March 2010 - Neams-pmt - mailman3.cels.anl.gov

NEAMS Cross-fertilization by Monthlies
by Versluis, Rob 25 Jun '10

25 Jun '10

The mission of NE-AMS (the Office of Advanced Modeling and Simulation) is the creation of predictive (also flexible and upgradeable) code capabilities of interest to its sponsoring DOE-NE programs using modern computational tools and methods. NEAMS is interested in coordinating the NEAMS reactor, fuel, and fuel cycle code efforts, including the high-fidelity, predictive modeling of reactor fuels, neutronics and thermofluid dynamics, etc., with activities conducted under other NE programs. To raise awareness of work conducted by others, we believe it useful to share monthly reports across the spectrum of researchers and program leads/managers involved in such work. We are convinced that this will lead to new connections and the leverage of results obtained by one party to the advantage of other parties. If any recipients have a monthly report to share that is not included here, feel free to send it to me for further distribution or use this distribution list yourself. I also accept new names that should be on distribution. Apologies to those who are on multiple lists and receive more than one copy of this email. Robert Versluis, Ph.D. - tel: 301-903-1890 mob: 202-834-2292 *****************************************************************

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NEAMS Spring Meeting Registration
by Grischkat, Brea 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

Hello PMT group, Attached is a list of those currently registered for the NEAMS Spring meeting (53 people). Please encourage anyone not listed that should attend to register as soon as possible. The block of rooms at the Guest House has been released, but reservations can still be made as long as they have availability. http://press.mcs.anl.gov/neams/pi-meeting/spring-pi-meeting/ Username: neams@ANL Password: @AnL2Mt4R&d (caution - both the Username and Password are case sensitive) Thank you, Brea Grischkat Nuclear Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Bldg. 208 Argonne IL 60439 630-252-1456 fax 630-252-4780

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Assessment of NEAMS work packages
by Keith S. Bradley 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

PMT'ers, Daren Jensen has performed a QA assessment on all the NEAMS work packages. His results appear in the attached spreadsheet. Please contact your work package managers and ask them to send a brief response to each highlighted comment (yellow and red). Their responses should be sent to Daren directly (Daren.Jensen(a)inl.gov) as well as yourself and myself. We should receive those responses by COB, Wednesday, April 7. That will provide us with time to review the responses and then address them on a case-by-case basis with each WPM at the PI meeting. Thanks for your help with this. ~Keith >X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true >X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: >AtICAKj4sUuGFA+ykWdsb2JhbACPQIwFAQEBAQkLCgcRAx/AcoIWWIISBIMg >To: ksbradley(a)llnl.gov >Cc: Douglas E Burns <Douglas.Burns(a)inl.gov>, Mike Goff <Mike.Goff(a)inl.gov> >Subject: Assessment of Modeling and Simulation Work Packages >From: Daren K Jensen <Daren.Jensen(a)inl.gov> >Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:15:33 -0600 > > >Keith > >I have been assessign all the FCR&D work packages under each >Campaign to determine if the Quality Rigor Levels designation >matches up with the work scope and to see if the QRL designation is >consistent with other work packages with similar/same work scope. > Anything highlighted in yellow is an area that should be looked >into to ensure the work will meet the QAPD requirements. Anything >marked in Red are areas I believe need attention to correct an issue >or concern. > >I wanted to get this to you before your campaign meeting so we can >discuss it and answer any questions prior to the meeting. Please >forward this onto the work package managers under your campaign so >they can review the information as well. > >Please call me at (208) 526-2689 if you have any questions. > >Thanks > >Daren > > > -- ********************************** ********************************** Keith S. Bradley, Ph.D. DOE National Technical Director, Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling & Simulation LLNL Deputy Program Director, Nonproliferation Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory P.O. Box 808, L-180 Livermore, CA 94551-0808 OFFICE: (925) 422-3581 FAX: (925) 422-2625 CELL: (925) 337-4394 EMAIL: ksbradley(a)llnl.gov PAGER: bradley5(a)pager.llnl.gov ********************************** **********************************

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VU example report
by Deep Powder 28 Mar '10

28 Mar '10

Attached is an example of VU calibration/assimilation using existing capabilities. The work was done as thesis work at Penn State with some support from the LANL's VU program. -ralph nelson __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4980 (20100328) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

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Fwd: ICONE-18
by Keith S. Bradley 25 Mar '10

