WELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS, AND ASSOCIATES PROGRAM OVERVIEW

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WELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS, AND ASSOCIATES PROGRAM
OVERVIEW

• Robin Gardner
• October 3, 2007

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TOPICS

• AGENDA
• APNTOWL CEAR ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
• CEAR APNTOWL TECHNICAL REPORT

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AGENDA, 1

• 1. (830) Welcome and Associates Program Overview
  Robin Gardner (RPG)
• 2. (840) Description of Associates Program
  Operation RPG
• 3. (845) Status of Computers (Clusters) and CEAR
  Computer Codes Fusheng Li (FL), Cody Peeples
  (CP), Dan Speaker (DS), and RPG
• 4. (900) Code Package Developments for the Monte
  Carlo Library Least-Squares (MCLLS) Approach
  for EDXRF and PGNAA FL, RPG, and Xiaogang Han
  XH)
• 5. (920) A Study on Replacing Am-Be Sources with
  Cf-252 or 14-MeV Neutrons CP and RPG
• (935) COFFEE BREAK

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AGENDA, 2

• 6. (950) Optimizing the C/O Log Patent Idea
  Jiaxin Wang (JW) and RPG
• 7. (1010) Using PGNAA for Multiphase Flow
  Measurement of Oil, Water, and Gas Athanas
  Mutiso (AM), Geir Johansen (GW), and RPG
• 8. (1020) Detector Response Function Development
  for MCNP Use Zichian Wang (ZW), DS, Avneet Sood
  (AS), FL, and RPG
• 9. (1035) Summary of the Two SPWLA Papers
  Presented in June 2007 RPG and Libai Xu (LX)
• 10. (1050) Methods for Obtaining and Using
  Differential Operators in Monte Carlo FL, XH,
  and RPG
• 11. (1110) Radioactive Particle Tracking for
  PBRs Ashraf Shehata (AS) and RPG
• (1120) LUNCH

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AGENDA, 3

• 12 (1220) Prompt Gamma-Ray Imaging Using the
  GEANT Code Libai Xu (LX)
• 13. (1235) Cargo Monitoring for Terrorist
  Activities - RPG
• 14. (1245) Recent and Proposed MCNP Changes
  Avneet Sood (AS)
• 15. (130) Current Oil Well Logging Tools Can we
  do more? RPG
• (140) PROPOSALS Accepted (A), Outstanding (O),
  and Proposed (P)
• The Inverse Treatment for Radioactive Cargo
  Monitoring (Raytheon) A
• NERI on Radioactive Particle Tracking in PBRs
  (DOE) A
• A Replacement Treatment for GADRAS for SNR Cargo
  Monitoring (DOE) O
• A General Inverse Treatment for Radioactive Cargo
  Monitoring (Homeland Security) P

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AGENDA, 4

• (200) Future Associates Program Research Open
  Discussion
• (215) ADJOURNMENT
• INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS

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APNTOWL CEAR ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT, 1

• MEMBERSHIP
• Present Baker Atlas, Weatherford, EXXON Mobil,
  Halliburton, and LANL
• Future Shell, Pathfinder, ConocoPhillips,
  ChevronTexaco, Others(?)
• PERSONNEL
• Graduated Xiaogang Han, Ashraf Shehata, Libai Xu
• PhD Students Fusheng Li, Z. Wang, Dan Speaker,
  J. Wang, Usama Elkazaz
• M.S. Student Athanas Mutiso
• EXPENDITURES

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APNTOWL CEAR ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT, 2

• OTHER FUNDING
• Raytheon Contract (Cody Peeples, Dan Speaker) ?
  Beginning
• DOE NERI (Fusheng Li, Zichian Wang, and Jiaxin
  Wang) ? Beginning
• DOE NNSA Contract (D. Speaker, Cody Peeples) ?
  Outstanding
• OTHER PLANNED PROPOSALS
• Homeland Security on a General Inverse Approach
• FORGET NIH!

