MONDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2001 A. OPENING OF THE SYMPOSIUM Invited Plenary Lectures Chairman: H. Forsstrom (EC) Co-chairman: P. Storey (NII-HSE)

09.00

OPENING LECTURE - THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA: APPROACHES IN THE AREA OF NUCLEAR FISSION ENERGY

H. Bruhns (acting Director DG RTD 13 - Preserving the Ecosystem / Energy Efficiency) 09.30

ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH IN SUPPORTING REGULATORY DECISION MAKING PROCESSES AND IN GAINING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE

L. Echavarri (OECD/NEA, Director-General) 10.00

INTERACTION BETWEEN EC AND NATIONAL REGULATORY DRIVEN RTD ACTIVITIES

10

P. Govaerts (AVN,Vice Chairman)

10.30

11.00

Coffee break

IMPACT OF ELECTRICITY MARKET DEREGULATION ON NUCLEAR RESEARCH NEEDS AND RESOURCES: INTERACTION BETWEEN E C AND INDUSTRY DRIVEN R T D ACTIVITIES

20

J-M. Delbecq and B. Roche (EDF, Directors), JP. Faulot (EDF, R&D) 11.30

RISK BASED APPROACH FOR REACTOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENT: CURRENT STATUS AND PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH

31

S.F. Newberry (NRC,Director) 12.00 - 12.40 Question time

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MONDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2001 (AFTERNOON SESSION) B.

TECHNICAL SESSION No. 1 Plant Life Management and Evolutionary Safety Concepts

Chairman: G. Van Goethem (EC) Co-chairman: G. Lowenhielm (SNPI) Invited Technical Lecture:

14.00

RISK BASED APPROACH FOR PLANT LIFE MANAGEMENT: CURRENT STATUS FROM REGULATORY AND INDUSTRY POINTS OF VIEW

43

F. Nilsson (KTH, Stockholm)

1.1

Safety culture

14.30

COST EFFECTIVE MODERNISATION OF SYSTEMS IMPORTANT TO SAFETY

(CEMSIS)

53

D. Pavey (British Energy, Gloucester), R. Bloomfield (Adelard, London), P.J Courtois (AVN, Brussels), M. Houghton, P. Caspall-Askew (BNFL, Risley) T. Nguyen (EDF, Paris), H-W. Bock, A. klein (Framatome ANP, Erlangen)J. Tuszynski (Sycon, Malmo), B. Ekdahl (Lund University) 14.50

BENCHMARK EXERCISE ON SAFETY EVALUATION OF COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS (BE-SECBS)

G. Cojazzi (EC-JRC/ISIS, Ispra), R. Virolainen, MX. Jarvinen, (STUK, Helsinki), U. Pulkkinen (VTT, Espoo), M. Baleanu, M. Kersken (ISTec, Garching), F. Daumas, B. Soubies (IPSN, Fontenay aux Roses), H.W. Bock, A. Klein (Framatome ANP, Erlangen), G. Guida, D. Fogli (University of Brescia) 15.10 - 15.30 Coffee Break

66

1.2

Materials: Corrosion

Chairman: P. Manolatos (EC) Co-chairman: B. Bowsher (AEA)

15.30

CRACK GROWTH BEHAVIOUR OF LOW ALLOY STEEL FOR PRESSURE BOUNDARY COMPONENTS UNDER TRANSIENT LIGHT WATER REACTOR (LWR) OPERATING CONDITIONS (CASTOC)

78

U. Ernsten (VTT, Espoo), J. Foehl (MPA, Stuttgart), D. Gomez-Briceno (CIEMAT, Madrid), T. Weissenberg (MPA, Stuttgart), A. Roth (Framatome ANP, Erlangen), S. Ritter, H.-P. Seifert (PSI, Villigen), M. Zamboch (NRI, Rez)

15.50

PROPERTIES OF IRRADIATED STAINLESS STEELS FOR PREDICTING LIFETIME OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT COMPONENTS (PRIS)

89

G. Nordgren (Westinghouse ABB, Vaesteraas), J. Lapefla (CIEMAT, Madrid), P. Scott (Framatome ANP, Paris), S. Van Dyck (SCK-CEN, Mol), A. Roth (Framatome ANP, Erlangen), A. Jenssen (Studsvik Nuclear, Nykoping), P. Karjalainen-Roikonen (VTT, Espoo) 16.10

IRRADIATION EFFECTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE MICROSTRUCTURE, PROPERTIES AND RESIDUAL STRESSES IN THE HEAT AFFECTED ZONE OF STAINLESS STEEL WELDS ( I N T E R W E L D )

95

K. Van Thoor (NRG, Petten), A. Roth (Framatome ANP, Erlangen), A. Youtsos (EC-JRC/IE, Petten), A. Al Mazouzi (PSI, Villigen), S. Van Dyck (SCK-CEN, Mol), ML. Castano (CIEMAT, Madrid) 16.30

DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHT ELECTRODES (LIRES)

WATER

REACTOR

(LWR)

REFERENCE

109

R-W. Bosch (SCK-CEN, Mol), G. Nagy (AEKI, Budapest), D. Feron (CEA, Saclay), MX. Castano (CIEMAT, Madrid), W. Bogaerts (K.U. Leuven), D. Karnik (NRI, Rez), R. Kilian (Framatome ANP, Erlangen), A. Molander (Studsvik, Nykoeping), K. Makela (VTT, Espoo) 16.50 - 17.30 Discussion 17.30

Adjourn

UNIVERSITATSBIBL1OTHEK HANNOVER TECHNISC.ME INFORMATiQNSB!BL!OTHFK

TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2001 (MORNING SESSION) Chairman: G. Van Goethem (EC) Co-chairman: K. Wolfert (GRS) Invited Technical Lecture:

9.00

N E S C STRATEGY TO SATISFY EUROPEAN INDUSTRY NEEDS IN EVALUATION OF STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS: MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROSPECTS

117

R. Rintamaa (VTT, Espoo) 9.30

W E R OPERATIONAL SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS: LESSONS LEARNT FROM EUROPEAN CO-OPERATION AND FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS

129

F. Pazdera, I. Vasa and J. Zdarek (NRI/ Rez)

1.3

Water hammer loads

10.00

TWO-PHASE FLOW WATER HAMMER TRANSIENTS AND INDUCED LOADS ON MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS (WAHALOADS)

140

M. Giot (UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve), H.M. Prasser (FZR, Dresden), A. Dudlik (Fraunhofer, UMSICHT, Oberhausen), G. Ezsol (KFKI, Budapest), M. Habip (Framatome ANP, Offenbach), H. Lemonnier (CEA, Grenoble), I. Tiselj (Institut Jozef Stefan, Ljubljana), F. Castrillo (Iberdrola, Madrid), W. Van Hove (Tractebel, Brussels), R. Perezagua (Empresarios Agrupados, Madrid), S. Potapov (EDF, Clamart) 10.20 - 10.40 Coffee Break

1.4

Fracture mechanics

Chairman: P. Manolatos (EC) Co-chairman: B. Roche (EDF) 10.40

ASSESSMENT OF AGED PIPING DISSIMILAR METAL WELD INTEGRITY

152

(ADIMEW) C. Faidy, G. Chas (EDF, Villeurbanne), S. Bhandari (Framatome ANP, Paris), MP. Valeta (CEA, Saclay), J. Wintle, C. Wiesner (The Welding Institute, Cambridge), D. Lidbury, A. Sherry (AEAT, Warrington), P. Nevasmaa, H. Keinanen (VTT, Espoo), N. Taylor, A. Youtsos (ECJRC/IE, Petten), W. Brocks, A. Cornec (GKSS, Germany)

IV

11.00

VALIDATION OF CONSTRAINT BASED METHODOLOGY IN STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY (VOCALIST)

161

D. P. G. Lidbury (AEA-T Consulting, Warrington), B. R. Bass (ORNL, Oak Ridge), S. Bhandari (Framatome ANP, Paris), D. Connors (BNFL, Gloucestershire), U. Eisele (MPA, Stuttgart), E. Keim (Framatome ANP, Erlangen), H. Keinanen (VTT, Espoo), S. Marie (CEA, Saclay), G. Nagel (E.ON Kernkraft, Freiburg), N. Taylor (EC-JRC/IE, Petten), Y. Wadier (EDF, Clamart)

7.5

Inspection and Maintenance

11.20

SIGNAL PROCESSING AND IMPROVED QUALIFICATION DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF AGEING REACTORS (SPIQNAR)

FOR

NON-

173

B. Dikstra & N. Cameron (Mitsui Babcock, Renfrew), W. Daniels (Serco, Risley),P. Morisseau (Intercontrole-Framatome, Rungis), R. Martinez Ona (Tecnatom, Madrid), J. Cermak & H. Vandriessche (AIBVin9otte, Brussels), R. Chapman (British Energy, Gloucester), O. Roy (CEA, Saclay), T. Stepinski & L. Ericsson (Uppsala University), K.J. Langenberg & R. Hanneman (University of Kassel), B. Eriksen (EC-JRC/IAM, Petten), L. Horacek (NRI, Rez), R. Sundberg (SQC, Taby), B. Neundorf (E.ON Kernkraft, Hannover) 11.40

VIRTUAL REALITY FOR INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (VRIMOR)

