douglas L. Selby
12:20-13:20 Luncheon in Honor of William Jeffrey
13:30-14:00 Keynote Address: Ballroom
The Honorable William A. Jeffrey
Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Technical Session 2: Fuel Cycle Developments Ballroom
Chairman: Alain Ballagny
14:00-14:20 Research Reactor Low Enriched Uranium: Supply, Demand, Capabilities and Quality
Morris Hassler
14:20-14:40 Update on the Effort to Develop and Qualify New Low Enrichment Fuels
Mitchell K. Meyer
14:40-15:00 CERCA's and TRIGA International's Experience in Fuel Manufacturing
Jean-Louis Falgoux and Anthony Veca
15:00-15:20 Break
Technical Session 3: Research Reactor Utilization I Ballroom
Chairman: Douglas Selby
15:20-15:40 Scientific Opportunities at OPAL, the Australian Replacement Research Reactor
Robert A. Robinson
15:40-16:00 An Overview of Current Projects / Reactor Utilization for the Advanced Test Reactor
Robert C. Howard
16:00-16:20 A Preview of Research Projects at the NC State University PULSTAR Reactor
Andrew Cook
16:20-16:40 Jules Horowitz Reactor Experimental Capabilities
Stephane Gaillot avo
16:40-17:00 Irradiation Devices for Materials Studies in the Jules Horowitz Reactor
Pascal Yvon
17:00-17:20 MIT Research Reactor as a National User Facility for Advanced Materials and Fuel Research
Lin-Wen Hu
17:45 Buses to Smokey Glen
18:00 Barbeque Picnic
Compliments of Areva Group
Wednesday, September 14 (NRC Day)
7:00 Breakfast in Honor of Nils Diaz
8:30-8:35 Welcome and Introduction of Chairman Diaz Ballroom
Brian Thomas
8:35-9:10 Keynote Address:
The Honorable Nils J. Diaz
Chairman, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
9:20-10:20 Parallel Technical Sessions:
Session 4A: Licensing (NRC) Ballroom
Chairman: Brian Thomas
9:20-9:35 Operating Licensing Results
Paul Doyle
9:35-10:20 Licensing Issues
Dan Hughes
Session 4B: Secondary Sources I Washingtonian
Chairman: Anton Scheuer
9:20-9:40 The FRM-II Hot and Cold Neutron Sources
Christian Müller
9:40-10:00 Installation and Testing of the OPAL (RRR) Cold Neutron Source
Russell Thiering
10:00-10:20 High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) Cold Source Safety Analysis
David H. Cook
10:20-10:40 Break
10:40-12:00 Parallel Technical Sessions:
Session 5A: New Reactor Facilities Ballroom
Chairman: Ross Miller
10:40-11:00 OPAL Reactor Commissioning and Operations Planning
David Vittorio
11:00-11:20 Jules Horowitz Reactor: General Lay Out, Main Design Options Resulting From Safety Options, Technical Performances and Operating Constraints
Xavier Bravo
11:20-11:40 The Jules Horowitz Reactor Core and Cooling Circuits Design
Claude Pascal
11:40-12:00 Planning for Final Operation of the HIFAR Reactor
David Vittorio
Session 5B:
CLOSED SESSION – NRC Licensees ONLY Washingtonian
Chairman: Brian Thomas
10:40-12:00 Presentation and Discussion
12:00-13:00 Luncheon in Honor Luis Reyes
13:00-13:30 Keynote Speaker: Ballroom
The Honorable Luis A. Reyes
Executive Director for Operations, USNRC
13:40-14:50 Parallel Technical Sessions:
Session 6A: Special Session in Honor of Sy Weiss Ballroom
Chairman: Tawfik Raby
13:40-14:10 Tribute to Sy
14:10-14:30 Kansas State University (KSU) Reactor License Renewal Experience
Mike Whaley
14:30-14:50 Accelerator Driven Subcritical Experiments at The University of Texas
Sean O’Kelly
Session 6B: Reactor Utilization II – Fuel Testing Washingtonian
Chairman: Robert C. Howard
13:40-14:00 Design of a Gas Test Loop Facility for the Advanced Test Reactor
Charles A. Wemple
14:00-14:20 Developing Irradiation Devices for Fuel Experiments in the Jules Horowitz Reactor
Daniel Parrat
14:20-14:40 The New CABRI Water Loop: Detailed Description of the New Water Loop and of the Specific New Zircaloy in Core Experimental Cell
Denis Bourguignon
14:40-15:30 Poster Session & Break
15:30-16:30 Parallel Technical Sessions:
Session 7A: Reactor Safety Ballroom
Chairman: David Diamond
