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

Preliminary Programme

Wednesday 2 June 2010

TECHNICAL SESSIONS (IN PARALLEL)

Wed 08:30 - 10:10 - Auditorium - Fuel Cycle

Chair: Marco Streit, Alpiq
Co-Chair: Jose Aycart, GE

8:30 – 8:50

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF THE EPR: THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT FUEL CYCLE STRATEGIES - A0166

Bauer, C. (1); Simons, A. (1); Dones, R. (2)
1 - Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Switzerland
2 - Resun AG, Switzerland

8:50 – 9:10

Repackaging and transport of PuO and MOX reference materials: the experience at the Joint Research Centre in Ispra - A0195

D'Alberti, F. (1); Lutique, S. (1); Maluta, F. (2); Mazzuccato, M. (1)
1 - European Commission-Joint Research Centre, Italy
2 - former European Commission-Joint Research Centre, Italy

9:10 – 9:30

LAGUNA VERDE: UN PROYECTO DE REPOTENCIACIÓN AL 120% - A0211

Merino Teillet, A. (1); Garcia-Serrano Tapia, J. L. (1); Ruiz Gutierrez, L. (1)
1 - Iberdrola Ingenieria y Construcción S.A Sociedad Unipersonal, Spain

 

9:30 – 9:50

Studies on the feasibility of Minor Actinides Transmutation in Sodium Fast Reactors - A0331

Pérez-Martín, S. (1); Martín-Fuertes, F. (1); Álvarez-Velarde, F. (1)
1 - CIEMAT, Spain

9:50 – 10:10

Radionuclide Release from Irradiated Th-Pu MOX Fuel - A0340

Cobos, J. (1); Rodríguez, N. (2); Quiñones, J. (2); Rondinella, V. (1); Van-winckel, S. (1); Somers, J. (1); Papaioanu, D. (1); Glatz, J.-P. (1)
1 - European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements, Germany
2 - CIEMAT, Spain

Wed 08:30 - 10:10 - A - Fuel cylce

Chair: Roberto Gonzalez, ENUSA
Co-Chair: Willem Janssens, GRC European Commission

8:30 – 8:50

TOWARDS INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS IN SPAIN: IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES AT THE JUZBADO PLANT - A0255

Zurrón-Cifuentes, Ó. (1); Luis-Merino, M. (1)
1 - ENUSA INDUSTRIAS AVANZADAS S. A., Spain

8:50 – 9:10 

Nuclear Material Attractiveness: An Assessment of Material Associated with a Closed Fuel Cycle - A0296

Bathke, C. (1); Ebbinghaus, B. (2); Sleaford, B. (2); Wallace, R. (1); Collins, B. (3); Hase, K. (1); Robel, M. (2); Jarvinen, G. (1); Bradley, K. (2); Ireland, J. (1); Johnson, M. W. (1); Prichard, A. (3); Smith, B. (3)
1 - Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States
2 - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States
3 - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States

9:10 – 9:30

The Safeguards-by-Design process for a more effective and efficient safeguards implementation - A0308

Sevini, F. (1); Peerani, P. (1); Janssens, W. (1); Boella, M. (2); Koutsoyannopoulos, C. (2); Chare, P. (2); Killeen, T. E. (3)
1 - European Commission - Joint Research Centre - IPSC - Nuclear Security Unit, Italy
2 - European Commission - Directorate General Transport and Energy - Nuclear Safeguards Directorate, Luxembourg
3 - International Atomic Energy Agency - Department of Safeguards - Division of Concepts and Planning, Austria

9:30 – 9:50

RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES IN SAFEGUARDS R&D AS IDENTIFIED BY THE EUROPEAN SAFEGUARDS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION - A0312