OPERATION AND

D. Lee (NNC, Knutsford), R. Salve (Agrupacion Electrica para el Desarrollo Tecnologico Nuclear, Madrid), A. De Antonio (Universidad Politenica de Madrid), J.M. Perez Morales (CIEMAT, Madrid), F. Vermeersch (SCK-CEN, Mol), G. Dalton (UK Robotics, Risley)

12.00 -12.40

Discussion

180

TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2001 (AFTERNOON SESSION) Chairman: G. Van Goethem (EC) Co-chairman: G. Yadigaroglu (ETH) Invited Technical Lecture:

14.00

TRENDS AND NEEDS IN EXPERIMENTATION SIMULATION FOR LWR SAFETY

AND

NUMERICAL 191

G. Yadigaroglu (ETH, Zurich), M. Andreani, J. Dreier and P. Coddington (PSI, Villigen) 14.30

DESIGN OF SEVERE ACCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE REACTORS: METHODOLOGY, TOOLS AND RESEARCH NEEDS

211

U. Krugmann (Framatome ANP, Erlangen)

1.6

Advanced numerical modelling and databases

15.00

ADVANCED THREE-DIMENSIONAL TWO-PHASE FLOW SIMULATION TOOL FOR APPLICATION TO REACTOR SAFETY (ASTAR)

221

H. Paillere, A. Kumbaro & D. Bestion (CEA, Saclay), S. Mimouni, A. Laporta (EDF, Chatou), H. Staedtke, G. Franchello (EC-JRC/IE), U. Graf, P. Romstedt (GRS, Cologne), E.F. Toro, E. Romenski (Manchester Metropolitan University), H. Deconinck, E. Valero (von Karman Inst., Bruxelles), F. de Cachard, B. Smith (PSI, Villigen) 15.20

EUROPEAN PROJECT FOR FUTURE ADVANCES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING THERMALHYDRAULICS

(EUROFASTNET)

232

D. Bestion, H. Paillere, A. Latrobe (CEA, Grenoble), A. Laporta (EDF, Chatou), V. Teschendorff (GRS, Koln), H. Stadtke (EC-JRC/IE), N. Aksan (PSI, Villigen), F. D'Auria (Universita degli Studi di Pisa), J. Vihavainen (Lappeenranta University of Technology), P. Meloni (ENEA, Italy), G. Hewitt (Imperial College, UK), J. Lillington (AEA Technology, Didcot), A. Prosek, B. Mavko (Institut "Jozef Stefan", Ljubljana), J. Macek, M. Malacka (NRI, Rez), F. Camous, F. Fichot (IPSN, France), D. Monhardt (Framatome ANP, France)

15.40 - 16.00

Coffee Break

VI

16.00

EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE INTEGRAL SYSTEM TEST EXPERIMENTAL DATABASES FOR REACTOR THERMAL-HYDRAULIC SAFETY ANALYSIS

(CERTA)

242

C. Addabbo (EC-JRC/ISIS, Ispra), N. Aksan (PSI, Villigen), A. Annunziato (EC-JRC/ISIS, Ispra), F. D'Auria & G. Galassi (University of Pisa), D. Dumont (CEA, Grenoble), L. Nilsson (Studsvik Ecosafe, Nykoping), M. Rigamonti (SIET, Piacenza), V. Riikonen (VTT, Espoo), F. Steinhoff (GRS, Garching), L. Toth (KFKI, Budapest), K. Umminger (Framatome ANP, Erlangen)

1.7

Operational Practices and design improvement

16.20

NATURAL

16.40

CIRCULATION AND STABILITY PERFORMANCE OF BWRS (NACUSP) K.C.J. Ketelaar (NRG, Petten), W.J.M. De Kruijf, T. van der Hagen, A. Manera (Delft University of Technology, Delft), G. Avakian, P. Gubematis, D. Caruge (CEA, Cadarache), G. Yadigaroglu (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich), G. Dominicus (Forsmark, Osthammar), U. Rohde, H-M. Prasser (FZR, Dresden), F. Castrillo (Iberdrola, Madrid), M. Huggenberger, D. Hennig (PSI, Villigen), J.L. Munoz Cobo (Universidad Politecnica, Valencia), C. Aguirre (Kernkraftwerk, Leibstadt)

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A STEAM GENERATOR EMERGENCY FEEDWATER PASSIVE SYSTEM FOR EXISTING AND FUTURE P W R ' S USING ADVANCED STEAM INJECTORS (DEEPSSI)

P. Dumaz, E. Verloo (CEA, Cadarache), J. Macek (NRI, Rez), M. D. Valisi (CESI, Milano), P. Meloni (ENEA, Roma), A. Achilli (SIET, Piacenza), Z. Bilicki (IMP-PAN, Gdansk), R. Schilling, M. Seiter (Framatome ANP, Erlangen)

