IYNC 2004 Program Summary and Presentation Files

The IYNC 2004 technical program included nearly 200 contributed papers, representing 35 countries, presented as oral and poster presentations throughout the Congress. More than 20 established professionals from around the world also contributed to the program by sharing their expertise in plenary sessions and as keynote speakers within the contributed sessions. Where available, presentations from the conference are included in pdf format. Session summaries and discussion notes, called 'Y-Notes', are also available for some sessions.

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Special Sessions: Invited Speakers and Workshops

Oral and poster presentations are divided into four primary technical tracks, with sessions identified within each track.

Track A: Social & Policy Issues
Track Chair: Anna-Maria Lyytinen, Finland

A1. Young Generation Activities
A2. Public Communications
A3. Politics of Nuclear
A4. Nuclear Safeguards and Security
A5. Nuclear Economics
A6. Knowledge Transfer
A7. Nuclear as a Part of the Energy Mix

Track B: Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Track Chair: Hyun Gook Kang, South Korea

B1. Innovative Reactor Designs
B3. Power Plant Operations and Maintenance
B4. Safety and Reliability
B5. Nuclear Fuels and Fuel Recycling
B6. Thermal Hydraulics

Track C: Non-Power Applications of Nuclear Technology
Track Chair: Sebas Luppi Berlanga, Argentina and Shannon Bragg-Sitton, USA

C1. Medical Applications
C2. Accelerator Applications
C3. Space Applications
C4. Industrial Applications
C5. Dosimetry

Track D: Environmental & Waste Mangagement
Track Chair: Sasa Medakovic, Croatia

D1. Decommissioning, Waste Characterization, & Immobilization
D2. Natural Systems and Environmental Impacts
D3. Engineered Systems
D4. Regulatory and Institutional Issues

Special Session: Opening Plenary

M. Gwozdecky, International Atomic Energy Agency
J. Ritch, World Nuclear Association (download pdf, 4.8Mb)
M. Elston, Canadian Nuclear Association (download pdf, 196K)
A. Howard, NEI, USA
J. Calzoni, CNEA, Argentina (represented by S. Luppi Berlanga, CNEA) (download pdf, 4.4Mb)
N. Cavlina, Croatian Nuclear Society, Croatia (download pdf, 1.8Mb)
C.S. Kang, Korean Nuclear Society, S. Korea (download pdf, 42K)

Special Session: Advanced Reactor Debate

M. Caplan, Director, Business Initiatives, AECL, Canada - Topic: ACR700
M. Magugumela, Licensing Manager, PBMR Ltd., South Africa - Topic: PBMR
R. Matzie, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Westinghouse, USA - Topic: AP1000
T. Shimuzu, Senior Fellow, Nuclear Energy Systems & Services Division, Toshiba Corporation Japan - Topic: ABWR

Roundtable Discussion: Social Status & Prestige of the Nuclear Profession

Moderator/Keynote Speaker:
P. Gowin, Head, Nuclear Knowledge Management Unit and Acting Head, INIS and KM Section, International Atomic Energy Agency

Luncheon Speakers

L. Foulke, American Nuclear Society, USA
"The Need for Realism"

J. Miettinen, Retired, Finland
"A New Era of Nuclear Power Begins in Finland"

Professional Development Workshops

Communication: Effective Processes for International Organizations (download pdf, 164K)
Workshop Chair: Alexander Tsibulya, IPPE, Russia

Fast Reactor Knowledge Preservation and Transfer (download pdf, 283K)
Workshop Chair: Dr. Akira Tokuhiro, University of Missouri-Rolla, USA
Presented by: Dr. W. David Pointer, Argonne National Laboratory, USA

Media Training Workshop

Closing Session

J. Whitlock, Canadian Nuclear Society, Canada
"YOU are the Energy in Nuclear" (download pdf, 2.6Mb)

Track A: Social & Policy Issues

Track Chair: Anna-Maria Lyytinen, Finland

Session A1: Young Generation Activities

Situation on Nuclear association and Young Generation in Italy
Enrico Mainardi, ENEA & Italian Nuclear Association (AIN), Italy

Japan YGN – The Future Nuclear Vision (download pdf, 540K)
Mari Marianne Uematsu, The Japan Atomic Power Co, Japan
Shoji Goto (Presenter), Atomic Energy Society of Japan, Japan