Janssens, W. A. M. (1); Autrusson, B. (2); Boella, M. (3); Bril, L.-V. (1); Janssens-maenhout, G. G. A. (1); Goncalves, J. G. M. (1); Martikka, E. (4); Mayer, K. (5); Peerani, P. (1); Rezniczek, A. (6); Richard, M. (7); Richter, B. (8); Sevini, F. (1); Stanley, B. T. (9); Stein, G. (8); Weh, R. (10)
1 - European Commission, Ispra (VA), Italy
2 - IRSN - Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Fonteney-aux-Roses, France
3 - European Commission, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
4 - STUK - Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Helsinki, Finland
5 - European Commission, Karlsruhe, Germany
6 - UBA Unternehmensberatung GmbH, Herzogenrath, Germany
7 - CEA - Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Centre IdF, Bruyeres le Chatel, France
8 - Forschungszentrum Juelich, Juelich, Germany
9 - Sellafield Ltd., Sellafield, Seascale, United Kingdom
10 - GNS Gesellschaft fuer Nuklear-Service mbH, Essen, Germany

9:50 – 10:10

NUCLEAR MATERIAL ATTRACTIVENESS: AN ASSESSMENT OF MATERIAL FROM PHWR’S IN A CLOSED THORIUM FUEL CYCLE

Sleaford, B. W. (1); Ebbinghaus, B. B. (1);  Bradley, K. S. (1); Robel, M. (1); Prichard, A. W. (2); Smith, B. W. (2); Collins, B. A. (2); Hase, K. R. (3); Jarvinen, G. D. (3); Ireland, J. R. (3); Johnson, M. W. (3); Bathke, C. G. (3); Wallace, R. K. (3);

1 - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States
2 - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States
3 - Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States

Wed 08:30 - 10:10 - B - Life science application

Chair: Rafael Puchal, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
Co-Chair: Richard Wakeford, Dalton Nuclear Institute

8:30 – 8:50

MODELING AND SIMULATION OF MICROBEAM RADIATION THERAPY WITH MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUE USING VOXEL-GEOMETRY-PHANTOMS - A0063

Gokeri, G. (1); Kocar, C. (1); Tombakoglu, M. (1)
1 - Hacettepe University, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Turkey

8:50 – 9:10 

PROGNOSIS OF THYROID DOSES IN CASE OF A MAXIMUM DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENT AT A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - A0091

Kouts, K. (1)
1 - Republican Scientific Practical Centre of Hygiene, Belarus

9:10 – 9:30

Protection of man: The exposed individual - A0355

Breustedt, B. (1); Bohnstedt, A. (2); Knebel, J. (2)
1 - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Institute for Radiation Research, Germany
2 - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Programme Nuclear Safety Research, Germany

9:30 – 9:50

Simulation of the dose given by an Elekta Precise linear accelerator on anthropomorphic human phantoms - A0357

Abella, V. (1); Miró, R. (1); Juste, B. (1); Verdú, G. (1)
1 - Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain

9:50 – 10:10

IMPROVING STANDARDS OF RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICAL PRACTICE - A0374

Ortega, X. (1); Ginjaume, M. (1); Carinou, E. (2); Vanhavere, F. (3); Clairand, I. (4); Gualdrini, G. (5); Sans-merce, M. (6)
1 - Institute of Energy Technology, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain
2 - Greek Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Greece
3 - Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK•CEN), Belgium
4 - Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), France
5 - Radiation Protection Institute – Ente per le Nuove tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente (ENEA), Italy
6 - University Hospital Center Vaudois (CHUV), Switzerland

Wed 8:30 to 10:10 - F -Plant operations

Chair: Marcel Maris, Bel V
Co-Chair: Matūš Stacho, Slovak University of Technology

8:30 – 8:50

ELECTRIC AND MECHANICAL BASIC PARAMETERS TO ELABORATE A PROCESS FOR A TECHNICAL VERIFICATION OF SAFETY RELATED DESIGN MODIFICATIONS - A0207

Lamuño, M. (1); Baño, A. (1); Roca, G. L. (1)
1 - Westinghouse Electric Spain, S.A.U., Spain

8:50 – 9:10 

MULTI-SPHERE UNIT CELL MODEL TO CALCULATE THE EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN PEBBLE BED REACTORS - A0291