17.00-17.30

Discussion

17.30

Adjourn

VII

252

264

WEDNESDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2001 (MORNING SESSION) Chairman: P. Manolatos (EC) Co-chairman: H. Schultz (GRS) Invited Technical Lecture:

9.00

A M E S STRATEGY TO SATISFY EUROPEAN INDUSTRY NEEDS IN AGEING MATERIALS EVALUATIONS AND STUDIES: MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROSPECTS

276

R. Gerard (Tractebel, Bruxelles), F. Sevini (JRC, Petten), C. English (AEA Technology, UK)

1.8

Towards networking of European RTD activities

9.30

STATUS OF THE JOINT SAFETY RESEARCH INDEX

(JSRI)

289

A. Breest (GRS, Koeln), F. Schmidt (IKE-WN, Stuttgart) J.M. Jimenez (CIEMAT, Madrid), G. Vladescu (CITON, Bucharest), V. Wichers (NRG, Petten), F. De Rosa (ENEA, Roma), H. Plitz (FZK, Karlsruhe), A. Miller (Health & Safety Executive, Bootle), J. Peltier (IPSN, Fontenayaux-roses), G. Franchello (EC-JRC/IE), J. Macek (UJV Rez), T. Biro (HUT, Budapest), P. Coddington (PSI, Villigen), E. Nonbol (Risoe, Roskilde), B. Arien (SCK/CEN, Mol), L. Pettil (SKI, Stockholm), T. Vanttola (VTT, Espoo) 10.00

CONCERTED UTILITY REVIEW OF

WER-440 SAFETY RESEARCH NEEDS

(VERSAFE)

297

H. Tuomisto (Fortum, Vantaa), P. Lundstrom, R. Korhonen, J. Elter (Paks Nuclear Power Plant, Paks), M. Hladky (Czech Energy Company, Dukovany), J. Tomek, L. Fagula (Slovenske Elektrarne, Bratislava)

10.20 - 10.40

Coffee Break

1.9

Materials: embrittlement (RPV)

.

11.00

PHOSPHORUS INFLUENCE ON STEEL AGEING

(PISA)

C. English (AEA, Didcot), F. Sevini (EC-JRC/IE, Petten), J-M. Frund (EDF, Moret-Sur-Loing), R. Langer (Framatome ANP, Erlangen), J. Cowan (BNFL, Gloucestershire), F. Gillemot (KFKI, Budapest), M. Brumovsky (NRI, Rez), P. Nenonen (VTT, Espoo), A. Ballesteros (Tecnatom, Madrid), S. Schmauder (MPA, Stuttgart), D. Bacon (University of Liverpool)

VIII

309

11.20

FRACTURE MECHANICS BASED EMBRITTLEMENT

(FRAME)

316

M. Valo (VTT, Espoo), E. Lucon (SCK-CEN, Mol), M. Brumovsky (NRI, Rez), L. Debarberis (EC-JRC/IE, Petten), J. Kohopaa (Fortum, Vantaa) 11.40

RETROSPECTIVE DOSIMETRY FOCUSSED ON THE REACTION m

93Nb (N, N') 9 3

Nb (RETROSPEC)

322

W.P. Voorbraak (NRG, Petten), K. van der Meer (SCK-CEN, Mol), T. Seren (VTT, Espoo) 11.50

EVALUATION OF NON DESTRUCTIVE MONITORING OF MATERIAL DEGRADATION

TESTING

TECHNIQUES

FOR

(GRETE)

M. Delnondedieu, J-F. Coste, (EDF, Moret-Sur-Loing), K. Kuiyjes, H. Hegeman (NRG, Petten), P. Kauppinen, M. Sarkimo (VTT, Espoo), J. Bros, L. Bogede Andersen (Tecnatom, Madrid), G. Dobmann (FhG/IZFP, Saarbrucken), B. Acosta (EC-JRC/IE, Petten), A. Rogerson (AEA, Warrington), F.J. Perosanz (CIEMAT, Madrid), P.A. Hahn (ARCS, Seibersdorf), F. Guillemot (KFKI, Budapest), D. Stegermann, T. Komber (University of Hannover), M. Niffenegger (PSI, Villigen), M. Brumovsky (NRI, Rez), R. Oettel (Siempelkamp, Dresden), R. Zimmer (Framatome ANP, Erlangen)

12.10 -12.40

Discussion

IX

328

MONDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2001 (AFTERNOON SESSION) B. TECHNICAL SESSION No. 2 Severe Accident Management and Evolutionary Safety concepts Chairman: A. Zurita (EC) Co-chairman: B. Mavko (JSI) Invited Technical Lecture:

