Tuesday 23 March 2010
Morning: 2 Parallel Sessions (II – Part 3 and 4, III – Part 1 and 2)

Session II - Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Part 3 - Chairman: D. Wachs, Idaho National Laboratory

8.50 – 9.10

ESTABLISHING A LEU FUEL MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Kocher, A. (1); Jamie, R. (2)
1 - AREVA, France
2 - NECSA, South Africa

9.10 – 9.30

RE–QUALIFICATION OF MTR-TYPE FUEL PLATES FABRICATION PROCESS

Elseaidy, I. M. (1); Ghoneim, M. M. (1)
1 - ETRR-2, Nuclear Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt

9.30 – 09.50

CORE MANAGEMENT AND FULL CORE CONVERSION STATUSOF THE DALAT NUCLEAR RESEARCH REACTOR

Pham, V. L. (1); Nguyen, N. D. (1); Luong, B. V. (1); Le, V. V. (1); Huynh, T. N. (1); Nguyen, K. C. (1)
1 - Nuclear Research Institute, Vietnam

09.50 – 10.10

STUDY OF HEAVY ION IRRADIATED UMO/AL MINIPLATES: SI AND BI ADDITIONS INTO AL AND UMO GROUND POWDERS

Jungwirth, R. (1); Breitkreutz, H. (1); Petry, W. (1); Schmid, W. (1); Palancher, H. (2); Martin, P. (2); Sabathier, C. (2); Anselmet, M. C. (2); Charollais, F. (2); Lemoine, P. (2); Jarousse, C. (3)
1 - FRM II Technische Universität München, Germany
2 - CEA, DEN, DEC, France
3 - AREVA-CERCA, France

10.10 – 10.30

FULL SIZE U10MO MONOLITHIC FUEL FOIL AND FUEL PLATE FABRICATION-TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Moore, G. (1); Jue, J. F. (1); Rabin, B. (1); Nilles, M. (2)
1 - Idaho National Laboratory, United States
2 - Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group, United States

10.30 – 10.50

Subsolidus phase relations in the U–Zr–Al ternary system

Tougait, O. (1); Désévédavy, F. (1); Noël, H. (1); Dubois, S. (2); Charollais, F. (2)
1 - SCR/SCM, Université de Rennes , France
2 - CEA/Cadarache, DEN/DEC, France

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Session  III – Utilisation of Research Reactors
Part 1 - Chairman: I. Vidovszky, AEKI

8.50 – 9.10

Education and Training in Nuclear Energy: State of Art, Needs and Future Strategies

Boeck, H. (1)
1 - Vienna University of Technology/Atominstitut, Austria

9.10 – 9.30

Utilization of Slovenian TRIGA Mark II reactor

Snoj, L. (1); Smodiš, B. (1); Kavšek, D. (1)
1 - Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

9.30 – 09.50

STATUS OF THE U.S. DOMESTIC REACTOR CONVERSION PROGRAM

Woolstenhulme, E. (1); Hewit, D. (1)
1 - Idaho National Laboratory, United States

09.50 – 10.10

EXTENSIVE UTILIZATION OF VR-1 REACTOR FOR NUCLEAR EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Rataj, J. (1)
1 - Czech Technical University, Czech Republic

10.10 – 10.30

Self-Sustainability of a Research Reactor Facility with Neutron Activation Analysis

Kennedy, G. (1); Chilian, C. (1)
1 - Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada

10.30 – 10.50

Medical and Radiobiological Applications at the Research Reactor TRIGA Mainz

Schütz, C. (1); Werner, S. (1); Hampel, G. (1); Grunewald, C. (1); Kratz, J.-V. (1); Schmitz, T. (1); Appelman, K. (2); Moss, R. (2); Blaickner, M. (3); Nawroth, T. (4); Otto, G. (5); Schmidberger, H. (6)
1 - Institute for Nuclear Chemistry, University of Mainz, Germany
2 - Institute for Energy, Joint Research Centre , Netherlands
3 - Molecular Medicine, Health & Environment Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria
4 - Department of Pharmacy and Toxicology, University of Mainz, Germany
5 - Department of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Transplantation Surgery, University of Mainz, Germany
6 - Department of Radiooncology, University of Mainz, Germany

10.50 – 11.20 Coffee Break

Session II - Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Part 4 - Chairman: W. Petry, TU Munich

11.20 – 11.40

Lanthanide based conversion coatings for long term wet storage of Al-clad spent fuel.