Van Antwerpen, W. (1); Rousseau, P. (1); Du Toit, J. (1)
1 - North-West University, South Africa

9:10 – 9:30

MODELIZATION OF COOLING WATER SYSTEM COMPONENTS - A0304

Ortega, S. (1); Copete, M. (1); Cervantes, E. (1)
1 - Westinghouse, Spain

9:30 – 9:50

THE CHALLENGE OF THE GLOBAL MANAGEMENT OF PLANT DESIGN MODIFICATIONS. EXAMPLE OF THE NEW EJ SYSTEM AT VANDELLOS NPP - A0327

Ortega, F. (1); Valdivia, C. (1); Fernandez illobre, L. (1)
1 - Tecnatom, Spain

9:50 – 10:10

Design of IRIS reactor to simplify decommissioning - A0415

Petrovic, B. (1); Mckillop, J. (1)
1 - Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

Wed 8:30 to 10:10 - H1 -Reactor Technologies

Chair: Emilio Gonzalez, Tecnatom
Co-Chair: Elsa Merle-Lucotte, LPSC-IN2P3-CNRS / Grenoble INP / Université Joseph Fourier

8:30 – 8:50

FROM ELSY TO LEADER - EUROPEAN LFR ACTIVITIES - A0067

Alemberti, A. (1); Carlsson, J. (2); Malambu, E. (3); Orden, A. (4); Cinotti, L. (5); Struwe, D. (6); Agostini, P. (7); Monti, S. (7)
1 - Ansaldo Nucleare SpA, Italy
2 - JRC/IE, Netherlands
3 - SCK•CEN, Belgium
4 - Empresarios Agrupados, Spain
5 - Euratom, Italy
6 - FzK, Germany
7 - ENEA, Italy

8:50 – 9:10 

Simulation tools and new developments of the Molten Salt Fast Reactor - A0115

Merle-Lucotte, E. (1); Heuer, D. (1); Allibert, M. (1); Doligez, X. (1); Ghetta, V. (1)
1 - LPSC-IN2P3-CNRS / Grenoble INP / Université Joseph Fourier, France

9:10 – 9:30

The International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO) – Status and Trends - A0137

Gowin, P. (1); Beatty, R. (1)
1 - International Atomic Energy Agency, Austria

9:30 – 9:50

NON-DIMENSIONAL PARAMETERS FOR OSCILLATORY INSTABILITY IN SUPERCRITICAL PARALLEL-CHANNEL SYSTEMS - A0196

Chatoorgoon, V. (1); Yeylaghi, S. (1); Leung, L. (2)
1 - University of Manitoba, Canada
2 - Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd, Canada

9:50 – 10:10

RAPHAEL – A V/HTR Success Story - A0394

Frontigny, J.-P. (1); Hittner, D. (1); Bogusch, E. (2); Genot, J.-S. (2); Verrier, D. (2); Basini, V. (3); Buckthorpe, D. (4); Angulo, C. (5); Chauvet, V. (6); Fütterer, M. (7); Van Heek, A. (8); De Groot, S. (8); Von Lensa, W. (9); Scheuermann, W. (10)
1 - AREVA NP, France
2 - AREVA NP, Germany
3 - CEA, France
4 - AMEC, United Kingdom
5 - Tractebel Engineering, Belgium
6 - LGI Consulting, France
7 - JRC, Netherlands
8 - NRG, Netherlands
9 - Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
10 - Universität Stuttgart, Germany

Wed 8:30 to 10:10 - H2 - Civil Society – Energy Policy

Chair: Eero Patrakka, ENEF
Co-Chair: Werner Zaiss, FORATOM

8:30 – 8:50

Projected Costs of generating Electricity – 2010 Update - A0472

Cameron, R. (1)
1 - OECD/NEA, France

8:50 – 9:10 

Nuclear Operations Excellence: A Foundation for the Renaissance - A0365

Gex, P. (1); Luanco, E. (2)
1 - American Nuclear Society, United States
2 - Ventyx, France