NA-YGN Midlands – A Joint Local Chapter in South Carolina (download pdf, 447K)
Amy BUU, Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, USA
Brenda Brown, SCE&G/V.C. Summer Station, USA

Young Generation Initiative within Framatome ANP / AREVA (download pdf, 305K)
Dennis ENGLERTH, AREVA, USA

Status of AJENM (download pdf, 8M)
Armando Gomez Torres, Mexico

South African Young Generation (SAYG) in Nuclear (download pdf, 236K)
Phuti Reuben Mogafe, Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa

The British Nuclear energy Society Young Generation Network (download pdf, 71K)
Stewart W. Lynas, BNES YGN Chair, United Kingdom

Poster Presentations (A1)

Preserving Skills and Expertise for Romanian Nuclear Industry
Alexandru Havris and Daniel Urjan, Young Generation, Romanian Association for Nuclear Energy, Romania

Young Generation Activities in the Iranian Uranium Conversion Facility (UCF)
Kambiz Sadeghi and Mojtaba Nikkhah, Esfahan Nuclear Technology Center (ENTC), Iran

Session A2: Public Communications

Management of Spent Nuclear Fuel: Formation of Positive Public Opinion (download pdf, 930K)
Elena Govyrina, Federal State Unitary Enterprise “MAYAK” Production Association”, Russia

Growing the Grassroots within a Professional Society (download pdf, 164K)
Laura Hermann,American Nuclear Society, USA

From technical, institutional and societal factors to decision making: a contribution to the global analysis (download pdf, 133K)
Alain Bucaille, Marketing, Strategy and Communication, France

What Becomes of Nuclear Risk Assessment in Light of Radiation Hormesis? (download pdf, 150K)
Jerry M. Cuttler, Cuttler & Associates Inc.,Canada

Poster Presentations: A2

Will Nuclear Power and Nuclear Waste Ever Be Accepted by Industrialized Societies?
Lauren Etheridge and Akira Tokuhiro, University of Missouri – Rolla, Nuclear Engineering, USA

Incorporating Local Communities into the Sustainable Development of AREVA Uranium Mining Operations in Northern Saskatchewan
Tim Gitzel, AREVA, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Session A3: Politics of Nuclear

Y-Notes/Session Summary

Keynote Speaker:

S. Tulonen, Head of Unit, Nuclear Generation, FORATOM - European Atomic Forum, Belguim
"Nuclear Lobbying in the Enlarged EU - New Opportunities and Challenges" (download pdf, 391K)

Nuclear Energy In Switzerland: Yes Please! (download pdf, 1.3Mb)
Philipp Hanggi, President, Young Generation Switzerland

Romanian Nuclear Power Program Development – Commitment and Challenges Ahead (download pdf, 772K)
Alexandru Havris, Societatea Nationala “Nuclearelectrica” Bucharest, Romania

Toward a New Nuclear Framework: A U.S. Perspective
Eugene B. Kogan, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA

Nuclear Energy Applications: Need Of Public Awareness
S.S.Verma and T.K.S.P. Gupta, Department of Physics, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, Distt.-Sangrur (Punjab), India

Pakistan's Nuclearization A Compulsive Geo-Political Necessity (download pdf, 2.1Mb)
Mohammad Saud Khan, National University of Sciences & Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

South African Nuclear Industry And Its Contribution To The Global Nuclear And Non-Nuclear Socities
Phuti Reuben Mogafe, South African Nuclear Energy Corporation Ltd (Necsa), South Africa

A brief history about radioactive waste disposal in Switzerland
Harry Deschwanden, Kernkraftwerk Gosgen-Daniken AG, Switzerland

Session A4: Nuclear Safeguards and Security

Keynote Speaker: Dr. L. E. Herranz, Leader of the Program on Nuclear Safety, Department of Nuclear Fission, CIEMAT, Spain
"Bridging the Safety Research from Present to Future Nuclear Reactors: A Personal Standpoint" (download pdf, 720K)

Security of Nuclear Installations in an Industrialized Nation (download pdf, 1.6Mb)
Tracia West, Tricia Mattson and Akira Tokuhiro, Nuclear Engineering, University of Missouri – Rolla, USA