Ramanathan, L. (1); Fernandes, S. M. (1); De Souza, J. A. (1); Correa, O. V. (1)
1 - Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares - IPEN, Brazil

11.40 – 12.00

RESEARCH REACTOR PREPARATIONS FOR THE AIR SHIPMENT OF HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM FROM ROMANIA

Allen, K. (1); Bolshinsky, I. (1); Biro, L. (2); Budu, M. (2); Zamfir, N. (3); Dragusin, M. (3); Paunoiu, C. (4); Ciocanescu, M. (4)
1 - Idaho National Laboratory, United States
2 - National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control, Romania
3 - Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Romania
4 - Institute for Nuclear Research, Romania

12.00 – 12.20

IAEA’S SAFETY REVIEW OF VINCA’S SPENT FUEL REPACKAGING OPERATION

Boogaard, J. (1); Abou Yehia, H. (1); Nicic, A. (1)
1 - IAEA, Austria

12.20 – 12.40

First Experience in International Air Transportation of RR SFA in Russian-Made TUK-19 Casks.

Kanashov, B. (1); Komarov, S. (1); Smirnov, A. (1); Barinkov, O. (1); Dorofeev, A. (1); Biro, L. (2); Budu, M. (2); Ciocanescu, M. (3)
1 - R&D Company “Sosny”, Russian Federation
2 - CNCAN, Romania
3 - INR Pitesti, Romania

12.40 – 13.00

Multi-Modal Shipments under Program on Russian-Origin Research Reactor SFA Return to Russian Federation

Dorofeev, A. (1); Ivashchenko, A. (1); Kanashov, B. (1); Komarov, S. V. (1); Komarov, S. N. (1); Barinkov , O. (1)
1 - R&D Company “Sosny”, Russian Federation

13.00 – 13.20

LESSONS LEARNED FROM 50 YEARS STORAGE OF THE SPENT FUEL FROM NUCLEAR RESEARCH REACTOR VVR-S

Mitica, D. (1)
1 - National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering - Horia Hulubei IFIN - HH, Romania

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Session III – Utilisation of Research Reactors
Part 2 - Chairman: G. Hampel, University of Mainz

11.20 – 11.40

IMPROVEMENT OF RESEARCH REACTOR SUSTAINABILITY

Ciocanescu, M. (1); Paunoiu, C. (1); Barbos, D. (1); Toma, C. (1); Preda, M. (1); Ionila, M. (1)
1 - Institute for Nuclear Research Pitesti-Romania, Romania

11.40 – 12.00

THE IAEA ACTIVITIES TOWARDS ENHANCED UTILISATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH REACTORS

Ridikas, D. (1); Adelfang, P. (1); Alldred, K. (1); Bradley, E. E. (1); Goldman, I. N. (1); Khvan, A. (1); Mank, G. (1); Peld, N. (1)
1 - International Atomic Energy Agency, Austria

12.00 – 12.20

U-Target Irradiation at FRM II aiming the Production of Mo-99 - A Feasibility Study

Gerstenberg, H. (1); Müller, C. (1); Röhrmoser, A. (1); Neuhaus, I. (1)
1 - Technische Universität München, FRM II, Germany

12.20 – 12.40

MO-99 SUPPLY ISSUES : STATUS REPORT AND LESSONS LEARNED

Ponsard, B. (1)
1 - SCK.CEN - BR2 REACTOR, Belgium

12.40 – 13.00

THE ROLE OF THE ADVANCED TEST REACTOR NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC USER FACILITY IN DEVELOPING THE NUCLEAR RESEARCH WORKFORCE

Marshall, F. (1); Allen, T. (1); Meyer, M. (1); Benson, J. (1)
1 - Idaho National Laboratory, United States

13.00 – 13.20

Characterization of typical irradiation channels of TRIGA Mark II research reactor in Rabat (Morocco) using the k0-method of NAA

Bounouira, H. (1); Embarch, K. (1); Bounakhla, M. (1); Amsil, H. (1); Jacimovich, R. (2)
1 - Centre National de l'Énergie, des Sciences et des Techniques Nucléaires (CNESTEN), Morocco
2 - Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

13.20 – 14.10 Lunch

14.10 – 15.00

Poster Session – Possibility to discuss with authors
Posters are listed on page 13  to 15  of this programme

Afternoon: 2 Parallel Sessions (IV – Part 1 and 2, V – Part 1 and 2)

Session IV
 Innovative Methods in Research Reactor Analysis and Design
Part I – Chairman: T. van der Hagen, TU Delft

15.00 – 15.20

NEUTRONICS ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT CORE OF THE TRIGA MARK II REACTOR VIENNA

Khan, R. (1); Karimzadeh, S. (1); Böck, H. (1); Villa, M. (1)
1 - Vienna University of Technology /Atominstitute, Austria

15.20 – 15.40

Application of RELAP/SCDAPSIM with Integrated Uncertainty Options to Research Reactor System Thermal Hydraulic Analysis

Perez, M. (1); Reventos, F. (1); Allison, C. (2); Hohorst, J. (2)
1 - Technical University of Catalonia, Spain
2 - Innovative System Software, United States

15.40 – 16.00

THE STUDY OF TIME-DEPENDENT NEUTRONICS PARAMETERS OF THE 2MW TRIGA MARK II MOROCCAN RESEARCH REACTOR USING BUCAL1 COMPUTER CODE