25 Mar '10

Is anybody planning to attend ICONE-18 in China? If yes, please let me know ASAP. ~Keith >X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true >X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: >AjACALpfq0uGFA+ykWdsb2JhbACbPQEBAQEJCwoHEwMfsSUJjWcCgmiCEwSDHg >To: jekelly(a)sandia.gov, Kathryn A Mccarthy <Kathryn.Mccarthy(a)inl.gov>, > Kemal O Pasamehmetoglu <Kemal.Pasamehmetoglu(a)inl.gov>, > mmullen(a)lanl.gov, mtpeters(a)anl.gov, Terry A Todd <Terry.Todd(a)inl.gov>, > Tony S Hill <Tony.Hill(a)inl.gov>, busbyjt(a)ornl.gov, pnswift(a)sandia.gov, > ksbradley(a)llnl.gov >Cc: Mike Goff <Mike.Goff(a)inl.gov> >Subject: ICONE-18 >From: Douglas E Burns <Douglas.Burns(a)inl.gov> >Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:10:40 -0600 > > >NE has asked us to verify that we're not planning to send anyone to >the International Conference on Nuclear Energy (ICONE-18), scheduled >to be held in Xi'an China on May 17-21. Please drop me a line if you >know of anyone from your campaign who is planning to attend. Thank >you. > >Doug > > >Douglas E. Burns >FCRD Technical Integration >208-526-2051 (office) >208-360-2135 (cell) -- ********************************** Keith S. Bradley, Ph.D. Program Leader, Nuclear Fuel Cycles Deputy Program Director, Nonproliferation Global Security Principal Directorate Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory P.O. Box 808, L-180 Livermore, CA 94551-0808 OFFICE: (925) 422-3581 FAX: (925) 422-2625 CELL: (925) 337-4394 EMAIL: ksbradley(a)llnl.gov SIPRNet: kbradley(a)llnl.sgov.gov **********************************

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Re: [Neams-pmt] PI Meeting
by Stewart, James R 25 Mar '10

25 Mar '10

Keith, Do you have a current list of registrants that you can send or point us to? Thanks, Jim -----Original Message----- From: neams-pmt-bounces(a)lists.mcs.anl.gov [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Keith S. Bradley Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 11:58 AM To: NEAMS PMT Subject: [Neams-pmt] PI Meeting PMT'ers, Please convey to all WPM's that we are strongly encouraging (expecting) PI's to attend the PI meeting and actively participate in the break-out sessions. Registration so far has been lower than expected. Thanks, ~Keith -- ********************************** Keith S. Bradley, Ph.D. Program Leader, Nuclear Fuel Cycles Deputy Program Director, Nonproliferation Global Security Principal Directorate Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory P.O. Box 808, L-180 Livermore, CA 94551-0808 OFFICE: (925) 422-3581 FAX: (925) 422-2625 CELL: (925) 337-4394 EMAIL: ksbradley(a)llnl.gov SIPRNet: kbradley(a)llnl.sgov.gov ********************************** _______________________________________________ Neams-pmt mailing list Neams-pmt(a)lists.mcs.anl.gov https://lists.mcs.anl.gov/mailman/listinfo/neams-pmt

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PI Meeting
by Keith S. Bradley 25 Mar '10

25 Mar '10

PMT'ers, Please convey to all WPM's that we are strongly encouraging (expecting) PI's to attend the PI meeting and actively participate in the break-out sessions. Registration so far has been lower than expected. Thanks, ~Keith -- ********************************** Keith S. Bradley, Ph.D. Program Leader, Nuclear Fuel Cycles Deputy Program Director, Nonproliferation Global Security Principal Directorate Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory P.O. Box 808, L-180 Livermore, CA 94551-0808 OFFICE: (925) 422-3581 FAX: (925) 422-2625 CELL: (925) 337-4394 EMAIL: ksbradley(a)llnl.gov SIPRNet: kbradley(a)llnl.sgov.gov **********************************

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Re: [Neams-pmt] Post-teleconference summary
by Carroll, Wade 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

