ARWIF-2001
Advanced
Reactors with Innovative Fuels
Chester, UK, 22-24 October 2001
Draft Programme with Abstracts
Status: 18 October 2001
Structure: (Paper Number) Log-Number, Authors, Title
Monday, 22 October - Plenary Sessions
08:30 Registration
Opening
Session
Chairman:
Kevin Hesketh
09:00 Opening Addresses
Invited speaker
09:30 (1.1) W.L. Wilkinson: Barriers and Incentives to Introducing New Reactors in the Deregulated Market
10:00 (1.2) 05. Leon C. Walters (ANL-W-Idaho, USA), John Graham (ETCetera Assessments LLP, USA) The Need to Preserve Nuclear Fuels and Materials Knowledge
10:30 Coffee
High
Temperature Gas Reactors
Chairman:
Uner Colak
11:00
(1.3) 39. T. J. Abram (BNFL,
UK), D. Hittner (Framatome ANP, France), W. von Lensa (FZ-Jülich,
Germany), A. Languille (CEA, France), D. Buckthorpe (NNC,
UK), J. Guidez (EC-JRC), J. Martin-Bermejo (EC DG-Research) European
Collaboration on Research into High Temperature Reactor Technology
11:30
(1.4) 43. F C Difilippo (ORNL,
USA) Neutronics and Thermal Impacts of Graphite Foams
in the Performance of Nuclear Energy Systems
12:00
(1.5) 21. V. Berthou, J.L.
Kloosterman, H. Van Dam, T.H.J.J. Van der Hagen (IRI-Delft, The Netherlands)
Design of B4C Burnable Particles Mixed in LEU Fuel for
HTRs
12:30 Lunch
Design
and Performance of Innovative Fuels I
Chairman:
Christine Brown
13:30
(2.1) 34. C. Degueldre, F. Ingold,
P. Heimgartner (PSI-Villigen, Switzerland) , S. Conradson (LANL, USA),
M. Döbeli (PSI-ETH-Zurich, Switzerland), Y. W. Lee (KAERI, R.O. Korea)
Extensive Characterisation of a Material for understanding
its Behaviour as a Nuclear Fuel: the Case of a Zirconia - Plutonia Inert
Matrix Fuel.
14:00
(2.2.) 13. M. Streit, F. Ingold (PSI-Villigen,
Switzerland), L.J. Gauckler (ETH-Zürich, Switzerland), J-P. Ottaviani
(CEA-Cadarache, France) Annular Plutonium Zirconium Nitride
Fuel Pellets
14:30
(2.3) 15. Toshiyuki Yamashita,
Ken-ichi Kuramoto, Hiroshi Akie, Yoshihiro Nakano, Noriko Nitani, Takehiko
Nakamura, Kazuyuki Kusagaya (JAERI-Tokai-mura, Japan) and Toshihiko Ohmichi
(RIST-Tokai-mura, Japan)
Rock-Like
Oxide Fuels for Burning Excess Plutonium in LWRS
15:00 Coffee
Evolutionary
and Modular Water Reactors I
Chairman:
Dieter Porsch
15:30
(2.4) 28. Bojan Petrovic, Mario
Carelli (WEC-STD, USA), Ehud Greenspan, Hiroshi Matsumoto (UC-Berkeley,
USA), Enrico Padovani, Francesco Ganda (Politecnico-Mi, Italy) Innovative
Features and Fuel Design Approach in the IRIS Reactor
16:00
(2.5) 09. Kouji Hiraiwa, Noriyuki
Yoshida, Mikihide Nakamaru, Hideaki Heki, (Toshiba-Corp., Japan), Masanori
Aritomi (TIT, Japan) Core Concepts for Long Operating
Cycle Simplified BWR (LSBWR)
16:30
(2.6) 51. H. Akie, Y. Nakano,
T. Shirakawa, T. Okubo and T. Iwamura (JAERI, Japan)Core
Design Study on Reduced-Moderation Water Reactors (RMWRs)
17:30 END
Tuesday,
23 October - Parallel Sessions
Design
and Performance of Innovative Fuels II - Parallel
Chairman:
Young Woo Lee
09:00
(3.1) 20. Young -Woo Lee (KAERI, R.O.