14.00

FRENCH REGULATORY DECISION PROCESS FOR SEVERE ACCIDENT MANAGEMENT AND ORIENTATIONS FOR FUTURE EUROPEAN RESEARCH

335

J. Oliveri and B. Chaumont (IPSN/DES, Fontenay-aux-Roses)

2.1

Corium

14.30

CORE LOSS DURING A SEVERE ACCIDENT

(COLOSS)

350

B. Adroguer, P. Chatelard, C. Duriez (IPSN, Cadarache), L. Bellenfant, (CEA/IPSN, Fontenay-aux-Roses), D. Bottomley (ITU-JRC, Karlsruhe) V. Vrtilkova (SKODA, Praha), K. Miiller (EC-JRC/IE, Petten), A. Miassoedov, M. Steinbruck, C. Homann (FZK, Karlsruhe), Z. Hozer (KFKI, Budapest), G. Bandini (ENEA, Bologna), J. Birchley (PSI, Villigen), T. Berlepsch (Ruhr-University Bochum), M. Buck (University of Stuttgart), M. Ortega (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid), E. Virtanen (Lappeenranta University), S. Marguet (EDF, Clamart), G. Azarian (Framatome ANP, Paris), H. Plank (Framatome ANP, Erlangen), M. Veshchunov (IBRAE, Moscow), Y. Zvonarev (NSI-KI, Moscow) 14.50

EUROPEAN NUCLEAR THERMODYNAMIC DATABASE VALIDATED APPLICABLE IN SEVERE ACCIDENT CODES (ENTHALPY)

AND

A. De Bremaecker, M. Barrachin, F. Jacq (IPSN, Cadarache), F. Defoort (CEA/DRT, Grenoble), M. Mignanelli, P.Y. Chevalier, B. Cheynet (AEA-T, Harwell), S. Hellmann, F. Funke (Thermodata, Saint Martin d'Heres), C. Journeau, P. Piluso (CEA/DRN, Cadarache), S. Marguet (EDF, Clamart), Z. Hozer (KFKI, Budapest), V. Vrtilkova, L. Belovsky (SKODA, Praha), L. Sannen, M. Verwerft (SCK-CEN, Mol), P-H. Duvigneaud, K. Mwamba, (ULB, Bruxelles), H. Bouchama, C. Ronneau (UCL, Louvain-La-Neuve)

15.10 - 15.30 Coffee Break

363

15.30

EX-VESSEL CORE MELT STABILIZATION RESEARCH

(ECOSTAR)

375

W. Steinwarz, W. Koller (Siempelkamp), W. Hafher (Battelle, Eschborn), C. Joumeau, J.M. Seiler (CEA/DTP, Cadarache), K. Froment (CEA/DTA, Grenoble), G. Cognet, S. Goldstein, (CEA/DCC, Saclay), M. Fischer, S. Hellmann (Framatome ANP, Erlangen), M. Eddi (EDF, Chatou), H. Alsmeyer (FZK, Karlsuhe), H-J. Allelein, C. Spengler (GRS, Koln), M. Burger (University of Stuttgart), B.R. Sehgal (Kungl Tekniska Hogskolan), M.K. Koch (Ruhr:University Bochum), Z. Alkan (RWTH, Aachen), J.B. Petrov (NRI, Rez), M. Gaune-Escard (Universite de Provence, Marseille), F-P. Weiss (FZR, Dresden), G. Bandini (ENEA, Bologna) 15.50

EUROPEAN GROUP FOR ANALYSIS OF CORIUM RECOVERY

CONCEPTS

(EUROCORE)

387

J-M Seiler (CEA/DRN, Grenoble), B.R. Sehgal (Kungl Tekniska Hogskolan, Stockholm), H. Alsmeyer (FZK, Karlsruhe), O. Kymalainen (Fortum, Vantaa), B. Turland (Serco Assurance, Dorchester), J-L Grange (EDF, Chatou), M. Fischer (Framatome ANP, Erlangen), G. Azarian (Framatome ANP SAS, Paris), M. Burger (IKE, Stuttgart), C. J. Cirauqui (Analisis y Soluciones Tecnologicas, Sant Joan Despi)

2.2

Reactor Pressure Vessel

16.10

LIMIT STRAINS FOR SEVERE ACCIDENT CONDITIONS

(LISSAC)

396

R. Krieg (FZK, Karlsruhe), P. Julisch (MPA, Stuttgart), D. Kalkhof (PSI, Villigen), H. Talja (VTT, Espoo), G. Solomos (EC-JRC, Ispra), E. Aifantis (University of Thessaloniki), L. Cizelj (Institut Jozef Stefan, Ljubljana), C. Caroli (ENEA, Roma), J. Fokkens (NRG, Petten), S. Bhandari (Framatome ANP, Paris), P. Veron (ENSA, Maliafio), K. Schramm (Framatome ANP, Erlangen), R. Kieselbach (EMPA, Duebendorf) 16.30

