Technical Sessions and Presentations Schedule

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OPENING SESSION. "Meeting Today's Nuclear Fuel Management Challenges"

Monday, 8:00 - 9:40 am (Commodore Hall)
Plenary Speakers: James Malone (Exelon), Jack Fuller (Global Nuclear Fuel), and
Mike Saunders (Westinghouse).

SESSION I. Validation of Core Analysis Tools for Fuel Management I

Monday, 10:00 - 12:05 pm (Promenade 1)
Session Organizer: Scott Palmtag
Co-Chairs: Scott Palmtag and Staffan Svard

Reliable Tools to Model Advanced SVEA Fuel Designs Juan J. Casal (Westinghouse Atom AB), Jan Krouthén (Nordostschweizerische Kraftwerke AG), and Manuel Albendea (Iberdrola Generación S.A). 10:00 - 10:25 am

Multicycle Three-dimensional Core Simulation Sensitivity Analysis John .P. Rea and Vernon W. Mills (Global Nuclear Fuel). 10:25 - 10:50 am

On-line Versus Off-line Core Tracking Trends at Laguna Verde G. Ivan Maldonado, (University of Cincinnati), Gary N. Marrotte, Virginia Ruiz-Ugalde (Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas), Antonio Mendez-Mendez, and Carlos Torres, (Comisión Federal de Electricidad).) 10:50 - 11:15 am

Recent Experience With Estimated Critical Position Predictions Erin M. Wehlage and Dave Knott (FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company). 11:15 - 11:40 am

Application of CMS for the Evaluation of Modifications in the Rod Drop Detection System of the NPP Brohnde by Tuev Hanover/ Sachsen-Anhalt Marcel Hahn (Gemeinschaftskernkraftwerk Grohnde GmbH), and Wolfgang Kraus (TUEV Hanover/Sachsen-Anhalt e. V.). 11:40 - 12:05 pm

SESSION II. Innovative Core Loading Strategies and Methods I

Monday, 10:00 - 12:05 pm (Promenade 2)
Session Organizer: Juan Luis Francois
Co-Chairs: Juan Luis Francois and Charles Beard

SNC's Use of ROSA to Find More Economical Loading Patterns for Vogtle Robin D. Jones (Southern Nuclear Operating Company). 10:00 - 10:25 am

LP-Fun Applications to Reload Design H. Q. Lam  (Westinghouse Electric Company), D. Sato (Mitsubushi Heavy Industries), D. C. Little and F. D. Popa (Westinghouse Electric Company). 10:25 - 10:50 am

Reducing Refueling Outage Duration By Optimizing Core Design and Shuffling Sequence P. H. Wakker, F. C. M. Verhagen (NRG), J. T. van Bloois, (N. V.  EPZ), and W.R. Sutton, III (Southern Nuclear Operating Company). 10:50 - 11:15 am

Simulation of a Demonstration Irradiation of Slightly-Enriched-Uranium Fuel Bundles in The Embalse CANDU Reactor Ricardo Mollerach, Ernesto Coutsiers, Carlos Moreno (Nucleoeléctrica Argentina S.A.), and Hank Chow (Atomic Energy of Canada Limited). 11:15 - 11:40 am

An Automated Tool Based on Genetic Algorithms to Optimise The Design of Individual Fuel Assemblies A. K. Ziver, J. N. Carter, C. C. Pain, C. R. E. de Oliveira, A. J. H. Goddard (Imperial College of Science), and R. S. Overton (British Energy Generation Ltd). 11:40 - 12:05 pm

SESSION III. Extended Fuel Cycle and Economics Analysis

Monday, 10:00 - 12:05 pm (Promenade 3)
Session Organizer: Josef Belac and Mojmir Valach
Co-Chairs: Josef Belac and Mojmir Valach

Effect of Highly Enriched / Highly Burnt UO2 Fuels on nuclear design Parameters and Economics Robert Gregg and Andrew Worrall (BNFL Plc). 10:00 - 10:25 am

Optimum Discharge Burnup and Cycle Length for PWRS J. R. Secker, B. J. Johansen, D. L. Stucker (Westinghouse Electric Company), O. Ozer (EPRI), K. Ivanov, S. Yilmaz (Penn State University), and E. H. Young (Exelon Generation Company). 10:25 - 10:50 am

Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Costs M. Jonathan Haire (Oak Ridge National Laboratory). 10:50 - 11:15 am

NFCSim: A Dynamic Simulation Model of the Nuclear Economy Charles G. Bathke, Scott DeMuth, Michael R. James, and Erich A. Schneider (Los Alamos National Laboratory). 11:15 - 11:40 am

LACE: the NFCSim Criticality and Burnup Engine Erich A. Schneider and Michael R. James (Los Alamos National Laboratory). 11:40 - 12:05 pm

SESSION IV. Nodal and Lattice Physics Methods I

Monday, 10:00 - 12:05 pm (Promenade 4)
Session Organizer: Brian Moore
Co-Chairs: Brian Moore and Akio Yamamoto

Three-Dimensional Analytic Function Expansion Nodal Model Riku Mattila (Technical Research Centre of Finland). 10:00 - 10:25 am

towards a three-dimensional Kinetics methodology Based on the Method of Characteristics J Bryce Taylor, Anthony J Baratta (The Pennsylvania State University), and Dave Knott (FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company). 10:25 - 10:50 am

Continuous and Discontinuous Nodal Hybrid Finite Element Schemes for the x-y discrete ordinates transport equation Vicente Xolocostli, Edmundo del Valle (Instituto Politécnico Nacional), and Gustavo Alonso (Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares). 10:50 - 11:15 am

Core Model performance for training simulators Jeffrey Borkowski and Lotfi Belblidia (Studsvik Scandpower). 11:15 - 11:40 am

Uncertainty Estimates in Cold Critical Eigenvalue Predictions Atul A. Karve, Brian R. Moore, Vernon W. Mills, and Gary N. Marrotte (Global Nuclear Fuel). 11:40 - 12:05 am

SESSION V. Management, Design and Operation Issues of Advanced Reactor Fuels I

Monday, 4:00 - 6:55 pm (Promenade 1)
Session Organizer: Mujid Kazimi
Co-Chairs: Ed Pilat and Alfred Renard

The Department of energy advanced fuel cycle initiative James C. Bresee (U.S. Department of Energy). 4:00 - 4:25 pm

Economic Aspects of High Burnup fuel Options in PWRS Zhiwen Xu, Michael J. Driscoll, and Mujid S. Kazimi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 4:25 - 4:50 pm

Optimization of PWR fuel cycles D. Gale, W. Walters, H-D. Berger, A. Kocher, and R. Aigle (Framatome ANP). 4:50 - 5:15 pm

Utility Attitudes Toward High Burnup Edward E. Pilat (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and James P. Malone (Exelon Generation). 5:15 - 5:40 pm

Nuclear Fuel management implications of minor actinide incineration Alfred Renard, Servais Pilate, Benoît Lance (BELGONUCLEAIRE), and Guy Vambenepe (Electricité de France). 5:40 - 6:05 pm

Annular Fuel for High Power Density PWRS: neutronic and thermal hydraulic considerations Pavel Hejzlar, Dangdong Feng, Yasuyki Otsuka, Zhiwen Xu, Won Jae Lee, and Mujid Kazimi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 6:05 - 6:30 pm

Advances in Molecular Laser Isotope Separation Jeff W. Eerkens and William H. Miller (University of Missouri). 6:30 - 6:55 pm

SESSION VI. Reactor-Based Plutonium Disposition

Monday, 4:00 - 6:05 pm (Promenade 2)
Session Organizer: Jim Hoerner
Co-Chairs: Jim Hoerner and Jim Kuijper

Plutonium Recycling in LWRs at Framatome ANP - Status and Trends Dieter Porsch, Walter Stach, Pascal Charmensat, and Michel Pasquet (Framatome ANP). 4:00 - 4:25 am

Basis for the Design of Reactor Cores containing weapons grade MOX fuel Steve Nesbit and Jim Eller (Duke Power). 4:25 - 4:50 pm

Reactor Core Model Benchmark for Partial MOX Fuel Cycles Jim Eller (Duke Power Company). 4:50 - 5:15 pm

Feasibility of burning first and second generation Plutonium in pebble bed HTRS J. B. M. de Haas and J. C. Kuijper  (NRG). 5:15 - 5:40 pm

The Optimum Plutonium Fuel Form for Reactor Based Plutonium Disposition Michael Savela and James S. Tulenko (University of Florida). 5:40 - 6:05 pm