All, There is one item related to foreign travel I neglected to bring up on the call. The NE Chief Operating Officer (Shane Johnson, NE-3) has requested a consolidated list of proposed NE-related foreign travel by federal and laboratory personnel at the beginning of each month for his review and approval. Therefore, if anyone has a need for NEAMS related foreign travel throughout the year, it needs to be submitted on the consolidated list at the beginning of a month. Depending on where the travel falls within a given month, you may need to submit it to NE for approval one to two months ahead of your planned travel date. As soon as you are aware of such a need, you should inform your NEAMS HQ point of contact with a justification so Alex can make a determination on the need for the travel and the information can be consolidated in the next monthly approval request. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Wade ________________________________ From: neams-pmt-bounces(a)lists.mcs.anl.gov [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Keith S. Bradley Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 5:23 PM To: NEAMS PMT Subject: [Neams-pmt] Post-teleconference summary All, Can't promise I will always find the time to do this, but I wanted to provide (at least this time) a brief summary of our TC today. * We all agree that all attendees of the PI meeting should feel obligated to actively participate. Several liked the idea of asking for post-meeting written feedback from non-NEAMS attendees. * Confusion remains on the number of registrants to date, and whether list distributed earlier today is for upcoming meeting or 2009 meeting. I will confirm with Brea. * Several of the PMT liked the suggestion for me to prepare a brief list of objectives for each break-out session. I hope to complete that by close of business this week. I would like the PMT to iterate what I send. * Rob Versluis needs guesstimates from each IPSC (at least, possibly crosscuts as well) of the CPU cycles required. He would like those before the PI meeting if possible * Rob will continue to send monthly NEAMS reports he receives to other NE managers (especially our customers) to get the word out about all we are doing * I reiterated my concern about the quality and timeliness of completing the FCPICS requirements. I use them to defend the program on monthly teleconferences with TIO, Savage, Hercgoz, etc. We are being judged by what appears in the FCPICS entries, and my distillations. I would like the PMT to remind the WPM's of the importance of this obligation without making this a consuming task. Thanks, all. ~Keith -- ********************************** Keith S. Bradley, Ph.D. Program Leader, Nuclear Fuel Cycles Deputy Program Director, Nonproliferation Global Security Principal Directorate Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory P.O. Box 808, L-180 Livermore, CA 94551-0808 OFFICE: (925) 422-3581 FAX: (925) 422-2625 CELL: (925) 337-4394 EMAIL: ksbradley(a)llnl.gov SIPRNet: kbradley(a)llnl.sgov.gov **********************************

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FW: VHTR R&D Technical Review Meeting Invitation & Hotel Information
by Versluis, Rob 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

