organised by European Nuclear Society

co-sponsored by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency

co-sponsored by Spanish Nuclear Society

co-sponsored by ANS

co-sponsored by IAEA


ENC 2010

European Nuclear Conference

30 May - 2 June 2010, Barcelona, Spain

Programme

Monday 31 May 2010

9:00- 10:30

Opening panel

Vladimir Slugen, ENS President

José Emeterio Gutierrez, ENC 2010 Conference Chair

Frank Deconinck, ENC 2010 Programme Committee Chair

Edouard Hourcade, President ENS Young Generation

Antoni Castells, Councellor for Economy and Finances at the Generalitat de Catalunya

Andrea Brentan, Chief Executive Officer, ENDESA

Thomas L. Sanders, ANS President

Opening Keynote Address

Luis E. Echávarri, Director General, OECD Nuclear Energie Agency

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break & Exhibition opening

Mon 11:00 – 12:30 - Auditorium -

 

11:00 – 12:30

 

Plenary Session I - Current Technologies under  Construction

Chair: Santiago San Antonio Secretary General ENS
Co-Chair: Jari Tuunanen, Vice President ENS

With contributions from:

Jack Fuller, President and Chief Executive Officer, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy

Dominique Mockly, Senior Executive Vice President, International & Marketing, AREVA

Aris Candris, President and Chief Executive Officer, Westinghouse Electric Company

Sergey Kirienko, Director General, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM

12:30 – 14:00  

Lunch - Garden Pavilion

Mon 14:00 – 16:00 - Auditorium -

14:00 – 16:00  

Plenary Session II - New Build Projects

Chair: Marco Streit, Vice President ENS
Co-Chair: MariaTeresa Dominguez, President FORO NUCLEAR (tbc)

With contributions from:

Veijo Ryhänen, Corporate Adviser, TVO - Teollisuuden Voima Oyj

Dominique Lagarde, Managing Director Nuclear Engineering, EDF
                                               
Francisco Martinez Corcoles, Spain & Portugal Liberalized Business Managing Director, IBERDROLA

William Timmerman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, SCANA

Livio Vido, Engineering and Innovation Division Managing Director, ENEL

16:00 – 16:20

Coffee break - Exhibition area

16:20 - 18:00

TECHNICAL SESSIONS (IN PARALLEL)

Mon 16:20 - 18:00 - Auditorium - Fuel Cycle

Chair: N.N.
Co-Chair: Chuck Paone, GNF

16:20 – 16:40    

The Sintering Blockage Mechanism in the UO2-Gd2O3 System - A0002

Durazzo, M. (1); Riella, H. G. (2)
1 - Nuclear and Energy Research Institute - IPEN-CNEN/SP, Brazil
2 - Santa Catarina Federal University - Chemical Engineering Department, Brazil

16:40 – 17:00  

Determining isotopic ratios using delayed gamma-rays from active inspection techniques for nuclear materials safeguards - A0228

Hunt, A. (1); Reedy, E. (2); Failor, B. (3); Seipel, H. (2); Cardenas, E. (2); Failor, B. (3)
1 - Idaho Accelerator Center, Idaho State University, United States
2 - Department of Physics, Idaho State University,United States
3 - ATG-Pulse Sciences, L-3 Communication, United States

17:00 – 17:20  

Depleted Uranium Processing and Fluorine Extraction - A0147

Laflin, S. (1)
1 - International Isotopes Inc., United States

17:20 – 17:40  

From high enriched to low enriched uranium fuel in research reactors - A0434

Van den Berghe, S. (1); Leenaers, A. (1); Moons, F. (1), Koonen, E. (1); Sannen, L. (1);
1 - SCK•CEN, Belgium

17:40 – 18:00

The Application of  Research Reactor MARIA for Analysis of Thorium Use in Nuclear Power Plant - A0328

Chwaszczewski, S. (1); Myslek-Laurikainen, B. (1); Andrzejewski, K. (1); Szczurek, J. (1); Pytel, B. (1); Polkowska-Motrenko, H. (2)
1 - Institute of Atomic Energy POLATOM, Poland
2 - Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology , Poland

Mon 16:20 - 18:00 - A - Education, training and knowledge management

Chair: Michel Giot, SCK-CEN
Co-Chair: Joseph Magill, European Commission

16:20 – 16:40 

Quality Education for Nuclear Professionals: A Unique Nuclear Engineering Program - A0050

Gunnerson, F. (1); McBurney-Rebol, J. (1)
1 - University of Idaho, United States

   16:40 – 17:00  

NUCLEAR DISCIPLINES IN RESPONSE TO INDUSTRY AND REGULATORY NEEDS THROUGH THE EUROPEAN NUCLEAR EDUCATION NETWORK ASSOCIATION - A0055