SESSION VII. Addressing Practical Design Constraints On Fuel Management

Monday, 4:00 - 6:55 pm (Promenade 3)
Session Organizer: Arthur DiGiovine
Co-Chairs: Arthur DiGiovine and Edward Pulver

Extended Power Uprates and two year cycles for BWRs -- Where do we go from there? Craig Brown, Ken Hartley (Framatome ANP), and Jim Hulsman (Framatome ANP). 4:00 - 4:25 pm

Merit-factor: a new concept for evaluation of the economic efficiency of core loading patterns Masatoshi Yamasaki, Masaaki Yoshikuni (Nuclear Fuel Industries), and Akio Yamamoto (Nuclear Fuel Industries). 4:25 - 4:50 pm

Taming the crud problem: the evolution Yovan D. Lukic and Jeffrey S. Schmidt (Palo Verde Nuclear Power Station). 4:50 - 5:15 pm

The Effect of Corrosion Product Deposition on fuel management M. Y. Young and J. R. Secker (Westinghouse Electric Company). 5:15 - 5:40 pm

Browns FErry Unit 2 Fuel Management to Accommodate a Fuel Reliability Event Tom Beu, Jim Lemons, TA Keys, and Earl Riley (Tennessee Valley Authority). 5:40 - 6:05 pm

Effects of Channel Bow On BWR Pin Power Distribution Dave Knott (FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company). 6:05 - 6:30 pm

Impact of pressure tube aging on physics parameters of a candu lattice cell Germina Ilas, Farzad Rahnema (Nuclear and Radiological Engineering and Health Physics Program), Vladimir Khotylev, Dumitru Serghiuta (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission), and Rudi J. J. Stamm'ler (Studsvik Scandpower AS). 6:30 - 6:55 pm

SESSION VIII. Automated and Interactive Fuel Management Design and Optimization Tools I

Monday, 4:00 - 6:55 pm (Promenade 4)
Session Organizer: Paul Keller
Co-Chairs: Atul Karve and TBA

Eugene P. Wigner Reactor Physicist Award Presentation Honorary Chair: Dr. Paul J. Turinsky (North Carolina State University). 4:00 - 4:50 pm

FORMOSA-P Advanced GA Methodology Paul M. Keller (North Carolina State University). 4:50 - 5:15 pm

Enhancement of Spatial Treatment in OCEON-P Optimization Code Arvind K. Mathur and Paul J. Turinsky (North Carolina State University). 5:15 - 5:40 pm

Equilibrium Cycle Analysis with XIMAGE/SIMAN John G. Stevens and Ken R. Rempe (Studsvik Scandpower). 5:40 - 6:05 pm

Inclusion of interactive GA in the automatic core design of a BWR Yoko Kobayashi (TEPCO Systems Corportation), and Eitaro Aiyoshi (Keio University). 6:05 - 6:30 pm

Casting the Fuel Shuffle as a Traveling Salesman Problem James S. Burdo (University of Cincinnati), and Dave Knott (FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company). 6:30 - 6:55 pm

SESSION IX. Generation-IV Design Concepts

Tuesday, 8:00 - 9:15 am (Promenade 1)
Session Organizer: Trent Primm
Co-Chairs: Jess Gehin and Hoon Song

Nuclear Design of a Na Cooled KALIMER-600 Core with no Blanket Hoon Song, Sang-Ji Kim (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), and Yeong-Il Kim (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute). 8:00 - 8:25 am

Neutronic and Burnup Characteristics of Kernel-Fuel in VHTR G. S. Chang (Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory). 8:25 - 8:50 am

An integrated once-Through Fuel Cycle with depleted-uranium-dioxide snf multifunction casks Charles W. Forsberg and Les R. Dole (Oak Ridge National Laboratory). 8:50 - 9:15 am

SESSION X. ADvances in reactor stability analysis

Tuesday, 8:00 - 9:40 am (Promenade 2)
Session Organizer: Ren-Tai Chiang
Co-Chairs: Ren-Tai Chiang and Jeff Borkowski

Impacts of Fuel design, Core Design and Reactor Operation on BWR Stability behavior R.-T. Chiang, A. K. Chung, C. L. Kunz, R. E. Stachowski, L. Trosman, and R. M. Fawcett (Global Nuclear Fuel). 8:00 - 8:25 am