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APNTOWL CEAR ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT, 3

• PUBLICATIONS
• 278. Robin P. Gardner, Fusheng Li, and Weijun
  Guo, Use of the Monte Carlo Simulation Code
  CEARXRF for the EDXRF Inverse Problem,
  International Center for Diffraction Data,
  242-254, 2006.
• 279. Xiaogang Han and Robin P. Gardner, CEARCPG
  A Monte Carlo Simulation Code for Normal and
  Coincidence Prompt Gamma-Ray Neutron Activation
  Analysis (PGNAA), Transactions of the American
  Nuclear Society, Vol. 95, pp. 521-522, TANSAO 95
  1-1010 (2006).
• 280. Robin P. Gardner, "Detector Response
  Function Status and Needs" (Invited),
  Transactions of the American Nuclear Society,
  Vol. 93, pp. 423-424, 2005. Xiaogang Han, Robin
  P. Gardner, and W.A. Metwally, CEARCPG A Monte
  Carlo Simulation Code for Normal and Coincidence
  Prompt Gamma-ray Neutron Activation Analysis
  (PGNAA), Nuclear Science and Engineering, 155
  (1), pp. 143-153 (2007).
• 281. Robin P. Gardner, Libai Xu, Jiaxin Wang, and
  Avneet Sood, Some Lessons Learned from MCNP
  Usage, CD ROM Proceedings of the SPWLA 48th
  Annual Logging Symposium, Paper K, June 3-6,
  2007.
• 282. Libai Xu, Hezhu Yin, and Robin P. Gardner,
  Responses of Nuclear Tools in Layered Media, CD
  ROM Proceedings of the SPWLA 48th Annual Logging
  Symposium, Paper L, June 3-6, 2007.

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APNTOWL CEAR ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT, 4

• PUBLICATIONS
• 283. A.H. Shehata and R.P. Gardner, A New Method
  for Tracking Single Radioactive Particles, CD
  ROM Proceedings of 5th World Congress on
  Industrial Process Tomography, pp. 187-195,
  (2007).
• 284. L. Xu and R.P. Gardner, Prompt Gamma-Ray
  Imaging, CD ROM Proceedings of 5th World
  Congress on Industrial Process Tomography, pp.
  547-554, (2007).
• 285. A.M. Mutiso, G.A. Johansen, and R.P.
  Gardner, Investigation of Prompt Gamma-Ray
  Neutron Activation Analysis for Determining Phase
  Amounts in Multiphase Flow, CD ROM Proceedings
  of 5th World Congress on Industrial Process
  Tomography, pp. 979-985, (2007).
• Six papers to appear within a month or two as
  Proceedings of the IRRMA-VI
• Conference in Nuclear Instruments and
  Methods B.

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APNTOWL CEAR ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT, 4

• CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
• Gave One Paper and Co-Authored One (with L. Xu
  and H. Yin) at SPWLA Meeting in Austin, Texas
  June 3-6, 2007.
• Co-authored (with Fusheng Li and Weijun Guo) a
  paper that was presented by Fusheng at the Denver
  X-Ray Conference in Colorado Springs, CO
  entitled Implementation of the Monte Carlo -
  Library Least-Squares Method to Energy Dispersive
  X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis, July 30- August 3,
  2007.
• Presented three papers and was on the Technical
  Program Committee of the 5th World Congress on
  Industrial Process Tomography in Bergen, Norway,
  September 2-6, 2007.
• Co-Author with Libai Xu of paper based on his PhD
  thesis on Prompt Gamma-Ray Imaging that won the
  Mark Mills Award this year and will be presented
  at the ANS Meeting in Washington, DC in November.
  

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CEAR APNTOWL TECHNICAL REPORT, 1

• Raytheon Contract Developing an Inverse Approach
  to Monitoring for Special Nuclear Materials
• NERI (DOE) Grant A Research Program on Very High
  Temperature Reactors (VHTRs) with University of
  Missouri Columbia and Washington University
  (St. Louis)

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CEAR APNTOWL TECHNICAL REPORT, 2

• APNTOWL
• Increase the sensitivity of C/O tools by use of
  the MCLLS approach with compound libraries such
  as H2O, NaCl, CH2 (Oil), CaCO3, SiO2, etc. for
  Baker
• Develop a semi-empirical model for the density
  tool that includes composition as well as density
  for all members
• Develop a mathematical algorithm for stripping
  for LLS purposes for EXXON Mobil
• Investigate combining the responses of a number
  of nuclear tools to obtain added information for
  all members
• Patch Implementation into MCNP5 from MCNP4 for
  Halliburton
• Others?