9:10 – 9:30 

NEW APPROACH OF SECOND ROMANIAN NPP SITING - A0083

Mauna, T. (1)
1 - Romanian Nuclear Energy Association -AREN- , Romania

9:30 – 9:50

Planning and Licensing of two Nuclear Power Plants in Switzerland - A0164

Koegl, G. (1)

1 - Resun AG, Switzerland

9:50 – 10:10

“Global Nuclear Renaissance – Today’s Issues, Challenges and Differences Relative to the First Wave of Nuclear Plant Projects” - A0460

Gardner, W. (1)
1 - Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, United States

Wed 8:30 to 10:10 - H3 - Plant Operations

Chair: Luis Val Hernandez, ENDESA
Co-Chair: Clay Warren, Slovenske electrarne

8:30 – 8:50

Radioactive Spent Ion-Exchange Resins Conditioning by the Hot Supercompaction Process at Tihange NPP - A0070

Vanderperre, S. (1); Centner, B. (1); Charpentier, D. (1)
1 - TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A., Belgium

8:50 – 9:10

Presentation of CEA Marcoule Laboratory Department - A0194

Cauquil, G. (1); Dugne, O. (2); Bordas, F. (2)
1 - AREVA NC, France
2 - CEA, France

9:10 – 9:30

IMPLEMENTATION OF DESIGN AND REALIZATION OF AN INCINERATION UNIT FOR LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE - A0428

Robin, B. (1); Ballay, C. (1); Pillette-Cousin , L. (1); Gorbatchev, A. (2); Sokolov , G. (3)
1 - AREVA TA, France
2 - CEA/PMG8, France
3 - ZVYOZDOCHKA, Russian Federation

9:30 – 9:50

Probabilistic Models and Decision rules in Residual Material Clearance or Recycling - A0437

Garcia-Bermejo Fernandez, R. (1)
1 - Socieded Española de Protección Radiologica, Spain

9:50 – 10:10

EDF-R&D’s concept for using 2D drawings as an EAM/EOM solution to create, modify and visualize operation data

Dionis, F. (1); Gex, P. (2)
1 - Electricite de France (EdF), France
2 - American Nuclear Society, United States

Wed 08:30 - 10:10 - J - ENEN PhD Event

Chair: Dr. Bernard BONIN, European Nuclear Society High Scientific Council, CEA (France)

8:30 – 8:35

OPENING
Prof. Emilio MINGUEZ, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (Spain), Chair of the Jury

8:35 – 9:00

Modeling radiation effects at the atomic scale with an artificial neural network based kinetic Monte Carlo algorithm

Castin, N. (1);
1 – SCK•CEN, Belgium

9:00 – 9:25 

Coupled neutronics – thermal-hydraulics programs for SCWRs

Reiss, T. (1)
1 - Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

9:25 – 9:50

A domain decomposition methodology through alternate disecctions for coupled neutronic and thermal-hydraulic analyses in COBAY A3

Jiménez, J. (1); Herrero, J.-J. (1); Aragones, J. M. (1)

1 - Nuclear Engineering Department, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

9:50 – 10:10

Exploring new coolants for nuclear breeder reactors

Lafuente, A. (1)
1 - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

10:10 – 10:30

Coffee break - Exhibition area

TECHNICAL SESSIONS (IN PARALLEL)

Wed 10:30 to 12:10 - Auditorium - Fuel Cycle

Chair: Santiago San Antonio, ENS/FORATOM
Co-Chair: Marco Streit, Alpiq

10:30 – 10:50

JRC Research on High Temperature Reactor Fuels - A0019

Haas, D. (1)
1 - European Commisssion, Belgium

10:50 – 11:10 

Fabrication and characterisation of minor actinides bearing fuels obtained by conventional powder metallurgy - A0131