Development of a BWR Plant Transient Analysis Code TRACG05 with few-group advanced nodal method Masatoshi Sugawara, Tatsuya Iwamoto, Masashi Tamitani (Global Nuclear Fuel - Japan), Jens G. Munthe Andersen, Charles L. Heck, and Brian R. Moore (Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas). 8:25 - 8:50 am

BWR Instabilities Induced by Cold Water Transients Christian Jönsson (Studsvik Scandpower AB), Gustav Dominicus (Forsmark Kraftgrupp AB), and Marek Kosinski (Vattenfall Fuel AB). 8:50 - 9:15 am

Benchmark of SIMULATE-3K Against the Frigg Loop Stability Experiments Gerardo M. Grandi and Jeffrey A. Borkowski (Studsvik Scandpower). 9:15 - 9:40 am

SESSION XI. Nodal and Lattice Physics Methods II

Tuesday, 8:00 - 9:40 am (Promenade 3)
Session Organizer: Brian Moore
Co-Chairs: Brian Moore and Riku Mattila

Development of BWR Lattice Analysis Code LANCER based on an improved cccp method Kazuo Azekura, Hiromi Maruyama, Tadashi Ikehara, Munenari Yamamoto (Global Nuclear Fuel - Japan), Vernon W. Mills, and Thomas F. Marcille (Global Nuclear Fuel  Americas). 8:00 - 8:25 am

Methods, Benchmarking and applications of BWR core simulator AETNA Tatsuya Iwamoto, Masashi Tamitani (Global Nuclear Fuel - Japan), and Brian R. Moore (Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas). 8:25 - 8:50 am

Effect of Dancoff Factor in Criticality Calculation for Cluster Fuel bundles Hyeong Heon Kim (Korea Power Engineering Company). 8:50 - 9:15 am

Investigation of the Anisotropic Scattering Effect in the heterogeneous square cell of light water reactors Tadashi Ushio, Masaaki Mori (Nuclear Engineering Limited (NEL)), and Toshikazu Takeda, (Osaka University). 9:15 - 9:40 am

SESSION XII. Panel - "World Perspective On Nuclear Fuel Management Needs"

Tuesday, 8:00 - 9:40 am (Promenade 4)
Panel Organizer: Jeff Secker
Panel Moderator: Jeff Secker

SESSION XIII. Automated and Interactive Fuel Management Design and Optimization Tools II

Tuesday, 10:00 - 12:05 pm (Promenade 1)
Session Organizer: Paul Keller
Co-Chairs: Paul Keller and Kemal Ziver

ARPEGE, the EDF tool for core reload design Xavier Mouney (Electricité de France Research and Development). 10:00 - 10:25 am

ROSA, A FLEXIBLE Loading pattern OPTIMization TOOL FOR PWRS F. C. M. Verhagen and P. H. Wakker (NRG). 10:25 - 10:50 am

TVA Core Design Using ROSA Scott T. Krepel and John E. Strange (Tennessee Valley Authority). 10:50 - 11:15 am

Automating the Optimization of Burnable Poisons in PWRS Serkan Yilmaz, Kostadin Ivanov, Samuel Levine (Penn State University), and Moussa Mahgerefteh (Exelon Nuclear Company). 11:15 - 11:40 am

Optimizing the Placement of Burnable Poisons in PWRS Serkan Yilmaz, Kostadin Ivanov, Samuel Levine (Penn State University), and Moussa Mahgerefteh (Exelon Nuclear Company). 11:40 - 12:05 pm

SESSION XIV. Experiences and Advances in On-Line Core Monitoring I

Tuesday, 10:00 - 11:40 pm (Promenade 2)
Session Organizer: Angelo Chopelas and Mark Mneimneh
Co-Chairs: Angelo Chopelas and Steve Baker

Adaptive Core Simulation: Efficient Sensitivity Analysis Hany Abdel-Khalik and Paul Turinsky (North Carolina State University). 10:00 - 10:25 am

GNF BWR Core Simulator Improved Instrument adaptive and Rejection Method for on-line core monitoring Hongbin Zhang (Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas). 10:25 - 10:50 am

