Reactor Antineutrino Anomalies and What to Do About Them

Speaker: Jeffrey Berryman

Nuclear reactors have been workhorses for neutrino physics since its inception, but they have provided some results that have so far eluded a compelling explanation. One possible interpretation of these results is that some new physics effect is operative – typically in the form of oscillations involving additional neutrino states – but this narrative is complicated by the substantial uncertainties associated with antineutrino production in the reactor core. In this talk, I will summarize the experimental and theoretical status of these anomalies, and will offer some commentary on how well we can expect to probe them in the coming decade.