Prieur, D. (1); Jankowiak, A. (1); Leorier, C. (1); Herlet, N. (1); Donnet, L. (2); Dehaudt, P. (2); Maillard, C. (3); Laval, J.-P. (4); Blanchart, P. (5)
1 - CEA, DEN, DTEC/SDTC/LEMA, France
2 - CEA, DEN, DTEC/SDTC/DIR, France
3 - CEA, DEN, DRCP/SE2A/LEHA, France
4 - SPCTS Univeristé de Limoges, France
5 - GEMH Université de Limoges, France

11:10 – 11:30

POSSIBILITIES OF CLOSING NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE WITH INNOVATIVE METMET FUEL - A0208

Savchenko, A. (1); Vatulin, A. (1); Uferov, O. (1); Glagovsky, E. (1); Konovalov, I. (1); Morozov , A. (1); Kulakov, G. (1)
1 - A.A. Bochvar Institute if Inorganic Materials (VNIINM), Russian Federation

11:30 – 11:50

CHARACTERIZATION OF Pu(III) EXTRACTED BY ALKYLATED 2,6-DITRIAZINYLPYRIDINE (BTP) - A0252

Banik, N. L. (1); Geist, A. (1); Marquardt, C. (1); Denecke, M. A. (1); Geckeis, H. (1)
1 - Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, Germany

11:50 – 12:10

Vacancy formation energies in (U,Zr)N - A0332

Pukari, M. (1); Wallenius, J. (1); Sandberg, N. (1)
1 - KTH, Sweden

Wed 10:30 to 12:10 - A - Education, training and knowledge management

Chair: Francisco Sanchez, Tecnatom
Co-Chair: Santiago San Antonio, FORATOM

10:30 – 10:50

WWER REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL EMBRITTLEMENT KNOWLEDGE – A WAY FORWARD FOR CONSOLIDATION - A0006

Von Estorff, U. (1); Brumovsky, M. (2)
1 - Institute for Energy, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Netherlands
2 - Nuclear Research Institute Rez plc, Czech Republic

10:50 – 11:10

RELAP/SCDAPSIM Reactor System Simulator Development and Training for University and Reactor Applications - A0027

Allison, C. (1); Hohorst, J. (1)
1 - Innovative Systems Software, United States

11:10 – 11:30

European approach for a perennial storage of Severe Accident Research experimental data as resulting from EU projects like SARNET*, Phébus FP and ISTP* - A0276

Zeyen, R. (1); Barboni, M. (1)
1 - European Commission/ Joint Research Centre/ Institute for Energy, Netherlands

11:30 – 11:50

EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF FUTURE NUCLEAR ENGINEERS THROUGH THE USE OF AN INTERACTIVE PLANT SIMULATOR - A0338

Ahnert, C. (1); Cuervo, D. (1); Garcia-Herranz, N. (1); Aragones, J. M. (1); Cabellos, O. (1); Gallego, E. (1); Lorente, A. (1); Minguez, E. (1); Piedra, D. (1); Blanco, J. (2); Rebollo, L. (2)
1 - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
2 - Gas Natural- Unión Fenosa, Spain

11:50 – 12:10

The application of EURATOM safeguards in the EU nuclear reprocessing plants

Chare, P. (1); Synetos, S. (1)
1- European Commission, Nuclear Safeguards, DG ENER, Luxembourg

Wed 10:30 to 12:10 - B - Life science applications

Chair: Lucila Mª Ramos Salvador, Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear
Co-Chair: Frank Hardeman, SCK-CEN

10:30 – 10:55 

Consequences of long-term radioactive contamination of aquatic environment by anthropogenic radionuclides - A0054

Gudkov, D. (1); Nazarov, A. (2); Shevtsova, N. (1); Dzyubenko, E. (2)
1 - Institute of Hydrobiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
2 - State Specialised Scientific and Production Enterprise “Chernobyl Radioecological Centre”, Ukraine

