Program - Brookhaven National Laboratory

RE 4 11:40 AM
Verification of Current Version of ABBN Constants and CONSYST Code in Calculation of
Criticality Benchmarks
Yury Golovko, Vladimir Koscheev, Gleb Lomakov, Gennady Manturov, Yevgeny Rozhikhin, Mikhail
Semenov, Anatoly Tsiboulya, Andrey Yakunin
Institute for Physics and Power Engineering, Bondarenko Square 1, Obninsk 244033, Kaluga Region,
Russia
The paper contains description of modern version of library of group constants ABBN which was prepared
using NJOY from ROSFOND2010 evaluated nuclear data files and is assigned for calculations of models
of perspective fast reactors. For verification of the ABBN constants Monte-Carlo calculations for many
ICSBEP Handbook benchmark models were performed using continuous-energy and group-wise nuclear
data and comparison with experimental data was made. For the comparison results of calculations using
the previous version of constants ABBN-93 were also added. The main conclusion made from the results
of comparison was that the methodical uncertainty caused by the applying the group-wise approach is less
than 0.2%∆k/k.
Corresponding author: Gleb Lomakov
1.A.A. Blyskavka, G.N. Manturov, M.N. Nikolaev, A.M. Tsiboulia. “Multigroup Monte Carlo Code MMK-
KENO,” Preprint IPPE-3145, Institute for Physics and Power Engineering, Obninsk (2009). (In Russian.)
2.“Multigroup Constant Set for Calculation of Neutron and Photon Radiation Fields and Functionals, Including
the CONSYST2 Program,” ORNL. RSICC DLC-182 (1995). 3.http://www-nds.iaea.org/exfor/endf.htm
Session RF Nuclear Physics Education
Friday March 8, 2013
Room: Central Park East at 10:30 AM
RF 1 11:00 AM
Active Learning in Upper-Division Physics Courses
Charles Baily
University of Colorado at Boulder
There is substantial evidence from physics education research (PER) that introductory physics students
learn and retain more when they are active participants in the classroom. Ongoing research at the University
of Colorado and elsewhere has shown that upper-division students likewise benefit from the use of
in-class “clicker” questions and other student-centered activities; and that active engagement in advanced
physics courses can lead to increased learning (compared to standard lectures). This talk will address the
why’s and how’s of transforming upper-division physics courses using research-based principles, and provide
an overview of methods and resources available to instructors, with a particular focus on incorporating
concept tests into advanced lectures.
RF 2 11:20 AM
The Science of Nuclear Materials: A Modular, Laboratory-Based Curriculum
C.L. Cahill, W.J. Briscoe, G. Feldman
George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
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