IAEA Nuclear Safeguards using Filemaker v5.5 relational database for nuclear material accountancy and control (download pdf, 5.5Mb)
Michael Bridson, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Menai, Australia

Safety Analysis for Fuel Licensing in the Slovak Republic (download pdf, 654K)
Branislav Hatala, VUJE Trnava Inc. - Engineering, Design and Research Company, Slovak Republic

Session A5: Nuclear Economics

Evaluation of external impacts of the use of the nuclear fuel cycle in an energy system (download pdf, 148K)
Martin Luthander, Vattenfall Group, SwedPower AB, Stockholm, Sweden

Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage - An Estimate Of Long-Term Cost Of A Possible Severe Reactor Accident In Finland (download pdf, 1.2Mb)
Kai Salminen, Fortum Nuclear Services Ltd, Fortum, Finland

Session A6: Knowledge Transfer

Y-Notes/Session Summary

Keynote Speaker: L. Williams, Director of the Health and Safety Executive’s Nuclear Safety Directorate and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations Nuclear Installations Inspectorate, United Kingdom

University-Industry Training – An Industry Perspective (download pdf, 287K)
Duncan Robinson, Larry Mayhue, and Elliott Jackson, Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC, USA

Growing Concerns on Nuclear Manpower Shortage and Korean Initiatives (download pdf, 165K)
Bum-Jin Chung, Cheju National University, Korea

Preparing the Nuclear Workforce of the future: United States Department of Energy Activities (download pdf, 174K)
Laura Beth Bienhoff, American Nuclear Society, USA

CNSC Development Program for the Recruitment of Young Engineers and Scientists (download pdf, 761K)
Amy Moore, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), Canada

Session A7: Nuclear as a Part of the Energy Mix

Y-Notes/Session Summary

Keynote Speaker: D. Bonser, Executive, Spent Fuel Services, BNFL, United Kingdom (download pdf, 398K)

Nuclear Power Plants And Environmental Protection On A Liberalized Electricity Market
Ivan Androcec and Tamara Tarnik, Hrvatska elektroprivreda d.d.Development Department, Croatia

Pollution-Free Hydrogen from Nuclear Power (download pdf, 628K)
Alistair I. Miller and Romney B. Duffey, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Nuclear Energy As A Sustainabile Energy Source (download pdf, 59K)
Hannah Yount, University of Missouri, USA

2003, The French National Debate On Energies (download pdf, 325K)
Isabelle Maudez, CEA – Nuclear Energy Division, France

Nuclear Crisis In North Korea & Peaceful Uses Of Nuclear Energy In Northeast Asia (download pdf, 143K)
Kwan-Kyoo Choe and Min Su Kim, Technology Center for Nuclear Control, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea

Poster Presentations: A7

A New Era Of Nuclear Engineering Education In Canada
Farina Baig, Eva Sunny, and George Bereznai, School of Energy Engineering and Nuclear Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada

Data Management in the Nuclear Industry
Stephan Jens Jensen, Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel, USA

Track B: Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Track Chair: Hyun Gook Kang, South Korea

Session B1: Innovative Reactor Designs

Keynote Speaker:

R. Matzie, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Westinghouse, USA
"Simplification - The Innovation in Advanced Reactor Technology"

Developing New Reactors: Avoiding Historical Mistakes (download pdf, 538K)
Paul Dodds, BNFL Magnox Generation, UK

The “EPR” Reactor (download pdf, 1.2Mb)
Nicolas Goreaud, AREVA, France

Design of a Small Nuclear Reactor for Extending the Operational Envelope of the Victoria Class Submarine (download pdf, 347K)
Christopher Cole, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Development of a Control Rod Position Indicator using a Magnetic Field Concentrator and Reed Switches (download pdf, 122K)
Je-Yong Yu, Mechanical Engineering Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute Korea
Jong-In Kim, Ji-Ho Kim, Hyung Huh, Mechanical Engineering Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea
Sung-Kyun Zee,Advanced Reactor Technology Development, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute

Poster Presentations: B1

Oil Sands Application Of An Advanced CANDU Reactor (ACR)
Connie Mancuso, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), Canada

Perfection of the fuel cycle of the Leningrad NPP RBMK-1000 reactors. Switching the reactor loading to an advanced initial enrichment fuel with bumabic absorber – erbium
L.A. Zavialov, “Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant” Affiliation “ROSENERGOATOM”, Russia

