Nuclear data needs for Generation IV nuclear energy systems : proceedings of the international workshop, Antwerpen, Belgium, 5-7 April 2005

This volume presents recent progress in the improvement of the nuclear database needed for the development of Generation IV nuclear energy systems. The Generation IV International Forum (GIF) identified six advanced concepts for sustainable nuclear energy production at competitive prices and with advanced safety, with special attention to nuclear non-proliferation and physical protection issues, minimization of long-lived radiotoxic waste, and optimum natural resource utilization System groups have been established for studying these concepts in detail, and nuclear data are an inherent part of these studies. This book reviews the work recently performed for the development of these systems. The contributions include an up-to-date overview of recent achievements in sensitivity analysis, model calculations, estimates of uncertainties, and the present status of nuclear databases with regard to their applications to Generation IV systems. In the workshop, special attention was given to the identification of nuclear data needs from sensitivity analysis of benchmark experiments and the treatment of uncertainties. The proceedings contain overviews of several experimental program and recent results of interest for the development of Generation IV systems. Nuclear data needs for generation IV systems. Future of nuclear energy and the role of nuclear data / P. Finck. Nuclear data needs for generation IV nuclear energy systems-summary of U.S. workshop / T.A. Taiwo, H.S. Khalil. Nuclear data needs for the assessment of gen. IV systems / G. Rimpault. Nuclear data needs for generation IV-lessons from benchmarks / S.C. van der Marck, A. Hogenbirk, M.C. Duijvestijn. Core design issues of the supercritical water fast reactor / M. Mori [und weitere]. GFR core neutronics studies at CEA / J.C. Bosq [und weitere]. Comparative study on different phonon frequency spectra of graphite in GCR / Young-Sik Cho [und weitere]. Innovative fuel types for minor actinides transmutation / D. Haas, A. Fernandez, J. Somers. The importance of nuclear data in modeling and designing generation IV fast reactors / K.D. Weaver. The GIF and Mexico-"everything is possible" / C. Arrenondo Sánchez -- Benmarks, sensitivity calculations, uncertainties. Sensitivity of advanced reactor and fuel cycle performance parameters to nuclear data uncertainties / G. Aliberti [und weitere]. Sensitivity and uncertainty study for thermal molten salt reactors / A. Biduad [und weitere]. Integral reactor physics benchmarks- The International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP) and the International Reactor Physics Experiment Evaluation Project (IRPHEP) / J.B. Briggs, D.W. Nigg, E. Sartori. Computer model of an error propagation through micro-campaign of fast neutron gas cooled nuclear reactor / E. Ivanov. Combining differential and integral experiments on [symbol] for reducing uncertainties in nuclear data applications / T. Kawano [und weitere]. Sensitivity of activation cross sections of the Hafnium, Tanatalum and Tungsten stable isotopes to nuclear reaction mechanisms / V. Avrigeanu [und weitere]. Generating covariance data with nuclear models / A.J. Koning. Sensitivity of Candu-SCWR reactors physics calculations to nuclear data files / K.S. Kozier, G.R. Dyck. The lead cooled fast reactor benchmark BREST-300: analysis with sensitivity method / V. Smirnov [und weitere]. Sensitivity analysis of neutron cross-sections considered for design and safety studies of LFR and SFR generation IV systems / K. Tucek, J. Carlsson, H. Wider -- Experiments. INL capabilities for nuclear data measurements using the Argonne intense pulsed neutron source facility / J.D. Cole [und weitere]. Cross-section measurements in the fast neutron energy range / A. Plompen. Recent measurements of neutron capture cross sections for minor actinides by a JNC and Kyoto University Group / H. Harada [und weitere]. Determination of minor actinides fission cross sections by means of transfer reactions / M. Aiche [und weitere] -- Evaluated data libraries. Nuclear data services from the NEA / H. Henriksson, Y. Rugama. Nuclear databases for energy applications: an IAEA perspective / R. Capote Noy, A.L. Nichols, A. Trkov. Nuclear data evaluation for generation IV / G. Noguère [und weitere]. Improved evaluations of neutron-induced reactions on americium isotopes / P. Talou [und weitere]. Using improved ENDF-based nuclear data for candu reactor calculations / J. Prodea. A comparative study on the graphite-moderated reactors using different evaluated nuclear data / Do Heon Kim [und weitere] Presents progress in the improvement of the nuclear database needed for the development of Generation IV nuclear energy systems. This book reviews the work performed for the development of these systems. It contains contributions that include an overview of achievements in sensitivity analysis, estimates of uncertainties, and more.