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Purpose:

Nuclear engineering and physics faculty and research scientists from the Idaho State University, the University of Nevada, the University of Michigan, and Texas Universities will meet with scientists and engineers from Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory as well as Los Alamos and Argonne National Laboratories to discuss the use of accelerators in nuclear experiments for the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI) on August 21 and 22, 2003. Most of the discussion will be centered on a series of near-term experiments using gamma-n reactions produced by electron accelerators to drive sub-critical systems at ISU, UT-Austin, and Texas A&M. However, other topics will be included, such as ongoing and future European experiments and other applications of accelerator-produced neutrons for the AFCI. The goal of this workshop is to address practical issues and to foster discussions of experiments and diagnostics for these experiments. In addition, we hope to foster closer collaborations between national labs and academia. Participants will discuss work at their respective laboratories, share new ideas and future opportunities, as well as collaborative possibilities.

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  • Workshop Schedule: August 21 and 22, 2003.
    List of Speakers
         
    Presentation (Power Point)
    Cover Page (Word)
    9:00 am Edwin House
        ISU Chief Research Officer

    Frank Harmon
        IAC Director
    Welcome and Opening Remarks
    9:20 am Frank Goldner
        Office of Nuclear Energy,
        Science and Technology
    DOE perspective & international interests
    10:00 am Mike Cappiello
        LANL AFC Director
    AFCI Transmutation Sciences interests, need for ADS facilities and experiments
    10:40 am George Imel
        ANL
    European Accelerator Driven Experiments: MUSE (CEA-Cadarache), TRADE (ENEA), and SAD (Dubna)
    11:20 am Eric Pitcher
         LANL
    European Accelerator Driven Experiments: MYRRHA (EU) and MEGAPIE (PSI-Switzerland)
    1:30 pm Denis Beller
         ISU-IAC
    Progress of and Plans for ADSS Experiments at ISU-IAC and Other U.S. Universities
    2:10 pm John Bennion
         ISU
    Description of the ISU-IAC ADSS Experiment
    2:50 pm Frank Harmon
         ISU-IAC
    ISU-IAC Accelerators for ADSS Experiments
    3:30 pm Bill Charlton
        UT-Austin and Texas A&M
    Plans for Texas-ISU ADSS Experiments

    Friday, August 22, 2003
    9:00 am John Lee
        U of Michigan
    Dynamic response and impacts of sources in experiments, analyses & comparisons of sub-critical AD transmutation systems
    9:40 am Eric Loewen
        INEEL
    Accelerator-produced neutrons for investigating lead-bismuth systems and oxygen sensors
    10:20 am Doug Crawford
        ANL-W
    Experimental requirements for AFCI fuels development, others



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