Session B3: Power Plant Operations and Maintenance

Y-Notes/Session Summary

Keynote Speaker (B3.I):

K. Ellis, Vice President, Maintenance, Bruce Power, Canada

Power Upgrade of the Loviisa NPP (download pdf, 536K)
Jukka Hautojarvi, Fortum Nuclear Services Ltd, Finland

An Outlook for the Future of Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation and Control Fields (download pdf, 169K)
Han Seong Son and Kee-Choon Kwon, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea

Automated Validation Testing on the Bruce Power Training Simulators (download pdf, 580K)
Brent Williams, Simulator Support Section, Bruce Power LLP

Capricore: The Official Core Monitoring System for Cofrentes NPP (download pdf, 645K)
Isabel Gomez Bernal and Manuel Albendea Darriba, Iberdrola, Spain

Modernizing And Safety Improving Program Optimization For Ukrainian NPPs
Denys Zenyuk, Kiev Institute “Energoproject”, Ukraine

Decommissioning activities for NPP A-1 (download pdf, 564K)
Kristina Kristofova and Marek Vasko, DECOM, Slovakia

Evaluation of Operating Setpoint Changes for The Chinshan and Kuosheng BWRs (download pdf, 79K)
Jan-Ru Tang and Yu-Chen Kung, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taiwan, ROC

The Comparison Of Mass Balances For Various Cases Of The WWER-1000 Core Loading
I. V. Shamanin and T.L. Safaryan, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russia

Reactor Dosimetry In Reactor Pressure Vessels Lifetime Management (download pdf, 96K)
B. Petrov, T. Apostolov, K. Ilieva, and S. Belousov, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria

Cernavoda Unit 1: Ensuring Adequate Heat Sink At Very Low Danube River Levels (download pdf, 1.1Mb)
Daniel Urjan, “CNE PROD” – Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant, Cernavoda, Romania

Steam Generator Degradation In Canadian Nuclear Generating Stations (download pdf, 897K)
J. Martin, J.R. Riznic, and R. Lojk Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), Canada

Poster Presentations: B3

Production of Zirconium Products For Nuclear Reactors In Russia
E.N. Kopoteva and S.Y. Syirtsov, JSC CHMP, Russia

The EREC-STRESA Database: Internet Application
Mikhail V. Davydov, Electrogorsk Research and Engineering Centre on NPPs Safety, Russia
Alessandro Annunziato, Institute for Systems, Informatics and Safety Joint Research Centre, Italy

Influence of dismantled large components to decommissioning cost of NPP Krsko
Tilen Jenko, ARAO- Agency for Radwaste Management, Slovenia

Determination Of Two-Phase Steam-Water Flow Characteristics By The Electric Probe-Based Method
E. Boltenko, N. Kirin, V. Tsoy, Electrogorsk Research and Engineering Center on NPP Safety
D. Boltenko, State Scientific Center of Russian Federation, Russa

The way from 3 to 5 year cycle at Dukovany NPP
Danes Burket, NPP Dukovany, Fuel Cycle Department, Czech Republic

Acoustic Emission Monitoring Of Fracture And Reliability Factors Of Zirconium Alloys
A.V. Baboukin, S.A. Nikulin, V.G. Khanzhin, and A.B. Rojnov, Moscow State Institute of Steel and Alloys, Russia

Eddy Current Technology for Steam Generator Tube Inspection
J. Lu, L. Obrutsky, B. Lepine, R. Cassidy and J.Carter, Steam Generator Section, Inspection, Monitoring and Dynamics Branch, Atomic Energy Canada Limited, Canada

Kalinin NPP Integrated System Of Information-Analytical Support (ISIAS)
A. Nashchekin and E. Zhuravliov, Kalinin NPP, Russia

The Fouling of Alloy-800 Heat Exchanger Tubes by Nickel Ferrite
J. Cossaboom, S. Ranganathan and D.H. Lister, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Canada

Session B4: Safety and Reliability

Y-Notes/Session Summary

Keynote Speaker (B4.I):

M. Lipar, Head Operational Safety Section, Division of Nuclear Installations Safety, International Atomic Energy Agency, Slovakia
"Status and Trends in IAEA Safety Standards and Safety Services" (download pdf, 420K)

Keynote Speaker (B4.II):