Safieh, J. (1); De Regge, P. P. (1); Kusumi, R. (1)
1 - European Nuclear Education Network Association, France

17:00 – 17:20  

"nucleargraduates" - A0107

Couzens, N. (1); Dawson, C. (1)
1 - Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, United Kingdom

17:40 – 18:00

Blended-mode pedagogical model fosters nuclear engineering education in Southern Africa - A0116

Kruger, J.-H. (1); Fick, J. (1)
1 - North-West University, South Africa

17:20 – 17:40  

THE VIEW AT NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE VIA ACTUAL EUROPEAN AND SLOVAK APPROACH TO NUCLEAR EDUCATION - A0349

Slugen, V. (1)
1 - Slovak University of Technology, FEI STU, Ilkovičova 3, 812 19 Bratislava, Slovakia

Mon 16:20 - 18:00 - B - Nuclear and civil society

Chair: Christian Tallebois, FORATOM
Co-Chair: Magdalena Gadomska, European Fusion Development Agreement

 16:20 – 16:40   

ROADMAP TO SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL IN THE EU - A0464

Patrakka, E. (1)
1 - ENEF Sub Working Group Waste Management, Finland

  16:40 – 17:00

Spanish YGN point of view of Social consequences of Garoña NPP lifespan extension issue - A0409

Millan, M. A. (1)
1 - Westinghouse Electric Spain , Spain

17:00 – 17:20 

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON REGIONAL AREAS AS A RESULT OF NEW NUCLEAR CONSTRUCTION AND NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING - A0375

Devine, J. M. (1)
1 - Northeastern Oklahoma State University, Tahlequah, United States

17:20 – 17:40

People, planet, prosperity – how a Welsh nuclear generating site is tackling the challenge of sustainability - A0325

Jones, I. (1); Young, E. (1); Jones, J. I. (2)
1 - Bangor University, United Kingdom
2 - Magnox North - Wylfa Site, United Kingdom

17:40 – 18:00 

For a Renaissance of the Nuclear Renaissance - A0098

Bugat, A. (1); Vignon, D. (1); Lecomte, M. (1)
1 - NucAdvisor, France

Mon 16:20 - 18:00 - F - Plant Operations

Chair: Rene Fernandez, Nuclenor
Co-Chair: Nicola Cavlina, University of Zagreb

16:20 – 16:40    

PROGRAMME OF LONG-TERM OPERATION OF PAKS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - A0114

Katona, T. J. (1); Ratkai, S. (1)
1 - Nuclear Power Plant Paks Ltd, Hungary

16:40 – 17:00  

Life extension due to the vibrational ageing of sysmically qualified components - A0124

Prats, F. (1)
1 - Westinghouse-WIN, Spain

17:00 – 17:20  

Life Extension of Nuclear Power Plants. World situation and the USA case - A0233

Leon, P. T. (1); Garcia, L (1); Serra, E. (1); Yague, L. (1);
1 - ENDESA, Spain

17:20 – 17:40  

MANAGEMENT OF SPARE PARTS IN THE OBSOLESCENCE OF EQUIPMENT IN NPPs. EXPERIENCES OF TECNATOM - A0334

Martín, A. (1)
1 - Tecnatom, Spain

17:40 – 18:00

A Review of the Aging Management Methodologies to address Long-Term Operations - A0376

Pitoiset, X. (1); Toney, S. (2); Meyer, C. (2); Semmler, M. (2)
1 - Westinghouse Electric Belgium, Belgium
2 - Westinghouse Electric Company, United States

Mon 16:20 to 18:00 - H1 - Reactor Technologies

Chair: Jerome Pamela, CEA
Co-Chair: N.N.

16:20 – 16:40

EFDA Fusion Materials Research & Development Programme: Scientific, Management, Engineering and Economic Aspects - A0051

Dudarev, S. (1); Stork, D. (1); Ward, D. (1); Rieth, M. (2); Boutard, J.-L. (3); Gonzales de vicente, S. (3); Baluc, N. (4); Novak, S. (5);
1 - EURATOM/UKAEA Fusion Association, Culham Science Centre, United Kingdom
2 - Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut für Materialforschung II, Germany
3 - EFDA Close Support Unit-Garching, Germany
4 - Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ODGA-C110, Switzerland
5 - Department for Nanostructured Materials, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