ASSESSMENT OF REACTOR VESSEL INTEGRITY (ARVI)

B.R. Sehgal (Kungl Teknisa Hogskolan, Stockholm), O. Kymalainen (Fortum, Vantaa), J-M. Bonnet (CEA, Grenoble), R. Sairanen (VTT, Espoo), S. Bhandari (Framatome ANP, Paris), M. Burger (University of Stuttgart), J. Dienstbier (NRI, Rez), Z. Techy (VEIKI, Budapest), T. Theofanous (University of California) 16.50-17.30

Discussion

17.30

Adjourn

XI

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TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2001 (MORNING SESSION) Chairman: A. Zurita (EC) Co-chairman: V. Asmolov (NSI) Invited Technical Lectures: 9.00

A STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERE ACCIDENT MANAGEMENT MEASURES WITH EMPHASIS ON HYDROGEN RISK

P. Lundstrom (Fortum Nuclear Services, Vantaa)

2.3 9.30

420

Hydrogen STATE

OF

THE

ART

ON

PASSIVE

AUTOCATALYTIC

RECOMBINERS

(PARSOAR)

433

E. Bachellerie, F. Arnould (Technicatome, Aix-en-Provence), M. Auglaire (Tractebel, Bruxelles), B. De Boeck (AVN, Brussels), O. Braillard (CEA, Grenoble), B. Eckardt (Framatome ANP, Offenbach am Main), F. Ferroni (Electrowatt Eng., Zurich), R. Moffett (AECL, Mississauga), G. Van Goethem (EC, Brussels) 10.00

INTEGRAL LARGE-SCALE EXPERIMENTS ON HYDROGEN COMBUSTION FOR SEVERE ACCIDENT CODE VALIDATION

(HYCOM)

446

U. Bielert, W. Breitung, B. Burgeth, A. Kotchourko, W. Scholtyssek (FZK, Karlsruhe), P. Pailhories, M. Petit, E. Studer (CEA, Fontenay-auxRoses), J. Eyink, M. Movahed, K-G. Petzold (Framatome ANP, Erlangen), M. Heitsch (GRS, Koeln), V. Alekseev, S. Dorofeev, A. Efimenko, M. Kuznetsov, M. Okun, Y. Yankin (Kurchatov Institute, Moscow), T. Huld (EC-JRC/IE)

10.20 - 10.40

10.40

Coffee Break

HYDROGEN REMOVAL FROM LWR CONTAINMENTS BY CATALYTIC COATED THERMAL INSULATION ELEMENTS (THINCAT)

K. Fischer (Battelle, Eschborn), P. Broeckerhoff (FZJ, Jiilich), G. Ahlers (Kaefer, Bremen), V. Gustavsson (SwedPower, Stockholm), J. Polo (CIEMAT, Madrid), T. Dominguez (Empresarios Agrupados, Madrid), P. Royl (FZK, Karlsruhe)

XII

458

2.4

Source Term

11.00

LATE PHASE SOURCE TERM PHENOMENA (LPP)

470

S. Bechta (LSK, Sosnovy Bor), C.G. Benson, M.S. Newland (AEA-T, Winfrith), T.v. Berlepsch, M.K. Koch (Ruhr-University Bochum), F. Funke, J. Kronenberg (Framatome ANP, Erlangen), M.P. Kissane, H. Manenc (IPSN, Cadarache), B. Kujal (NRI, Rez), 11.20

ARCHIVE FOR SOURCE TERM INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS MODELS II

(ASTERISMII)

482

A.T. Tuson, E.J. Allen (AEA-T, Winfrith), E. Grindon (NNC, Knutsford), M. Delaval, A.V. Jones (EC-JRC, Ispra) 11.40

IODINE CHEMISTRY AND MITIGATION MECHANISMS

(ICHEMM)

S. Dickinson, H.E. Sims (AEA-T, Winfrith), F. Funke (Framatome ANP, Erlangen), H. Bruchertseifer (PSI, Villigen), J-O. Liljenzin (Chalmers, Gothenburg), K. Liger ,T. Montanelli (CEA/IPSN, Cadarache), E. Krausmann (JRC, Ispra) ,A. Rydl (NRIR, Rez)

12.00 -12.40

Discussion

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TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2001 (AFTERNOON SESSION) Chairman: J. Martin Bermejo (EC) Co-chairman: P. Ledermann (CEA) Invited Technical Lectures:

14.00

ADVANCED NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES IN THE EU: PROSPECTS AND EXPECTATIONS FROM THE INDUSTRY SECTOR IN FUTURE EURATOM FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES

A. Vallee (Framatome ANP, Paris) 14.30

THE JULES HOROWITZ NUCLEAR FISSION COMPLEX - A PLATFORM FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON NUCLEAR MATERIALS FOR THE 21 ST CENTURY