Failed LPRM Assessment on Thermal Margins Mark J. Mneimneh, Angelo P. Chopelas, and Atul A. Karve, (Global Nuclear Fuel). 10:50 - 11:15 am

Impact of LPRM Rejections on Thermal Margins Atul A. Karve, Mark J. Mneimneh, Brian R. Moore, and Angelo P. Chopelas (Global Nuclear Fuel). 11:15 - 11:40 am

SESSION XV. Management, Design and Operation Issues of Advanced Reactor Fuels II

Tuesday, 10:00 - 12:05 pm (Promenade 3)
Session Organizer: Mike Driscoll
Co-Chairs: Pavel Hejzlar and Hideyuki Funasaka

Present status and prospects in fuel cycle system of sodium-cooled fast reactors Hideyuki Funasaka, Takeshi Tsukada, Yoshihiro Nagaoki, Yasuo Nakajima, and Takashi Namba (Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute). 10:00 - 10:25 am

Molten Salt Reactors (msRS): coupling spent fuel processing and actinide burning Charles Forsberg (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), and Ehud Greenspan (University of California). 10:25 - 10:50 am

Technology Base for the Advanced CANDU Reactor (ACR) Fuel Design Peter G. Boczar, Jim D. Sullivan, Mukesh Tayal, Al M. Manzer, Ki-Seob Sim, Steve J. Palleck, and Krishnan Chakraborty (Atomic Energy of Canada Limited). 10:50 - 11:15 am

New Fuel Cycle and Fuel Management Options in Heavy liquid metal Cooled Reactors Ehud Greenspan (University of California), Pavel Hejzlar (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Hiroshi Sekimoto (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Georgy Toshinsky (Institute of Physics and Power Eng.), and David Wade (Argonne National Laboratory). 11:15 - 11:40 am

Fuel Design, Management and Cycles for Gen-IV GFRS J.C. Bosq, C. Poette, J. C. Garnier, J. Rouault (CEA/Cadarache), T. Taiwo, E. Hoffman, M. Fatone, and T. Y. C. Wei (Argonne National Laboratory). 11:40 - 12:05 pm

SESSION XVI. MOX Utilization in Reactors

Tuesday, 10:00 - 11:40 am (Promenade 4)
Session Organizer: Trent Primm
Co-Chairs: Jess Gehin and Dieter Porsch

Physics Analysis of BNFL's First Commercial MOX fuel using CMS Andrew Worrall (British Nuclear Fuels Plc), and Christophe Ott (Nordostschweizerische Kraftwerke AG). 10:00 - 10:25 am

Validation of Studsvik CMS for Beznau Mox Cores Tamer Bahadõr (Studsvik Scandpower), and Raul Vielma (Nordostschweizerische Kraftwerke AG). 10:25 - 10:50 am

TRITON: An Advanced Lattice Code for MOX Fuel Calculations M. D. DeHart (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Z. Zhong, and T. J. Downar (Purdue University) - (page II-74). 10:50 - 11:15 am

Plutonium recycling and economics for a BWR fuel cycle J. Ramon Ramirez, G. Alonso, and Javier C. Palacios (Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares). 11:15 - 11:40 am

SESSION XVII. Fuel Temperature Feedback Modeling for Steady State and Transients

Tuesday, 4:00 - 6:30 pm (Promenade 1)
Session Organizer: Bob St. Clair
Co-Chairs: Bob St. Clair and Andrew Worrall

Fuel Temperature Modeling in Studsvik scandpower's core management system Arthur S. DiGiovine, Kord S. Smith, Dan Hagrman, and Scott Palmtag (Studsvik Scandpower). 4:00 - 4:25 pm

Aspects of Fuel Rod Modeling for Rapid Transients Charles Beard, Peter Hilton, Serhat Lider, Daniel Risher, and Yixing Sung (Westinghouse Electric Company). 4:25 - 4:50 pm

An approach for evaluating and Selecting Fuel Temperature data needed for reactor physics nodal codes Geoffrey G. Pihl, Shawn K. Gibby, and P. M. Abraham (Duke Power Company). 4:50 - 5:15 pm

Impact of Fuel Temperature Correlations on power reactor physics predictions Robert J. Borland (FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company). 5:15 - 5:40 pm

Pin-by-Pin Thermal-hydraulic Feedback modeling in three-dimensional fine-mesh core calculations Akio Yamamoto and Tsutomu Ikeno (Nuclear Fuel Industries). 5:40 - 6:05 pm