Korea) Application of Ceramic Nuclear Fuel Materials
for Innovative Fuels and Fuel Cycles
09:30
(3.2) 38. K. Bakker and H. Thesingh
(NRG-Petten, Netherlands), T. Ozawa, Y. Shigetome, S. Kono and H. Endo
(JNC, Japan), Ch. Hellwig, P. Heimgartner, F. Ingold and H. Wallin
(PSI-Villigen, Switzerland) Innovative MOX Fuel for Fast
Reactor Applications
10:00
(3.3) 50. K. Kusagaya, T. Nakamura,
M. Yoshinaga, H. Akie, T. Yamashita and H. Uetsuka (JAERI, Japan) Behaviour
of Rock-like Oxide Fuels Under Reactivity Initiated Accident Conditions
10:30 Coffee
Design
and Performance of Innovative Fuels III - Parallel
Chairman:
Klas Bakker
11:00
(3.4) 49. A. Vasiliev, P. Alekseev,
K. Mikityuk, P. Fomitchenko, A. Shestopalov (RRC-KI, Russian Federation)
Theoretical Requirements to Tolerances to be Imposed
on Fuel Rod Design Parameters for RBEC Lead-bismuth Fast Reactor
11:30
(3.5) 31-32. Jacques Porta, Bernard
Gastaldi, Cécile Krakowiak-Aillaud, Laurence Buffe (CEA-Cadarache,France)
Advanced Plutonium Assembly (APA) : Evolution of the
concept, neutron, and thermal-mechanic constraints
09:00
(4.1) 07. Thomas J. Downar,
Yunlin Xu (Purdue-University-W.Lafayette, USA) The
Utilization of Thorium Fuel in a Generation IV Light Water Reactor Design
09:30
(4.2) 35. Dieter Porsch (Framatome-ANP-
Erlangen, Germany), Dieter Sommer (KKW-Obrigheim, Germany) Thorium
Fuel in LWRs - An Option for an Effective Reduction of Plutonium Stock
Piles
10:00
(4.3) 54. Y. Shimazu (Hokkaido
Univ., Japan), H. Tochihara (EDC, Japan), Y. Akiyama(MHI,
Japan), K. Itoh (NDC, Japan) PWRs using HTGR Fuel
Concept with Cladding for Ultimate Safety
10:30 Coffee
Fast
Spectrum Reactors I
Chairman:
Pavel Alekseev
11:00
(4.4) 16. D.V. Sherwood, T.A.
Lennox (NNCL-Knutsford, UK) A Simplified LMFBR Concept
(SFR)
11:30
(4.5) 27. H.U. Wider (JRC-IAM-
Petten, The Netherlands), R.J. Konings (JRC-ITU-Karlsruhe , Germany)
Safe Fuels for Fast Spectrum Systems
12:00
(4.6A&B) 18.-19. H.M. Beaumont,
A. Cheyne, J. Gilroy, G. Hulme, T. A. Lennox, J. T. Murgatroyd, R. E.
Sunderland, E. K. Whyman (NNC) and S. J. Crossley, D. P. Every (BNFL)
The Design and Flexibility of the
Enhanced Gas Cooled Reactor (EGCR)
12:30 Lunch
15:30 Coffee
Evolutionary
and Modular Water Reactors III
Chairman:
Thomas Downar
16:00
(5.5) 36. U. Kasemeyer, C.
Hellwig, R. Chawla (PSI-Villigen, Switzerland), D.W. Dean (Studsvik-Scandpower,
USA), G. Meier (KKW-Gösgen-Däniken, Switzerland), T. Williams
(EG-Laufenburg, Switzerland) Feasibility of Partial LWR
Core Loadings with Inert Matrix Fuel
16:30
(5.6) 33. P. Dumaz, A.
Bergeron, G.M. Gautier, J.F. Pignatel, G. Rimpault, G. Youinou (CEA- Cadarache)
CEA Studies About Innovative Water-cooled Reactor Concepts
13:30
(6.1) 01. Sergei
E. Chigrinov, Hanna I. Kiyavitskaya, Ivan G. Serafimovich, Christina K.
Rutkovskaia, Yurij Fokov, Anatolij M. Khilmanovich, Boris A. Marstinkevich,
Victor V. Bournos, Sergei V. Korneev, Sergei E. Mazanik, Alla V.
Kulikovskaya, Tamara P. Korbut, Natali K. Voropaj, Igor V. Zhouk, Mikhail
K. Kievec, Igor L. Rakhno (RPh&ChPI-Minsk, Belarus),Experimental
Investigations of the Accelerator Driven Transmutation Technologies
at the Subcritical Facility "YALINA"
14:00
(6.2) 56. H. Ait Abderrahim,
P. Kupschus, Ph. Benoit, E. Malambu, K. Van Tichelen, B. Arien, F. Vermeersch,
Th. Aoust, Ch. De Raedt, S. Bodart, P. D'hondt (SCK-CEN, Belgium) MYRRHA,
A Multi-purpose ADS for R&D - Pre-design Phase Completion
14:30
(6.3) 45. A. Vasiliev, P. Alekseev,
A. Dudnikov, K. Mikityuk, S. Subbotin (RRC-KI, Russian Federation) Optimization
of Conceptual Design of Cascade Subcritical Molten Salt Reactor
15:00 Coffee
Fast
Spectrum Reactors II
Chairman:
Hiroshi Sekimoto
15:30
(6.4) 02. P. Alekseev, P. Fomichenko,
K. Mikityuk, V. Nevinitsa, T. Shchepetina, S. Subbotin, A. Vasiliev (RRC-KI-Moscow,
Russian F.) RBEC Lead-Bismuth Cooled Fast Reactor: Review
of Conceptual Decisions
16:00
(6.5) 14. T.D. Newton and P.J.