El Bakkari, B. (1); Nacir, B. (1); El Younoussi, C. (1); Boulaich, Y. (1); Riyach, I. (1); Otmani, S. (1); Marrhich, I. (1); Elhachmi, B. (1); El Bardouni, T. (2); Meroun, O. (2); Boukha, H. (2); Zoubair, M. (2); Htet, A. (3); El Mahjoub, C. (4)
1 - Reactor Operating Unit (UCR), National Centre of Sciences, Energy and Nuclear  Techniques (CNESTEN/CENM), Morocco
2 - b ERSN-LMR, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco
3 - Reactor Technology Unit (UTR), National Centre of Sciences, Energy and Nuclear Techniques (CNESTEN/CENM), Morocco
4 - EPTN-LPMR, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco

16.00 – 16.20

Development of a numerical tool for safety assessment and emergency management of experimental reactors

Maas, L. (1); Beuter, A. (1); Seropian, C. (1)
1 - Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), France

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Session  V - Research Reactor Operation and Maintenance and Ageing
Part 1 - Chairman:  V. Broz, NRI Rez

15.00 – 15.20

RENEWAL OF THE OPERATING LICENCE AND UPGRADING THE REACTOR FOR CONTINUING AND IMPROVED SERVICE OF THE FiR 1 INTO THE 2020’S

Auterinen, I. (1); Salmenhaara, S. (1)
1 - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland

15.20 – 15.40

Keeping research reactors relevant: A pro-active approach for SLOWPOKE-2

Cosby, L. (1); Bennett, L. G. I. (2)
1 - Nova Nuclear Support Inc., Canada
2 - Royal Military College of Canada, Canada

15.40 – 16.00

RELIABILITY DATABASE OF IEA-R1 BRAZILIAN RESEARCH REACTOR: APPLICATIONS TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF INSTALLATION SAFETY

Oliveira, P. (1); Tondin, J. (1); Martins, M. (1); Ricci filho, W. (1); Yovanovich, M. (1)
1 - NUCLEAR AND ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, IPEN-CNEN/SP, Brazil

16.00 – 16.20

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE RELATED ISSUES DURING 47 YEARS OF OPERATION

Villa, M. (1); Böck, H. (1); Steinhauser, G. (1); Stoiber, W. (1)
1 - Vienna University of Technology, Atominstitut, Austria

16.20 – 16.40 Coffee Break

Session IV -
 Innovative Methods in Research Reactor Analysis and Design
Part 2 - Chairman: A. Borio di Tigliole, Universita degli Studi de Pavia

16.40 – 17.00

MODELING IR-8 RESEARCH REACTOR OF RRC KI FOR PRECISION NEUTRONICS CALCULATIONS

Nasonov, V. (1); Alekxeev, N. (1); Erak, D. (1); Kochkin, V. (1); Oleynik, D. (1)
1 - RUSSIAN RESEARCH CENTER «KURCHATOV INSTITUT» RRC KI, Russian Federation

17.00 – 17.20

Coupled 3D neutronic and thermohydraulic calculations for a compact fuel element with disperse UMo fuel at FRM II

Breitkreutz, H. (1); Röhrmoser, A. (1); Petry, W. (1)
1 - Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz, Technische Universität München, Germany

17.20 – 17.40

NEUTRONIC DESIGN OF SMALL REACTORS

Lamoine, L. (1); Chabert, L. (1); Bonaccorsi, T. (1); Boyard, M. (1); Lefevre, E. (1); Piela, J. (1)
1 - AREVA TA, France

17.40 – 18.00

RELAP Analysis of the BR2 Loss of Flow Test A

Tzanos, C. (1); Dionne, B. (1); Matos, J. (1)
1 - Argonne National Laboratory, United States

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Session  V - Research Reactor Operation and Maintenance and Ageing
Part 2 - Chairman: E. Bradley, IAEA

16.40 – 17.00

Ageing Management for Research Reactors

Shokr, A. (1); Abou Vehia, H. (1)
1 -  Research Reactor Safety Section, Division of Nuclear Installation Safety, IAEA, Austria

17.00 – 17.20

DESIGN OF AN INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH REACTORS THAT PROVIDE ACCEPTABLE PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC

Isaac, P. (1)
1 - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, United States

17.20 – 17.40

Findings from Working for the IAEA Initiative on Research Reactor Ageing and Ageing Management

Roegler, H.-J. (1)
1 - Independent Consultant contracted by the IAEA for the work reported on, Germany

17.40 – 18.00

RESEARCH REACTOR SAFETY REVIEW MISSIONS: A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF RESULTS AND FUTURE TRENDS

Abou Yehia, H. (1); Shokr, A. (1); Winfield, D. (1)
1 - International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria

CONFERENCE DINNER