15:30-15:50 Research Reactor in the Event Of an Earthquake: Safety Targets, Technical Approaches and Work Carried Out
Francois Plewinski
15:50-16:10 Disparities in the Safety Demonstrations for Research Reactors and Need for Harmonization
Hassan Abou Yehia
16:10-16:30 CABRI Reactor Safety Re-Assessment
Stanislas Massieux
Session 7B: Decommissioning Washingtonian
Chairman: Wade Richards
15:30-15:50 Isotope Ratio Method Analysis of the Ford Nuclear Reactor
Christopher J. Gesh
15:50-16:10 Characterization of a University TRIGA Reactor
Kevin E. Taylor
16:10-16:30 Korea Research Reactor-2 (TRIGA) Decommissioning Project
Sam T. Paik
17:00 Buses to DC Waterfront
19:00-22:00 Banquet Cruise on the Potomac River
Compliments of CEA
Thursday, September 15 (DOE Day)
7:00 Breakfast
8:30-10:00 Parallel Technical Sessions:
Session 8A: DOE Research Reactor Programs Ballroom
Chairman: John Guttridge
8:30-8:40 Introduction
John Guttridge
8:40-9:20 Keynote Address:
Rebecca Smith-Kevern
Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology
9:20-9:40 2005 Status Report for the University Reactor Fuel Assistance Program
Anthony J. Vinnola
9:40-10:00 The Process for Shipment of Test, Research and Training Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) to the INL
Steven Wahnschaffe and Alan Robb
Session 8B: Computational Methods & LEU Washingtonian
Chairman: Trent Primm
8:30-8:50 A Computational Model of the High Flux Isotope Reactor:
Validation and Application to Low Enriched Uranium Fuels
Ned Xoubi
8:50-9:10 Determination of Inventories and Power Distributions for the NBSR
Albert L. Hanson
9:10-9:30 Core Design for Neutron Flux Maximization in Research Reactors
Federico E. Teruel
10:00-10:20 Break
10:20-12:00 Parallel Technical Sessions:
Session 9A: Ballroom
Chairman: Sean O’Kelly
10:20-10:40 Global Threat Reduction Approach
Catherine Anne, NAC International
10:40-11:00 SUNRISE – A Regional Concept for University Research Reactors
Joseph Kelly, Savannah River Site
Reactor Utilization III
11:00-11:20 The IPR-R1 TRIGA Mark I Reactor: Improving the Brazilian Nuclear Technology in 45 Years of Operation
Fausto Maretti Júnior
11:20-11:40 Material and Fuel Testing in the OSIRIS Reactor
Philippe Durande-Ayme
11:40-12:00 Instrumented Fuel Plate for IRIS Irradiation Program in the OSIRIS Reactor
Patricia Boulcourt
Session 9B: Secondary Sources II Washingtonian
Chairman: Russell Thiering
10:20-10:40 The FRG-1 Cold Neutron Source - Measures for High Neutron Flux and Availability
10:40-11:00 Current Status of the HANARO CNS Moderator Cell Design
Yeong Jin Yu
11:00-11:20 Special Constructional Design Features of Cold and Hot Neutron Sources and Confirmation/Verification during Commissioning of the Hot and Cold Neutron Sources at the FRM-II
Anton Scheuer
11:20-11:40 Analysis of the Causes and Consequences of Neutron Guide Tube Failures
J. Michael Rowe
11:40-12:00 Feasibility of a Liquid Deuterium Cold Source at NIST
Robert E. Williams
12:00 Lunch
Technical Session 10: 50th Anniversary: Ballroom
Pennsylvania State Breazeale Reactor
Chairman: Fred Sears
13:00-13:10 Recognition by the TRTR Co-Chairs
Tawfik Raby and Sy Weiss
13:10-13:40 Dr. Fred Sears
Director, Radiation Science & Engineering Center
A History of the Penn State Breazeale Reactor (1955-2005)
13:40-14:00 The Recent Upgrade to the Penn State TRIGA Reactor Control and Monitoring System
Brenden Heidrich
14:00-14:20 Transient Rod Drop Time - A Synopsis of a Reportable Event
Mac E. Bryan
14:20-14:40 An Overview of Neutron Beam Research Projects and the Future of Neutron Beam Facilities and Research at Penn State
Kenan Unlu
14:40-15:00 Break
15:00 – 16:40 Parallel Technical Sessions:
Session11A: Reactor Utilization III – PSBR Ballroom
Chairman: Fred Sears
15:00-15:20 Neutron Imaging at Penn State: Past, Present and Future
Jack Brenizer
