The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is organising the Fifth International Workshop on Structural Materials for Innovative Nuclear Systems (SMINS-5). The workshop will be held in Kyoto, Japan from 8 to 11 July 2019, hosted by the Kyoto University, in co-operation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) through the Joint Programme on Nuclear Materials (JPNM).
Materials research is a field of growing relevance for advanced nuclear systems, such as Generation IV reactors, Small Modular Reactors, transmutation systems and fusion devices. For these different systems, structural materials must be selected or developed to address the specific challenges of their foreseen operational environments. This requires both cross-cutting research programmes and advanced experimental/simulation facilities to characterise and evaluate the performance of materials.
This purpose of this workshop is to stimulate an exchange of scientific information on current and innovative materials research programmes for different advanced nuclear systems with a view to identifying and developing potential synergies.
The workshop will cover fundamental studies, modelling and experiments on innovative structural materials including cladding materials for the range of advanced nuclear systems such as thermal/fast systems, subcritical systems, as well as fusion systems.
Five main topics are suggested:
Fundamental studies should focus on the identification of mechanisms driving the response of materials under the environmental conditions expected in advanced nuclear systems. These mechanisms may act at the atomic or at higher scale and the application of multi-scale approaches, together with related problems of scale bridging or numerical methods, are of special interest. Ion and neutron irradiation experiments (and comparative and modelling studies) and subsequent characterisation of irradiated materials by analytical techniques are included if aimed at better understanding of the acting mechanisms or drawing of physics-based correlations.
Metal Alloys and Ceramic and Ceramic Composites include in- and out-of-core applications with the scope of data availability and gaps (considering also licensing issues); experimental and modelling needs for specific components or degradation modes; the link between R&D, standardisation and experimental protocols; mechanical properties. Discussions on code development and implementation plans are also of interest.
Advanced materials may include topics such as high entropy alloys, functionally gradient materials, nano-grained materials, grain boundary engineered materials, nano-precipitation-strengthened materials and micro-laminates, MAX phase, numerical design of materials and processes.
Processing and Joining will focus on novel and advanced methods (including coatings) for the production of materials for nuclear systems: for instance, additive manufacturing, laser sintering and innovative joining techniques for similar and dissimilar materials.
We are encouraging submissions focussed on Evolution of functional properties i.e. ageing effects caused by temperature, radiation, coolant chemistry and solutions to mitigate these effects.
Please note that fuel cladding interactions and zirconium alloys for fuel cladding will not be covered in this edition of the workshop. Other novel materials for accident-tolerant fuel cladding in LWR systems are within the scope of the meeting.
Plenary lectures and technical sessions will be organised according to the topics listed above.
There will be a workshop discussion on how to fast track innovative materials through to application.
A poster session covering all technical subjects will be held.
ProgrammeParticipants planning to attend the meeting are invited to complete the registration form before 15 May 2019 (NB: you will need to login into your NEA account or pre-register ifyou do not already have an NEA account).
Abstracts submission is closed.
| 15 October 2018 | Start of registration and short abstract submissions |
Extended to 15 January |
Close of short abstract submissions |
| 1 March 2019 | Notification to authors |
| 15 May 2019 | Close of registrations and extended abstracts |
No registration fee will be charged. If, following registration, you decide not to attend please send a cancellation note to the .
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has limited funds at its disposal to help meet the costs of attendance at the conference by selected specialists from member states eligible to receive technical assistance under the IAEA's technical co-operation programme.
Generally, not more than one grant will be awarded to any one country.
If organisations wish to apply for a grant on behalf of one of their specialists, they should address specific requests to Mr Mikhail Veshchunov of the IAEA to this effect. Organisations should ensure that applications for grants are:
Applications which do not comply with the above conditions cannot be considered.
The grants awarded will be in the form of a lump sum, usually covering part of the cost of attendance.
Address for applications for grants:
Mr Mikhail VESHCHUNOV
International Atomic Energy Agency
Vienna International Centre
PO Box 100
1400 VIENNA
AUSTRIA
Email:
The working language will be English.
All presented abstracts will be included in the book of abtsracts which will be distributed at the meeting. A executive summary of the workshop will be published after the meeting.
The workshop will be held at Kyoto TERRSA. The address is 70 Higashikujo Shimotonoda-cho, Minami-ku in Kyoto. It is a 15 minute walk from Kyoto Station. Information on lodging and local transport will be communicated in due time.
| Chair and co-chairs: Prof. Akihiko Kimura (Kyoto University, Japan), Satoshi Ohtsuka (JAEA, Japan) and Fanny Balbaud (CEA, France) | |
| Erich STERGAR (SCK•CEN, Belgium) | James MARROW (University of Oxford, UK) |
| Yu Gang WANG (Peking University, China) | Manuel Alexandre POUCHON (PSI, Switzerland) |
| Thierry AUGER (CNRS, France) | Jeremy BUSBY (ORNL, United States) |
| Céline CABET (CEA, France) | Jian GAN (INL, United States) |
| Tai ASAYAMA (JAEA, Japan) | Stuart MALOY (LANL, United States) |
| Satashi OHTSUKA (JAEA, Japan) | Mychailo TOLOCZKO (PNL, United States) |
| Ji-Yeon PARK (KAERI, Korea) | Pär OLSSON (KTH, Sweden) |
| Marta SERRANO (CIEMAT, Spain) | M. Veshchunov (IAEA) |
| Lorenzo MALERBA (CIEMAT, Spain) | Stéphanie CORNET (NEA) |
| Yong DAI (PSI, Switzerland) | Davide Costa (NEA) |
| Chair: Akihiko Kimura (IAE, Kyoto University, Japan) | Co-chair: Satoshi Ohtsuka (JAEA, Japan) |
| Tatsuya Hinoki (IAE, Kyoto University, Japan) | Kazunori Morishita (IAE, Kyoto University, Japan) |
| Kiyohiro Yabuuchi (IAE, Kyoto University, Japan) | Yasunori Hayashi (IAE, Kyoto University, Japan) |
| Jin Gao (IAE, Kyoto University, Japan) | Yien Li Huang (IAE, Kyoto University, Japan) |
| Peng Song (IAE, Kyoto University, Japan) | Shinichiro Yamashita (IAE, Kyoto University, Japan) |
All correspondence regarding the meeting should be addressed to the workshop secretariat below.
Dr Stéphanie CORNET
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
46 quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne Billancourt,
France
Email:
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