16:40 – 17:00

The role of IFMIF in the fusion programme - A0064

Garin, P. (1); Sugimoto, M. (2)
1 - CEA, France
2 - JAEA, Japan

 17:00 – 17:20

Comparison of T91 and P91 steels foreseen for High Temperature Reactors using positron annihilation techniques - A0264

Veternikova, J. (1); Slugen, V. (1); Kilpeläinen, S. (2); Tuomisto, F. (2); Räisänen, J. (3); Degmova, J. (1); Krsjak, V. (4); Hinca, R. (1); Sojak, S. (1)
1 - Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovakia
2 - Aalto University, Department of Applied Physics, Finland
3 - Aalto University, Department of Physics, Finland

17:20 – 17:40

POSITRON SOURCE DESIGN ANALYSIS FOR THE MCMASTER NUCLEAR REACTOR - A0358

Day, S. E. (1)
1 - McMaster Nuclear Reactor, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

17:40 – 18:00

GENERATION IV: PARTNERSHIPS OF EXCELLENCE TO CREATE INNOVATION - A0367

Philippe, D. (1); Sébastien, G. (2); Odile, G. (2); Elise, D. (3); Philippe, T. (3)
1 - Atomic Energy Commissariat, France
2 - AREVA NP, France
3 - Valinox Nucléaire, France

Mon 16:20 to 18:00 - H2 - Reactor Technologies

Chair: André Versteegh, NRG
Co-Chair: Peter J. Gowin, IAEA

16:20 –16:45

LESSONS LEARNED FROM TECNATOM´S PARTICIPATION IN BUILDING NPPs - A0136

Manrique, A. (1)
1 - TECNATOM, Spain

16:45 – 17:10

AP1000 COMPLIANCE WITH EUROPEAN UTILITY REQUIREMENTS AND EPP PHASE 2F PROGRAM - A0191

Frogheri, M. (1); Saiu, G. (1); Marconi, M. (1)
1 - Ansaldo Nucleare, Italy

17:10 – 17:35

ACR-1000TM PRE-PROJECT REGULATORY ASSESSMENT - A0297

Popov, N. (1); Ion, R. (1); Hopwood, J. (1); Doerffer, S. (1)
1 - Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Canada

17:35 – 18:00 

International Standardization of Nuclear Reactor Designs - The Way Forward - A0372

Raetzke, C. (1)
1 - WNA CORDEL Group, United Kingdom

Mon 16:20 to 18:00 - H3 - Plant operations

Chair: Markus Fendrich, RWE
Co-Chair: N.N.

16:20 – 16:40

Nuclear reactor safety: JRC research programme implementation - A0020

Noel, M. (1), Bruynooghe, C. (1); Bieth, M. (1); Haas, D. (2);

1 - European Commission Institute for Energy, Netherlands
2 - European Commission, Belgium

16:40 – 17:00

Use of the risk matrix in NPP - A0109

Stubbe, G. (1); Milliche, C. (1); Dassy, F. (2)
1 - GDF SUEZ Electrabel, Belgium
2 - GDF SUEZ Tractebel Engineering, Belgium

17:00 – 17:20

Irradiation Performance Updates on Korean Advanced Fuels for PWRs - A0123

Jang, Y. K. (1); Jeon, K. L. (1); Kim, Y. H. (1); Kim, J. I. (1); Park, J. R. (1); Yoo, J. S. (1); Shin, J. C. (1); Chung, S. K. (1); Kim, T. W. (2); Yoon, Y. B. (2); Park, K. M. (2); Yoo, M. J. (2); Kim, M. S. (2); Lee, T. H. (2); Chung, J. G. (1)
1 - Korea Nuclear Fuel, Korea, Republic of
2 - Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Korea, Republic of

17:20 – 17:40

Risk based safety management to enhance technical safety and safety culture - A0133

Berg, H.-P. (1)
1 - Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Germany

17:40 – 18:00 

FRANX CODE FOR SPATIAL PRA ANALYSIS - A0435

Rahn, F. (1); Riley, J. (1); Anoba, R. (2); Najafi, B. (3)
1 - Electric Power Research Institute, United States
2 - Anoba Consulting, United States
3 - SAIC, United States

 


The organisations below have made an outstanding contribution to the success of the ENC 2010 Conference through their generous sponsorship.

ENC 2010 Diamond Sponsor

ONET Technologies

ENC 2010 Gold Sponsors

GDF Suez

Honeywell

Roll Royce

ENC 2010 Silver Sponsor

Urenco

Westinghouse

ENC 2010 Lanyard Sponsor

Ventyx

ENC 2010 Internet + AV Sponsor

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Graphics and Design: Marion Brünglinghaus, ENS