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Registration is now open for the Spring 2013 SCALE training courses, which will be conducted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
April 8-12, 2013
SCALE Criticality and Shielding Course ($2000*)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
Basic criticality calculations with KENO-VI; shielding analysis with automated variance reduction using MAVRIC; criticality accident alarm system analysis
April 15-19, 2013
SCALE Sensitivity and Uncertainty Calculations ($2000*)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
TSUNAMI: 1D, 2D, and 3D keff sensitivity/uncertainty analysis; 2D generalized sensitivity analysis for lattice physics; reactivity sensitivity analysis; advanced S/U methods for code and data validation using trending analysis and data assimilation (data adjustment) techniques; keff burnup credit validation
April 22-26, 2013
SCALE Lattice Physics and Depletion ($2000*)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
2D lattice physics calculations; 1D, 2D, and 3D depletion calculations; resonance self-shielding techniques including Monte Carlo Dancoff factors for non-uniform lattices; generation of libraries for ORIGEN-ARP
April 29-May 1, 2013
SCALE/ORIGEN Activation and Decay Calculations ($1500*)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
Isotopic depletion/decay and source term characterization using ORIGEN/ORIGEN-ARP
Additional courses are also offered at the OECD/NEA Data Bank, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris, France.
May 27-31, 2013
Criticality Safety Calculations (2000 euro)
OECD/NEA Data Bank, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris, France
Introductory through advanced criticality calculations using KENO V.a and KENO-VI; resonance self-shielding techniques
June 3-7, 2013
SCALE Sensitivity and Uncertainty Calculations (2000 euro)
OECD/NEA Data Bank, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris, France
TSUNAMI: 1D, 2D, and 3D keff sensitivity/uncertainty analysis; 2D generalized sensitivity analysis for lattice physics; reactivity sensitivity analysis; advanced S/U methods for code and data validation using trending analysis and data assimilation (data adjustment) techniques; keff burnup credit validation
Additional details and registration links are available here:
http://scale.ornl.gov/training_2013_spring.shtml
Note that citizens of nations other than the USA must register at least 40 days in advance of the start of their first class.