Effectiveness of the whole Core Transport Calculation with pin-wise thermal feedback Han Gyu Joo, Ha Yong Kim, Jin Young Cho, Chung Chan Lee, and Sung Quun Zee (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute). 6:05 - 6:30 pm

SESSION XVIII. Model Comparisons Against Measured Power Reactor Data

Tuesday, 4:00 - 6:30 pm (Promenade 2)
Session Organizer: Robb Borland and Bob St. Clair
Co-Chairs: Scott Thomas and Kenneth Naugle

CASMO-4 / SIMULATE-3 setup and benchmark results for oconee nuclear station Andrew T. Godfrey and Robert R. St. Clair (Duke Power Company). 4:00 - 4:25 pm

Benchmark of SIMULATE-3 Core Model Predictions Kenneth Naugle and Robert Borland (First Energy Nuclear Operating Company). 4:25 - 4:50 pm

PANAC11 Off-Line predictions of Measured axial tip responses at quad cities and dresden G. Ivan Maldonado (University of Cincinnati), Hongbin Zhang, Ronaldo Szilard (Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas), John Wheeler, and David Phegley (Exelon Nuclear). 4:50 - 5:15 pm

Detector Compensation error correction techniques for westinghouse dynamic rod worth measurement Scott B. Thomas (Duke Power Company), and John E. Strange (Tennessee Valley Authority). 5:15 - 5:40 pm

Detailed Off-Line Core Tracking and Methods Comparisons John .P. Rea (Global Nuclear Fuel), and Michelle P. Hynes (Exelon Nuclear). 5:40 - 6:05 pm

Simplest Simulation Model for 3-dimensional xenon oscillation in PWRS Yoichiro Shimazu (Hokkaidou University). 6:05 - 6:30 pm

SESSION XIX. Utilities Experience in Reload Design and Licensing

Tuesday, 4:00 - 6:55 pm (Promenade 3)
Session Organizer: Jim Tusar
Co-Chairs: Jim Tusar and Hubert Druenne

Incore Fuel Management in Belgium: Licensing Aspects Ir. N. A. Hollasky (Association Vinçotte Nuclear). 4:00 - 4:25 pm

Belgian experience in advanced incore fuel management Hubert L. Druenne (Tractebel Engineering). 4:25 - 4:50 pm

Co-Location - A prescription for better Loading Pattern Robert Lee (Exelon Fuels), Jeffrey Guthridge (Westinghouse Core Technology), Robert Tsai, Brian Manges, and Peter Moravek (Exelon Fuels). 4:50 - 5:15 pm

Using DAVMOS to Design a BWR/6 Fuel Shuffle Dave Knott, Elizebeth M. Maag and Erin M. Wehlage (FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company). 5:15 - 5:40 pm

BWR BPWS Rules Re-Analyzed for Modern Core Designs Dianna M. Hahn, Erin M. Wehlage, and Dave Knott (FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company). 5:40 - 6:05 pm

High Notch Worth Event for limerick generating station unit 2 cycle 7 startup Robert J. Wolfgang (Exelon Generation Company), and Brian R. Moore (Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas). 6:05 - 6:30 pm

Limerick unit 1 Core Re-Design to Mitigate Channel/control Blade Interference James J. Tusar (Exelon Nuclear). 6:30 - 6:55 pm

SESSION XX. Innovative Core Loading Strategies and Methods II

Tuesday, 4:00 - 6:55 pm (Promenade 4)
Session Organizer: Juan Luis Francois
Co-Chairs: Juan Luis Francois and Steve Baker

A Two Steps Optimization Process Using Genetic Algorithms and TABU Search Methods for The BWR Axial Fuel Assembly Design C. Martín del Campo and J. L. François (Laboratorio de Análisis en Ingeniería de Reactores Nucleares). 4:00 - 4:25 pm

Autonomous Distributed Approach Using Multi-Agents for Automatic Core Design of a BWR Yoko Kobayashi (TEPCO Systems Corporation), and Eitaro Aiyoshi (Keio University). 4:25 - 4:50 pm

Mid-Cycle Shuffle Concept Applied To Quad Cities 1 Mehdi Asgari, David J. Kropaczek, Ronaldo H. Szilard, William E. Russell (Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas), David A. Phegley, and John K. Wheeler (Exelon Nuclear). 4:50 - 5:15 pm