10:55 – 11:20

DOSE ASSESSMENT FOR POPULATION IN CASE OF DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENT AT NPP - A0090

Kliaus, V. (1)
1 - Republican Scientific-Practical Center of Hygiene, Belarus

11:20 – 11:45

Computational Modeling of Radionuclide Resuspension - A0152

Perera, S. (1); Waller, E. (1)
1 - University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada

11:45 – 12:10

DOEZOR2: A CODE TO ASSESS THE CONSEQUENCE OF RADIOACTIVE DISCHARGES - A0351

Martín García, J. E. (1); Gomez Godríguez, C. A. (1); García Acosta, F. (2); Gimeno Blesa, M. E. (1)
1 - SOCOIN, Spain
2 - GAS NATURAL UNION FENOSA, Spain

Wed 10:30 to 12:10 - F - Plant Operations

Chair: Daniele Ugolini, European Commission
Co-Chair: Peter J. Gowin, IAEA

10:30 – 10:50

The Numerical Simulation of the WWER440/V213 Reactor Pressure Vessel Internals Response to Maximum Hypothetical Large Break Loss of Coolant Accident - A0012

Hermansky, P. (1); Krajčovič, M. (1)
1 - VUJE, Inc., Slovakia

10:50 – 11:10 

RADIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENTS FRENCH APPROACH AND IRSN VIEWS - A0168

Dubreuil, M. (1); Pichereau, F. (1); Raimond, E. (1)
1 - IRSN, France

11:10 – 11:30

ANALYSIS OF LOSS OF HEAT REMOVAL ACCIDENTS IN RBMK-1500 REACTOR AND SPENT FUEL POOLS DURING DECOMMISSIONING - A0307

Kaliatka, A. (1); Ognerubov, V. (1); Uspuras, E. (1)
1 - Laboratory of Nuclear Installation Safety, Lithuanian Energy Institute , Lithuania

11:30 – 11:50

Application of Realistic (Best-Estimate) Methodologies for Large Break Loss of Coolant (LOCA) Safety Analysis: Licensing of Westinghouse ASTRUM Evaluation Model in Spain - A0309

Lage, C. (1); Frepoli, C. (2)
1 - ENUSA INDUSTRIAS AVANZADAS S.A., Spain
2 - WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO., United States

11:50 – 12:10

D&D OF A PLUTONIUM RESEARCH LABORATORY AND RELATED AUXILIARY SYSTEMS - A0103

Díaz Arocas, P. (1); Martinez Ortega, A. (1); Sama Colao, J. (1); Garcia Diaz, A. (1); Torre Rodriguez, J. (1); Diaz Diaz, J. (1); Argiles, E. (2); Garrido, C. (3)
1 - CIEMAT, Spain
2 - Lainsa, Spain
3 - Iberinco e Iberdrola Ingenieria, Spain

 

Wed 10:30 to 12:10 - H1 - Reactor Technologies

Chair: Jean-Philippe Frontigny, AREVA
Co-Chair: N.N.

10:30 – 10:50 

EUROPAIRS project: creating an alliance of nuclear and non-nuclear industries for developing nuclear cogeneration - A0282

Salhi, O. (1); Hittner, D. (1); Bogusch, E. (2); Fütterer, M. (3); De groot, S. (4); Von lensa, W. (5); Ruer , J. (6); Baaten, A. (7)
1 - AREVA NP, France
2 - AREVA NP, Germany
3 - JRC, Netherlands
4 - NRG, Netherlands
5 - FZ Jülich, Germany
6 - SAIPEM, France
7 - BEC, Netherlands