508

P. Ledermann (CEA/DEN/DSOE, Saclay)

2.5

Passive Evolutionary Systems

15.00

TESTING AND ENHANCED MODELLING OF PASSIVE EVOLUTIONARY SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY FOR CONTAINMENT COOLING (TEMPEST)

516

V.A. Wichers (NRG, Petten), J.Y. Malo (CEA, Cadarache), J. Starflinger (FZK, Karlsruhe), M. Heitsch (GRS, Koln), G. Preusser (Framatome ANP, Miinchen), M. Tuomainen (VTT, Espoo), M. Huggenberger (PSI, Villigen) 15.20

RELIABILITY METHODS FOR PASSIVE SAFETY FUNCTIONS (RMPS)

529

F. De Magistris, M. Marques, (CEA, Cadarache), F. D'Auria (Cirten, Roma), L. Burgazzi (ENEA, Bologna), C. Miiller (GRS, Garching), G. Cojazzi (EC-JRC/IAM, Ispra), J-L Pelletier, V. La Lumia (Technicatome, Aix-en-Provence) 15.40 - 16.00 Coffee Break

2.6

Innovative Reactors

16.00

HIGH PERFORMANCE LIGHT WATER REACTOR

(HPLWR)

D. Squarer (FZK, Karlsruhe), Y. Oka (Univ. of Tokyo), D. Bittermann (Framatome ANP, Erlangen), N. Aksan (PSI, Villigen), C. Maraczy (KFKI, Budapest), R. Kyrki-Rajamaki (VTT, Espoo), A. Souyri (EDF, Paris), P. Dumaz (CEA Cadarache)

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16.20

GAS COOLED FAST REACTOR CONCEPT REVIEW STUDIES

(GCFR)

552

C.H. Mitchell (NNC, Knutsford), P. Lo Pinto (CEA Cadarache), M.T. Dominguez (Empresarios Agrupados, Madrid), A. van Heek (NRG, Petten), D. Every (BNFL, Springfields), B. Carluec (Framatome ANP, Lyon) 16.40

APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE NUCLEAR REACTOR CONCEPTS FOR SEA WATER DESALINATION IN SOUTHERN EUROPE (EURODESAL)

S. Nisan (CEA Cadarache), O. Asuar Alonso (Empresarios Agrupados, Madrid), B. Bielak (Framatome ANP, Paris), G. Caruso (Univ. "La Sapienza", Roma), L. Cinotti (Ansaldo, Genova), J.R. Humphries (Candesal, Ottawa), N. Martins (Irradiare, Lisbon), A. Naviglio (Univ. "La Sapienza", Roma), L. Volpi (CEA Cadarache)

17.00-17.30 Discussion 17.30

Adjourn

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WEDNESDAY 14 NOVEMBER (MORNING SESSION) Chairman: A. Zurita (EC) Co-chairman: A. Miller (HSE-NSD) Invited Technical Lecturer:

9.00

SEVERE

ACCIDENT MITIGATION

MEASURES

FOR

W E R - 440/213

REACTORS

577

Z. Techy (VEIKI, Budapest) 9.30

A D V A N C E D FUEL DESIGNS FOR EXISTING A N D FUTURE GENERATIONS O F REACTORS: DRIVING FACTORS FROM TECHNICAL A N D ECONOMIC POINTS

OF VIEW

590

K. Hesketh (BNFL Research and Technology, Springfields)

2.7 10.00

MOXfuels A

PROJECT

FOR

THE

STUDY

OF

THE

INFLUENCE

OF

MOX

FUEL

MICROSTRUCTURE ON ITS IRRADIATION BEHAVIOUR UNDER TRANSIENT CONDITIONS (MICROMOX)

609

M. Lippens (Belgonucleaire, Brussels), P. Cook (BNFL, Preston), R. Conrad (EC-JRC/IE, Petten), R. Konings (EC-JRC/ITU, Karlsruhe), K. Bakker (NRG, Petten), C. Hellwig (PSI, Villingen) 10.20 - 10.40

Coffee Break

2.8

By-Pass Sequences

10.40

STEAM GENERATOR TUBE RUPTURE SCENARIOS

(SGTR)

617

J. Jokiniemi, A. Lahde (VTT, Espoo), H. Tuomisto, T. Routamo, P. Lundstrom (Fortum, Vantaa), J. Dienstbier (NRI, Rez), S. Giintay, D. Suckow (PSI, Villigen), P. Bakker (NRG, Arnhem), L. Herranz, V. Peyres (CIEMAT, Madrid) 11.00

OPTIMISATION OF SEVERE ACCIDENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE CONTROL OF RADIOLOGICAL RELEASES ( O P T S A M )