BWR Minimal Shuffle Core Design Concept Elizebeth M. Maag and Dave Knott (FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company). 5:15 - 5:40 pm

Low-Enrichment Fresh Bundles for Fuel Failure Risk Reduction Ming-Yuan Hsiao (Exelon Generation Company), and James Haun (Framatome ANP). 5:40 - 6:05 pm

Core Design Study for Non-CR Operation Using Isotope-Enriched Gadolinium on Uprated a BWR Masahiko Kuroki, Hisaki Sato, Kouji Hiraiwa (Toshiba Corporation), and Fukashi Matsumoto (The Japan Atomic Power Company). 6:05 - 6:30 pm

Optimization of BWR Fuel Reloads Using Combinatorial Techniques Luis B. Morales (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), Alejandro Castillo (Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares), Edmundo del Valle (Instituto Politécnico Nacional), and Gustavo Alonso (Instituto Politécnico Nacional). 6:30 - 6:55 pm

SESSION XXI. Generation of Cross-Section Libraries and whole core transport calculations

Wednesday, 8:00 - 9:15 am (Promenade 1)
Session Organizer: Tom Marcille, Webb Mills and Ali Haghighat
Co-Chairs: Tom Marcille and Jeff Borkowski

An Automated Multigroup Cross Section Processing Technique using NJOY Thomas F. Marcille and Vernon W. Mills (Global Nuclear Fuel). 8:00 - 8:25 am

Analysis of hot and cold Kritz criticals with mcnp5tm and temperature-specific nuclear-data libraries Russell D. Mosteller, Robert E. MacFarlane, Robert C. Little, and Morgan C. White (Los Alamos National Laboratory). 8:25 - 8:50 am

Accuracy of the monte carlo Criticality Calculations During BR2 Operation S. Kalcheva, E. Koonen, and B. Ponsard (Belgium Nuclear Research Centre). 8:50 - 9:15 am

SESSION XXII. Advanced Fuel Assembly and Burnable Absorber Designs

Wednesday, 8:00 - 9:15 am (Promenade 2)
Session Organizer: Robb Borland
Co-Chairs: Robb Borland and Jeff Secker

Core Management Improvements At ANGRA Unit 1 And KORI Unit 2 Using An Advanced 16X16 Westinghouse Type PWR Fuel Assembly Edward F. Pulver, Steven J. King (Westinghouse Electric Company), Eduardo Faria, Luciano Sadde, Roberto Esteves (Industrias Nucleares do Brasil), Sang-Keun You, and Kyeong-Lak Jeon (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel Company). 8:00 - 8:25 am

An Advanced Burnable Poison for Pressurized Water Reactors Allen K., Tulenko J., Baney R., Butt D., and Kim J. (University of Florida). 8:25 - 8:50 am

Analysis of Burnable Absorber Options for the IRIS Core Design Allan B. Wollaber, Ronald E. Pevey (The University of Tennessee), and Jess C. Gehin (Oak Ridge National Laboratory). 8:50 - 9:15 am

SESSION XXIII. Experiences and Advances in On-Line Core Monitoring II

Wednesday, 8:00 - 9:40 am (Promenade 3)
Session Organizer: Angelo Chopelas and Mark Mneimneh
Co-Chairs: Mark Mneimneh and Chang Hyo Kim

Advanced On-Line Flux Monitoring for CANDU-PHWR with Unified nodal method In Seob Hong and Chang Hyo Kim (Seoul National University). 8:00 - 8:25 am

A New Approach to On-Line Core Monitoring Earl S Tomlinson III and Carlos Vidal (K Effective). 8:25 - 8:50 am

GARDEL-pwr: studsvik's online monitoring and reactivity management system Arthur S. DiGiovine (Studsvik Scandpower), and Alejandro Noël (Studsvik Scandpower Suisse, GmbH). 8:50 - 9:15 am

Gardel-BWR: advanced BWR online core monitoring Lorne J. Covington (Studsvik Scandpower), and Alejandro Noël (Studsvik Scandpower Suisse, GmbH). 9:15 - 9:40 am

PANEL XXIV: Panel - (Revisiting INPO SOER 96/02) "Adequacy of Methods for Nuclear Fuel Management"