10:50 – 11:10

THE GUINEVERE PROJECT AT THE VENUS-F FACILITY - A0315

Baeten, P. (1); Ait Abderrahim, H. (1); Bergmans, G. (1); Kochetkov, A. (1); Uyttenhove, W. (1); Vandeplassche, D. (1); Vermeersch, F. (1); Vittiglio, G. (1); Baylac, M. (2); Nuttin, A. (2); Billebaud, A. (2); Bondoux, D. (2); Bouvier, J. (2); Chabod, S. (2); De conto, J.-M. (2); Dessagne, P. (3); Gaudiot, G. (3); Heitz, G. (3); Kerveno, M. (3); Steckmeyer, J.-C. (4); Gautier, J.-M. (4); Lecolley, F.-R. (4); Lecouey, J.-L. (4); Marie, N. (4); Ban, G. (4); Merrer, Y. (4); Reynet, D. (5); Laune, B. (5); Assal, W. (6); Granget, G. (6); Mellier, F. (6)
1 - SCK-CEN, Belgium
2 - LPSC-CNRS-IN2P3/UJF/INPG, France
3 - IPHC-DRS/UdS/CNRS-IN2P3, France
4 - LPC Caen, ENSICAEN/Université de Caen/CNRS-IN2P3, France
5 - IPN Orsay-CNRS-IN2P3/UPS, France
6 - CEA/DEN/DER, France

11:10 – 11:30

Design of Accelerator Driven Systems within the EUROTRANS project - A0348

Pioro, I. (1); Mokry, S. (1); Peiman, W. (1); Saltanov, E. (1); Thind, H. (1); Grande, L. (1); Samuel, J. (1); Harvel, G. (1)
1 - University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada

11:30 – 11:50

Supercritical Water-Cooled Nuclear Reactors: Thermodynamic-Cycles Plant Layouts and Thermal Aspects of Pressure-Channel Design - A0184

Pioro, I. (1); Grande, L. (1); Mokry, S. (1); Peiman, W. (1); Saltanov, E. (1); Thind, H. (1); Samuel, J. (1); Harvel, G. (1)
1 - University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada

11:50 – 12:10

The GIF Proliferation Resistance and Physical Protection (PR&PP) Evaluation Methodology: Overview and Perspectives - A0398

Cojazzi, G. G. M. (1)
1 - European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen, Italy

Wed 10:30 to 12:10 - H2 - Civil society energy policy

Chair: Alain Michel, Le hêtre pourpre (Groupe Esperluete)
Co-Chair: Miguel Milan, Westinghouse

10:30 – 10:50

Future Nuclear Energy Scenarios for Europe - A0038

Roelofs, F. (1); Heek, A. V. (1)

1 - NRG, Netherlands

10:50 – 11:10 

DEVELOPING A PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR SHARED, REGIONAL REPOSITORIES - A0419

Verhoef, E. (1); Mccombie, C. (2); Chapman, N. (2)
1 - COVRA, Netherlands
2 - ARIUS, Switzerland

11:10 – 11:30

HARMONIZING NUCLEAR PRACTICES IN THE EU – CONTRIBUTION OF EUROPEAN NUCLEAR LICENSEES - A0200

Zaiss, W. (1); Fourest, B. (2)
1 - FORATOM, Belgium
2 - EDF, France

11:30 – 11:50

LIMITING CONDITIONS FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT COMPETITIVENESS VS. FOSSIL AND WIND PLANTS - A0371

Feretic, D. (1); Cavlina, N. (1)
1 - University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrial Engineering and Computing, Croatia

11:50 – 12:10

Deregulation and Internationalisation – Impact on the Swedish Nuclear Industry - A0455

Haukeland, S. (1)
1 - Swedish Nuclear Society, Sweden

Wed 10:30 to 12:10 - H3 - Plant operations

Chair: Matti Paananen, Fortum Nuclear Services
Co-Chair: Rosa Lo Frano, University of Pisa

10:30 – 10:50

Optimized laser system for decontamination of painted surfaces - A0035

Champonnois, F. (1); Lascoutouna, C. (1); Long, H. (1); Thro, P.-Y. (1)
1 - CEA/Saclay, France

10:50 – 11:10 

UNIVERSAL MODEL OF WWER-440 REACTOR AND CALCULATION OF WEIGHTING FUNCTIONS OF EX-CORE DETECTORS BY MCNP5 CODE - A0248

Farkas, G. (1); Slugen, V. (1); Hascik, J. (1); Michalek, S. (1); Stacho, M. (1); Petriska, M. (1)
1 - SUT Bratislava, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Infomation Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Slovakia

