The aim of the Conference

To provide a forum for addressing the current status and future perspectives with regards to safety at nuclear installations worldwide. Previous TopSafe editions took place in Budapest (1995) and Valencia (1998).

Dubrovnik

Topics

Safety Issues of Operating Power Plants
PWR and BWR, CANDU, WWER, RBMK
Application of European Utilities Requirements
Probabilistic and Deterministic Analysis
Shutdown Safety
Advances in Safety: Analysis Codes and Techniques
Severe Accidents Management,
International Safety Studies
Emergency Planning
Risk Informed Application and Licensing
Regulatory Safety Requirements
Ageing and Life Extension
Power Upgrades and Relevant Topics
Management of Safety and Quality
Safety Culture and Self Assessment
Political and Public Perception of Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Power Plant Security
Safety Issues of Future Power Plants
Near term deployment reactors (EPR, SWR1000, AP1000, ESBWR, SBWR, ACR-1000) and Generation IV reactors
Safety Issues of Research Reactors (pool type and others)
Fuel Cycle Facilities Safety
Uranium mining and conversion, enrichment and fuel production, reprocessing and transmutation, waste disposal

Attendance

The conference is directed at a broad range of experts in the area of nuclear safety, including professionals from the different disciplines involved in the safety of nuclear power plants, installations in other parts of the fuel cycle, and research reactors. It is aimed at professionals coming from the research organisations, universities, vendors, operators, regulatory bodies as well as policy makers. Top level representatives of the Countries that are constructing new nuclear power plants are invited. Regulators of all individual Countries with nuclear programme are expected to contribute the Conference.

Deadlines

Notification of abstract’s acceptance: 18 April 2008
Full paper submission: 31 May 2008
Notification of paper’s acceptance: 30 June 2008
Final paper submission: 31 August 2008

Publication policy

Conference proceedings with reference number ISBN 978-92-95064-06-5 will be published on this website.
Selected papers will be proposed for publication in International Journals.