M.L. Ang, E. Grindon (NNC, Knutsford), C.S. Santamaria (Iberinco, Madrid), T. Routamo (Fortum, Vantaa), M. Auglaire (Tractebel, Brussels), V. Gustavsson (Swedpower, Stockholm), L. Spanier (Sycon, Malmoe), F. Ewig (GRS, Koln), J-L. Droulas (EDF, Villeurbanne), J. Duspiva (NRI, Rez), P. Kostka (VEIKI, Budapest)

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2.9

Towards networking of European RTD activities

11.20

EUROPEAN VALIDATION OF THE INTEGRAL CODE ASTEC

(EVITA)

641

H.J. Allelein, K. Neu (GRS, Koeln), J.P. Van Dorsselaere (CEA, Cadarache), G. Sdouz (ARCS, Seibersdorf), K. Fischer, H. Holzbauer (Battelle, Eschborn), R. Passalacqua (ENEA, Roma), A.V. Jones, K. Miiller (EC-JRC/ISIS, Ispra), J. Dienstbier (NRI, Rez), M. K; Koch (Ruhr-University Bochum), M. Buerger, M. Buck (Universitaet Stuttgart), J. Artnik (Framatome ANP, Erlangen), P. Kostka, G. Lajtha (VEIKI, Budapest), T. Dominguez (Empresarios Agrupados Int., Madrid), L. Kubisova (Urad Jadrovehho dozoru slovenskey republiky, Bratislava), P. Matejovic (IVS, Trnava), A. Bujan, J. Slaby (VUJE, Trnava), W. Hering (FZK Karlsruhe), G. Azarian (Framatome ANP, Paris), W. Ranval (EDF, Villeurbanne)

11.40

VALIDATION OF SEVERE ACCIDENT CODES AGAINST PHEBUS FP FOR PLANT

APPLICATIONS (PHEBEN 2)

653

A. V. Jones (EC-JRC/ISIS, Ispra), S. Dickinson (AEA-T, Winfnth), C. de Pascale (CEA/DRN, Cadarache), N. Hanniet (IPSN, Cadarache), L. Herranz (CIEMAT, Madrid), F. De Rosa (ENEA, Bologna), G. Henneges (FZK, Karlsruhe), J. Langhans (GRS, Koln), C. Housiadas (Demokritos, Agia Paraskevi-Attiki), V. Wichers (NRG, Petten), J. Birchley (PSI, Villigen), S. Paci (University of Pisa), F. Martin-Fuertes (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid) 12.10 -12.40

Discussion

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WEDNESDAY 14 NOVEMBER (AFTERNOON SESSION) Chairman: G. Van Goethem (EC) Co-chairmen: J. Martin Bermejo (EC) A. Zurita (EC) P. Manolatos (EC)

14.00-16.00

Panel session: Lessons learnt from past and current Euratom research and how to respond to the new challenges Two invited speakers will make a presentation and a panel of experts will answer the questions of general interest collected during the symposium.

14.00-14.30

On the present nature and short term prospects and financing of research in fission power A. Alonso (Univ. Politecn. Madrid, Spain)

14.30-15.00

Dissemination and/or exploitation of Euratom research in reactor safety: preliminary conclusions of FISA-2001 and prospects for future improvements of common safety culture E. Hicken (ex-FZ Julich, Germany)

15h00-16h00 Panel Session Panel members: A. Alonso, E. Hicken, J. Martin Bermejo, P. Manolatos, A. Zurita 16.00

Adjourn of FISA-2001

POSTERS SESSION Technical-scientific poster papers will be displayed in front of the conference room M6 during the 3 days of the symposium. They will be devoted to reactor safety relevant items of common generic interest in line with the objectives of the 5th (1998-2002) Euratom framework programmes. Their authors will be present for specific discussions.

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THURSDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2001 POST-FISA-2001 WORKSHOPS

Workshop 1

Towards a European education and training area for nuclear engineering: pilot experiments and proposals for networking activities in the EU and CEECs (EDUCATIONAL NEEDS) co-organised by M. Giot (UCL), H. Schulz (GRS) and A. Alonso (CSN)

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Workshop 2

Advanced numerical modelling for fluid dynamics and irradiated materials behaviour / development of common databanks of material properties and computational models / dissemination and exploitation of RTD results (COMPUTATIONAL NEEDS) co-organised by H. Paillere (CEA/DEN), W. Breitung (FZK, IKET), J-C. Van Duysen (EDF), A. Annunziato, and M. Steen (JRC / IE )

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Workshop 3

Common safety research among the EU, CEECs and NIS and its application for further evaluation of the W E R safety (WER SAFETY) co-organised by H. Tuomisto (Fortum, Vantaa), I. Vasa (NRI / Rez), H. Weisshaeupl and M. Bieth (JRC / IE Petten)

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