11:10 – 11:30

Westinghouse Experience in using Mechanical Cutting for Reactor Vessel Internals Segmentation - A0424

Fallström, S. (1); Segerud, P. (1); Kreitman, P. (2); Boucau, J. (3)
1 - Westinghouse Electric Sweden, Sweden
2 - Westinghouse Electric Company, United States
3 - Westinghouse Electric Belgium, Belgium

11:30 – 11:50

Progress at Sellafield - A0451

Bonner, R.C. (1)
1 - Sellafield Ltd, United Kingdom

11:50 – 12:10

THE POTENTIAL OF HIGH POWER LASERS IN NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING - A0463

Hilton, P. (1); Walters, C. (1)

1 - TWI Ltd, United Kingdom

Wed 10:30 to 12:10 - J- ENEN PhD Event

Chair: Prof. em. Michel GIOT, SCKŸCEN (Belgium)

10:30- 10:50

ENEN PhD Event II

Prof. em. Michel Giot, SCK•CEN, Belgium

10:50- 11.10

Experimental and Computational Analysis of Steam Condensation in the Presence of Air and Helium

Bucci , M. (1)
1 - Universita' di Pisa, Italy

11.10 - 11:30

Modelling of sodium boiling for coupled neutronic/thermal-hydraulic transient analysis of the Gen-IV SFR

Chenu, A. (1)
1 - Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Switzerland

11.30 -11:50

Deuterium trapping in Carbon Fiber Composites under high fluence

Airapetov, A. (1)
1 - National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Russian Federation

11.50 - 12:10

Understanding of hydriding mechanisms of Zircaloy-4 alloy during corrosion in PWR simulated conditions and influence of zirconium hydrides on Zircaloy-4 corrosion

Bisor-Melloul, C. (1)
1 - CEA, France

12:10

CLOSING and AWARD OF CERTIFICATE
Prof. Emilio MNGUEZ, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (Spain), Chair of the Jury

12:10 – 13:00  

Lunch - Garden Pavilion

Wed 13:00 - 14:30 - Auditorium -

Chair: Nikola Cavlina, Chair ENS Programme Committee
Co-Chair: Lola Morales, CCNN Almaraz Trillo AIE

13:00 - 14:30

Plenary Session IV – Nuclear Energy Development Framework                                            

Safety Fundamentals/Nuclear Justification
Keith Parker, Chief Executive, Nuclear Industry Association

Is Nuclear Non-proliferation utopian?
Pierre Goldschmidt, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Harmonisation of Nuclear Regulations in European Union
Andrej Stritar, Chairman, European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group – ENSREG

Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management
Hans Forström, Director of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology, IAEA

14:30 – 14:45

Coffee break - Exhibition area

Wed 14:45 – 16:25 - Auditorium -

Chair: Octavi Quintana Trias, European Commission, DG RTG, Directorate Energy (Euratom)
Co-Chair: Bernard Bonin, CEA

14:45 – 16:25

Plenary Session V – Nuclear Technologies for the Future

SNE TP: Programming and Implementing Fission Technology Development for the SET-Plan Objectives
Frantisek Pazdera, Vice-Chair of SNE TP

ITER: the First Fusion Installation undergoing full Nuclear License
Carlos Alejaldre, Deputy Director-General, Safety & Security Department ITER

Global Energy Needs: Defining a Role for the “Right Sized Reactor”
Dr. Thomas L. Sanders, President ANS

Technologies for Future Fuel Management
Peter Baeten, Deputy Institute Manager Advanced Nuclear Systems, SCK•CEN

Wed 16:25 – 16:55 - Auditorium -

16:25 - 17:00

Closing Panel

Vladimir Slugen, ENS President

Jose Emeterio Gutierrez, ENC 2010 Conference Chair

Frank Deconinck, ENC 2010 Programme Committee Chair

Bernard Bonin, ENS High Scientific Council Chair


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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