IAEA

Atominstitiut


RRFM 2009

22 -25 March 2009, Vienna, Austria

Preliminary Programme


Monday 23 March 2009

All day Plenary Session

08.30
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09.00

 

Opening Session

Welcome Address

  • S. San Antonio, Secretary General of the European Nuclear Society

Opening Address

  • Y. Sokolov, Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy, IAEA

Session I – International Topics

Part I - Chairman: P. Adelfang, IAEA

9.00
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9.20

Research Reactor coalitions – Second Year Progress Report

I.N. Goldman, P. Adelfang (IAEA); K. Alldred, N. Mote (International Nuclear Enterprise Group) - US

9.20
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9.40

An Overview of Global Threat Reduction Accelerating Threat Reduction

A.J. Bieniawski (U.S. Department of Energy / NNSA) - US

9.40
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10.00

European's R&D Monolithic UMO Program

C. Jarousse (AREVA-CERCA) – France , L. Halle, W. Petry, A. Röhrmoser, W. Schmid (TU Munich) – Germany

10.00
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10.20

2009 CNEA Report on Progress on the Development of LEU Fuels and Targets in Argentina

S. Balart, P. Cristini, C. Fernández, A.G. Gonzalez, M. López, H. Taboada (Comisión Nacional de Energia Atómic) - Argentina

10.20
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10.50

Coffee Break

10.50
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11.10

The Jules Horowitz Reactor Project:  Status and fuel licensing process

M. C. Anselmet, D. Iracane, G. Bignan, P. Tremodeux, B. Maugard, P. Lemoine (CEA) - France

11.10
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11.30

The East European Research Reactor Initiative

S. Tözsér, (KFKI Atomic Energy Research Institute) – Hungary, I.N. Goldman (IAEA ), H. Böck TU Vienna - Austria

11.30
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11.50

Status and perspectives of fuel developments for fast neutron reactors of 4th generation

C. Renault, J. Rouault, P. Anzieu (CEA) - France

11.50
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12.10

Decommissioning Progress of the Dounreay Site

E. Mackenzie (Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd - formally UKAEA) - United Kingdom

12.10
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13.10

Lunch

Session I – International Topics

Part II - Chairman: H. Böck, Atominstitut, Austria

13.10
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13.30

IAEA Programme on Research Reactors Safety - 2009 Update

H. Abou Yehia, A.M. Shokr – (IAEA)

13.30
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13.50

Security of supply for fission medical radio-isotopes Based on optimal use of the test reactor network

H. Bonet – (IRE – Institut des Radioéléments) - Belgium

13.50
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14.10

Qualification Program for the RJH Fuel Elements

M.C. Anselmet, P. Lemoine, D. Iracane (CEA), I. Caillière, P. Colomb, T. Pin (AREVA-CERCA), S. Brisson, S. Guillot (AREVA-TA) – France, E. Koonen, P. Benoit (SCK-CEN) - Belgium

14.10
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14.30

International Status of Accelerator Driven Systems for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles

A. Stanculescu (IAEA)

14.30
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14.50

UMO Dispersion Fuel Qualification Road Map for the BR2 and ILL Reactors

E.Koonen (SCK-CEN) - Belgium, H. Guyon (RHF Reactor), P. Lemoine (CEA), C. Jarousse (AREVA-CERCA) – France,

14.50
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15.20

Coffee Break

Session II – Fuel Development

Part I - Chairman: G. Bignan

15.20
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15.40

LTA's Manufacturing for JHR Fuel Qualification Program in BR2 Reactor

I. Caillière, P. Colomb (AREVA-CERCA), M.C. Anselmet, P. Lemoine (CEA), S. Brisson, S. Guillot (AREVA-TA) – France, F. Joppen, P. Benoit, E. Koonen (SCK-CEN) - Belgium

15.40
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16.00

Characterization of the Microstructure of Irradiated U-Mo Dispersion Fuels with Matrices that Contain Si

D.D. Keiser, Jr., J.F. Jue, A.B. Robinson (Idaho National Laboratory) - US

16.00 - 16.20

Experimental Simulation of Al Fuel Plate Oxidation

R. Amoruso, A. Burkart, R. Haddad, C. Lafont (Comisión Nacional de Energia Atómic) - Argentina

16.20
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16.40

US Progress in the Development of Very High Density Research and Test Reactor Fuels

D. Wachs, D. Keiser, D. Burkes, M. Okienwski, G. Moore, D. Porter, A. Robinson, J-F Jue, J. Gan, C. Clark, D. Utterbeck, P. Medvedev, F. Rice, J. Wight, J. Williams

16.40
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17.00

Heavy Ion Irradiation of UMo7 / Al Fuel: Methodological Approach

E. Welcomme, H. Palancher, Ph. Martin, J. Allenou, F. Charollais, M.C. Anselmet, C. Valot, P. Lemoine (CEA), R. Tucoulou (ESRF), C. Jarousse (AREVA-CERCA) – France,  L. Beck (Maier Leibnitz Laboratorium, LMU/TUM), R. Jungwirth, W. Petry (FRM II TU Munich) - Germany

17.00
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17.20

Comparison of Research Reactor Operating Costs Using HEU and LEU Fuels

N. Mote, K. Alldred, (International Nuclear Enterprise Group, LLC) – US, I.N. Goldman, P. Adelfang (IAEA)

19:30

AREVA Dinner

AREVA


   
 

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