Smith (AEAT-Winfrith, UK) Design and Performance Studies
for Minor Actinide Target Fuels
16:30
(6.6) 11. Hiroshi Sekimoto
(TIT, Japan) Applications of "CANDLE" Burnup Strategy
to Several Reactors
17:00
POSTER SESSION
(8.1)
23. J. Somers, A. Fernandez,
R.J.M. Konings (JRC-ITU-Karlsruhe, Germany), G. Ledergerber (KKW-Leibstadt,
Switzerland) Some Views on the Design and Fabrication
of Targets or Fuels Containing Curium
(8.2)
52.M.A.
Mignanelli, R. Thetford (AEA-T. UK)Thermophysical
and Chemical Properties of Minor Actinide Fuels
(8.3)
12.F.
Tovesson, F.-J. Hambsch, S. Oberstedt (JRC-IRMM-Geel, Belgium), A. Oberstedt
(Örebro-University, Sweden), B. Fogelberg, E. Ramström (Studsvik-Nyköping,
Sweden)Determination
of the 233Pa(n,f) Reaction Cross Section for Thorium Fueled Reactors
(8.4)
44. A. Polismakov, V.
Tsibulsky, A. Chibinyaev, P. Alekseev (RRC-KI, Russian Federation) Advanced
Fuel Cycle for Long-lived Core of Small-size Light Water Reactor of ABV
Type
(8.5)
47. A. Chibinyaev, P. Alekseev,
A. Sedov (RRC-KI, Russian Federation) Upgraded VVER-440
Reactor Core with Fuel Rods of Decreased Diameter
(8.6)
24. V. Berthou (IRI-Delft,
The Netherlands), I. Slessarev, M. Salvatores (CEA-Cadarache, France)
Proposal of a Molten Salt System for Long Term Energy
Production
(8.7)
57. A. Galperin (Ben-Gurion-U.
Israel) and M. Todosow, (BNL, USA) Thorium Based Fuel
Designed to Reduce the Proliferation Potential and Waste Disposal Requirements
of Light Water Reactors
(7.8)
58. C.C. Pain, J.L.M.A. Gomes,
C.R.E. de Oliveira, M.D. Eaton, A.J.H. Goddard (Imperial College, UK),
H. van Dam, T.H.J.J. van der Hagen and D. Lathouwers (IRI-Delft, The Netherlands)
A Conceptual Fluidised Particle Bed Reactor - Application
of Space-dependent Kinetics
(8.9)
10. Ch. De Raedt, B. Verboomen,
Th. Aoust, H. Aït Abderrahim, E. Malambu, L.H. Baetslé (SCK-CEN-Mol,
Belgium) Transmutation and Incineration of MAs in LWRs,
MTRs and ADSs
(8.10)
08. Kouji
Hiraiwa, Yasushi Yamamoto, Ken-ichi Yoshioka, Mitsuaki Yamaoka (Toshiba-Corp.,
Japan), Akira Inoue , Junji Mimatu (Gifu-University, Japan) BARS
: BWR With Advanced Recycle System
DINNER
Wednesday, 24 October - Plenary Sessions
Miscellaneous
Themes
Chairman:
Kevin Hesketh
09:00
(7.1) 03. G. Bignan, D. Rippert, Ph.
Fougeras (CEA-Cadarache, France) The Key Role of Critical
Mock-Up Facilities for Neutronic Physics Assessment of Advanced Reactors:
An Overview of CEA/Cadarache Tools.
09:30
(7.2) 55.M. Hron, J. Uhlir (NRI-Rez,
Czech Rep.) and J. Vanicek (CPC, Czech Rep.) The
SPHINX Project (Experimental Verification of Design Inputs for a Transmuter
with Liquid Fuel Based on Molten Fluorides)
10:00
(7.3) 42. M. Hugon, V. P. Bhatnagar
and J. Martin-Bermejo (EC, EU), Advanced Concepts for
Waste Management and for Nuclear Energy Production in the EURATOM Fifth
Framework Programme
10:30 Coffee
Panel
Discussion 11:00-12:30
Chairman:
to be designated
12:30 Lunch
13:30
CLOSE
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