15:20-15:40 Facilities, Uses and Capabilities of NAA at the Radiation and Engineering Center at Penn State
Danielle Hauck
15:40-16:00 Development of Time-Of-Flight and Neutron Depth Profiling at Penn State University
Sacit Cetiner
Operations and Maintenance I Ballroom
Chairman: Wade Richards
16:00-16:20 Replacement of the Regulating Rod in the Reed Research Reactor
Rachel C. Barnett
16:20-16:40 Inspecting a Research Reactor’s Control Rod Surface for Pitting Using a Machine Vision Approach
Akira T. Tokuhiro
Session 11B: Licensing and Safety Washingtonian
Chairman: Francois Plewinski
15:00-15:20 Radiation-Induced Growth in Zircaloy-4 under Research Reactor Operating Conditions
15:20-15:40 Seismic Strengthening of the ILL High Flux Reactor Building
Lionel Germane
15:40-16:00 Dismantling Internal Concrete Structures in an Operating Nuclear Research Reactor
Frédérique Frery
16:00-16:20 Safety Re-evaluation and Relicensing of the HFR-Petten
Peter M. Stoop
17:00 Buses to Charles Town, West Virginia
18:30 Dinner Buffet
Friday, September 16
7:00 Breakfast
8:30 – 10:30 Parallel Technical Sessions:
Session 12A: Operation and Maintenance II Ballroom
Chairman: Kenan Unlu
8:30-8:50 Upgrade of the Wide Range Reactor Instrumentation at the Washington State University Nuclear Radiation Center
Eric Corwin
8:50-9:10 Developing and Optimizing Resources for an Upgrade to 3-Shift Operation: The Experience at the NC State University PULSTAR Reactor
Scott Lassell
9:10-9:30 Experience in Rotary Specimen Rack (RSR) Operations, Maintenance and Repairs at the Kansas State University TRIGA II Reactor
Mike Whaley
9:30-9:50 Long-Term Experience Operating with LEU at Up-rated Power
Joseph Talnagi
9:50-10:10 Upgrading and Refurbishing of Secondary Cooling System and Air Monitor
Tim DeBey
10:10-10:30 Sandia National Labs Annular Core Research Reactor Outage Lessons Learned (July 04 – Mar 05)
David Clovis
Session 12B: Reactor Utilization IV Washingtonian
Chairman: Stephane Gaillot
8:30-8:50 In-Pile CFUZ53 Sub-Miniature Fission Chambers Qualification in BR2 Under PWR Conditions
8:50-9:10 Innovative In-Pile Instrumentation Developments for Irradiation Experiments in MTRs
Jean-Francois Villard
9:10-9:30 The ENEA-CASACCIA Research Reactors: Current Status
9:30-9:50 The PHEBUS Facility and Related Studies
Yves Belpomo
9:50-10:10 The Place of EOLE, MINERVE and MASURCA Facilities in the R&D Activities of the CEA
Philippe Fougeras
10:10-10:30 Measurements of Nuclear Heating Rate and Neutron Flux in HANARO CN Hole for Designing the Moderator Cell of Cold Neutron Source
Myong-Seop Kim
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Closing Session Ballroom
11:00-11:20 IGORR Business Meeting
Alain Ballagny, Chairman
11:20-11:40 TRTR Business Meeting
Tawfik Raby and Sy Weiss, Co-Chairmen
Sean O’Kelly, Chairman-elect
11:40-12:00 Closing Comments
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Buses to NIST Visitor Center, NIST Center for Neutron Research
13:30-15:30 Tour of NCNR
Poster Session: Wednesday, September 14 14:40-15:30
Upgrade Plan of Instrumentation and Control System for HANARO
Jong-Sup Wu
The NIST Health Physics Training Program
Tom O’Brian and Janna Shupe
Ten Year Review of Tritium Build-up in Heavy Water Coolant/Moderator for 20 MW Test Reactor and Resulting Radiological Consequences
David R. Brown
Processing or Shipping Samples Back Home – How It’s Done at NCNR
Keith A Consani
SUNRISE – A Regional Concept for University Research Reactors
Joseph Kelly
ETRR2 Safety Evaluation and Licensing
Esmat Hanem Amin
Consultancy for Research Reactors
Anton Scheuer
Structural Integrity Verification of a Primary Circuit Pump Flywheel for the OPAL Research Reactor
Robert P. Harrison
The State of Nuclear Education in the State of Kansas
Mike Whaley
Mechanical Characteristics of Aluminum Alloys 5754-Net-O and 6061-T6 Irradiated to High Fluences: Neutron Spectrum and Temperature Effects
Benedicte Kapusta