Wednesday, 8:00 - 9:40 am (Promenade 4)
Panel Organizer: Brian Moore
Panel Moderator: Brian Moore

SESSION XXV. Fuel and Core Design Based on Thorium Cycles

Wednesday, 10:00 - 11:40 am (Promenade 4)
Session Organizer: Juan Luis Francois
Co-Chairs: Juan Luis Francois and Peter Boczar

Use of Thorium in Light Water Reactors M. Todosow, (Brookhaven National Laboratory), A. Galperin, (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), S. Herring, (Idaho Engineering and Environmental Laboratory), M. Kazimi, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), T. Downar, (Purdue University), and A. Morozov (Russian Research Center-Kurchatov Institute). 10:00 - 10:25 am

Core Design of a Boiling water reactor Based on an Integrated Blanket-Seed Thorium-uranium concept J.L. François and A. Núñez-Carrera (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México). 10:25 - 10:50 am

Advanced Fuel Cycles in the ACR G.R. Dyck and P.G. Boczar (Atomic Energy of Canada Limited). 10:50 - 11:15 am

Scenario for U-233 Production and MA-Incineration by Using Th-Cycle Otohiko Aizawa (Musashi Institute of Technology). 11:15 - 11:40 am

SESSION XXVI. Automated and Interactive Fuel Management Design and Optimization Tools III

Wednesday, 10:00 - 12:30 pm (Promenade 2)
Session Organizer: Paul Keller
Co-Chairs: Paul Keller and Robb Borland

Method for Optimization of BWR Fuel Management and Plant Operations David J. Kropaczek and William E. Russell (Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas). 10:00 - 10:25 am

The Global nuclear fuel Optimization System for BWR Fuel Cycle Management Christian C. Oyarzun, David J. Kropaczek, Steven B. Sutton, and William E. Russell (Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas). 10:25 - 10:50 am

Utilization of MICROBURN-B2 for Fuel Shuffling Operational Aid Dmitri Ziabletsev, Hoju Moon, and Ralph Grummer (Framatome ANP). 10:50 - 11:15 am

Implementation of BWR Control Rod Pattern Optimization in MICROBURN-B2 H. Moon, R. G. Grummer, and St. Misu (Framatome ANP). 11:15 - 11:40 am

Improved Control rod adjustment model in the loading pattern optimization code fineload-3 Suetsugu Jagawa (TEPCO Systems Corporation). 11:40 - 12:05 pm

Fuel Rod Optimization for Coupled BWR Fuel Bundle and Core Design Catherine A. Daubert, David J. Kropaczek, and William E. Russell (Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas). 12:05 - 12:30 pm

SESSION XXVII. Validation of Core Analysis Tools for Fuel Management II

Wednesday, 10:00 - 12:30 pm (Promenade 3)
Session Organizer: Scott Palmtag
Co-Chairs: Scott Palmtag and Wolfgang Kraus

Validation of ANMER PPR Model Mikio Tokashiki, Takuya Ito, and Yuzo Inaba (Nuclear Fuel Industries). 10:00 - 10:25 am

Reactor physics and criticality benchmark evaluations for advanced nuclear fuel: experiment analysis comparison report W.J. Anderson, M. Saglam (Framatome ANP), B.T. Rearden (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), and R. Smith (University of Florida). 10:25 - 10:50 am

Non-destructive experimental determination of the pin-power distribution in nuclear fuel Staffan Jacobsson Svärd, Ane Håkansson, Anders Bäcklin, Otasowie Osifo, Christofer Willman (Uppsala University), and Peter Jansson (Swedish Defense Research Agency). 10:50 - 11:15 am

New Method for determination of isotopic content of irradiated nuclear fuel V. M. Piksaikin, V. A. Roshchenko, and L. E. Kazakov (State Scientific Center of Russian Federation). 11:15 - 11:40 am

CASMO-4E Fuel Storage Racks Calculations Joel D. Rhodes III, H. -N. Gheorghiu, and Malte Edenius (Studsvik Scandpower). 11:40 - 12:05 pm

Optimal fuel reloading strategy for vver-1000 core of bushehr nuclear power plant Ali Pazirandeh (University of Tehran), Mohsen Ertejaee, and Majid Shahabfar (Azad University). 12:05 - 12:30 pm