This is your once-a-year opportunity to find out what the NGNP project is doing in the area of modeling and simulation. Go to the website and inspect the agenda to get the flavor. Much of the system modsim (on Wed) uses legacy codes of some sort but on Thurs many of the core modeling presentations involve NEAMS (in the generic sense) modeling, including Dave Pointer's talk on NEAMS VHTR. There is a great deal of work in the areas of validation experiments, both separate effects and integral. A scaled integral experiment (HTTF, High-Temperature Test Facility) is being designed and constructed at Oregon State and collaborations are being defined with an operating 30 MWt helium-cooled reactor in Japan (HTTR). There are things of interest here for CT, VU, and ECT, in addition to the Reactor and Fuel IPSCs. I will be glad to answer any questions (until a few months ago I had HQ responsibility for NGNP R&D). . Robert Versluis, PhD - tel: 301-903-1890 mob: 202-834-2292 ***************************************************************** ________________________________ From: Diana E Shaltry [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David A Petti Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 9:56 AM To: aj.searle(a)inl.gov; albersteind(a)gmail.com; Larzelere, Alex; allen(a)engr.wisc.edu; anneall(a)umich.edu; avery.bingham(a)inl.gov; ayman.hawari(a)ncsu.edu; Abderrafi.Ougouag(a)inl.gov; baldwinca(a)ornl.gov; barbara.dolphin(a)inl.gov; bazant(a)mit.edu; benjamin.stutzman(a)inl.gov; besmanntm(a)ornl.gov; bgorman(a)mines.edu; Blyth, Robert L (NE-ID); brian.boer(a)inl.gov; brian.woods(a)oregonstate.edu; bruce.reynolds(a)inl.gov; bsmith(a)engineering.usu.edu; burchelltd(a)ornl.gov; Binh T Pham; Blaine.Grover(a)inl.gov; Sink, Carl; caspersa(a)westinghouse.com; chang.oh(a)inl.gov; charles.l.kling(a)us.westinghouse.com; christopher.newman(a)inl.gov; Fineman, Clifford P (NE-ID); cochranc(a)mit.edu; Contescu, Cristian (ORNL); 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rickubic(a)boisestate.edu; rodolfo.ferrer(a)inl.gov; ronaldo.szilard(a)inl.gov; rory.kennedy(a)inl.gov; rsam.alessi(a)inl.gov; ryan.harris(a)inl.gov; ryosuke.park(a)inl.gov; R Sam Alessi PhD; Richard.Lee(a)nrc.gov; Robert.Bratton(a)inl.gov; Ronald.Mizia(a)inl.gov; Versluis, Rob; scheff(a)gat.com; scott.barrie(a)inl.gov; scott.ploger(a)inl.gov; sdr1(a)nrc.gov; sgnagley(a)babcock.com; shahrams(a)ucla.edu; shamt(a)ornl.gov; sheryl.silberman(a)inl.gov; sitton(a)tamu.edu; sneadll(a)ornl.gov; spall(a)engineering.usu.edu; stacde(a)inel.gov; stanek(a)lanl.gov; Kung, Stephen; steven.hayes(a)inl.gov; stonwl(a)inl.gov; strizakjp(a)ornl.gov; stuart.rubin(a)nrc.gov; sudhamay.basu(a)nrc.gov; susan.krusch(a)inl.gov; taiwo(a)anl.gov; thassan(a)ncsu.edu; thornton.waite(a)inl.gov; timothy.hyde(a)inl.gov; timothy.roney(a)inl.gov; timothy.white(a)inl.gov; tjgerczak(a)wisc.edu; tokuhiro(a)uidaho.edu; O'Connor, Tom (NE-HQ); trammellmp(a)ornl.gov; travis.mitchell(a)inl.gov; trl(a)nrc.gov; tulenko(a)ufl.edu; tycwei(a)anl.gov; Thomas.Lillo(a)inl.gov; Tsvetkov(a)tamu.edu; vijay.vasudevan(a)uc.edu; vseker(a)umich.edu; vzh1(a)cec.wustl.edu; w.swank(a)inl.gov; wcrichardson(a)babcock.com; wendy.stoneberg(a)inl.gov; william.windes(a)inl.gov; woodsb(a)engr.orst.edu; wrm(a)umich.edu; wyang(a)anl.gov; y-hassan(a)tamu.edu; Yankeelov, John A (NE-ID); yyazmy(a)unity.ncsu.edu; zinklesj(a)ornl.gov Subject: VHTR R&D Technical Review Meeting Invitation & Hotel Information On behalf of the Idaho National Laboratory's Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) Technology Development Office, we are pleased to invite you to attend the 3rd Annual R&D Technical Review Meeting to be held at The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center<http://www.invernesshotel.com/colorado-resorts.php> in Englewood, Colorado (just outside of Denver) on April 27-29, 2010. This meeting is open to anyone who is engaged in VHTR related design, R&D, and licensing, or otherwise has an interest in the latest developments in VHTR technology development. There are no meeting fees, but you must register your attendance in advance. Please visit our website at https://secure.inl.gov/vhtrrdtr10/ to register and learn more about the agenda, speakers, and hotel, as well as area attractions and activities. A block of rooms has been reserved at The Inverness for meeting attendees at the rate of $138 per night ($20 below the government travel per diem rate). To reserve your room at this discounted rate, call the Inverness Hotel at 800-346-4891 and ask for the INL Technical Review Meeting rate. Your reservation must be made by April 12 to obtain this rate. After April 12, room rates will be subject to the hotel's prevailing rate and availability cannot be guaranteed. We look forward to seeing you. Sincerely, Dr. David Petti Laboratory Fellow Director Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) Technology Development Office (TDO) Idaho National Laboratory P.O. Box 1625 Idaho Falls, ID 83415-3860 Phone: 208-526-7735 Fax: 208-526-2930 Cell: 208-521-2657

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Secretary Chu WSJ OpEd on Nuclear Energy
by Larzelere, Alex 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

Everyone, For those who do not get the daily Wall Street Journal - here is an OpEd from Secretary Chu on nuclear energy. While the entire piece is quite good, please pay attention to the second to last paragraph. It talks about the importance of modeling and simulation and the role of the NE Energy Innovation Hub. I think the expectation for our efforts just went up a notch. Regards, Alex ________________________________________________ Alex R. Larzelere Director, Advanced Modeling and Simulation Office of Nuclear Energy U.S. Department of Energy 202-586-1906 Alex.Larzelere(a)nuclear.energy.gov

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