J. J. Ha, Director, Integrated Safety Assessment Team, KAERI, South Korea

Preview of ROP Systems in CANDU® reactors (download pdf, 487K)
Victor Caxaj, AECL, Reactor Core Physics Branch, Mississauga, Canada

Development Of Event Tree Sequences For Postulated Initiating Event And Definition Of Necessary Deterministic Analytical Cases (download pdf, 305K)
Igor Vukovic, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Vrbanic, Nuclear Power Plant Krsko, Engineering Services Division Krsko, Slovenia

Best Estimate And Uncertainty Analysis (BEAU) Methodology (download pdf, 53K)
Elizabeth Holliday, Nuclear Safety Solutions Ltd., Canada

The Best Estimate Methodology In Licencing Applications (download pdf, 450K)
Marian Kristof, Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic, Slovakia

Coupled Failure of Vital Areas in Nuclear Plants (download pdf, 488K)
Hyun Gook Kang, Joon-Eon Yang, Chang-Kue Park, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea

Effectiveness of the CANDU 6 Reactor Regulating System During a Liquid Zone-Control Pump Failure (download pdf, 1.25Mb)
Peter Schwanke, AECL, Reactor Core Physics Branch, Mississauga, ON, Canada

Emergency control tools used at Volgodonsk NPP (download pdf, 755K)
Prohor V. Povarov, Volgodonsk NPP, OASU, Russia

The Definition of a Safe Operating Envelope (download pdf, 509K)
Mark McIntyre, Atlantic Nuclear Services Ltd., Canada

The Safe Operating Envelope (SOE) Project (download pdf, 594K)
Yen Tov, Nuclear Safety Solutions Ltd., Canada

Moderator Flow Analysis in ihe BRUCE A Reactor (download pdf, 328K)
Mau Vuong, Nuclear Safety Solutions Ltd., Canada

Poster Presentations: B4

Fuel Assemblies For Investigation Of Accident Tests At Large-Scale Test Facilities
E.A. Boltenko, V.S. Grigoryan, N.N. Kirin, S.I. Sergeev, I.L. Timofeev, Electrogorsk Research and Engineering Center on NPPs safety, Russia
Yu.N. Babenko, A.V. Ivanov, Electrostal Machinery Plant, Russia

Transmision Electron Microscopy Methods Application On The Irradiated Samples From Rpv Material
J. Balak and L. Kupca, VUJE Trnava, Inc. – Engineering, Design and Research Organization, Slovak Republic

Progress of reactor pressure vessel material properties evaluation by Small punch test application
J. Petzova and L. Kupca, VUJE Trnava, Inc. – Engineering, Design and Research Organization, Slovak Republic

Processing, Treatment And Conditioning Chrompik
Bernard Lipar, Slovenske elektrarne a.s., Nuclear Safety and Crisis Management Department, Slovak Republic

Computer Simulation of Pore behavior in Rim Region
Je-Yong OH, Yang-Hyun KOO, Byung-Ho LEE, Jin-Sik CHEON, and Dong-Seong SOHN, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Future Fuel Development, Korea

Session B5: Nuclear Fuels & Fuel Recycling

Qualification Of Paragon Multi-Region Resonance Self-Shielding Capability
Emily Wolters, University of Michigan, USA
Mohamed Ouisloumen, Westinghouse Electric Company, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Inhibiting Effects of Hydrogen on the Dissolution of Uranium Dioxide
M. Broczkowski, J.J. Noel and D.W. Shoesmith, Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, Canada

Influence Of Ca2+ On The Dissolution Of Nuclear Fuel (UO2)
B. Santos, J.J. Noel and D.W. Shoesmith, Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, Canada

Poster Presentations: B5

Spent Fuel Management In Lithuania
Alexandre Bolgarov, Ignalina NPP, Lithuania

Fuel for High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactors
Peter V. Kaluzhnikov, FSUE A.A.Bochvar All-Russia Research Institute of Inorganic Materials (VNIINM), Russia

Session B6: Thermohydraulics

Y-Notes/Session Summary

RELAP5 Analysis of PSB-VVER Natural Circulation Experiment With Various Primary Inventories
A. V. Kapustin, G. I. DreminElectrogorsk Research and Engineering Centre, Moscow, Russia

CANDU Heat Transport System Aging: Effects Of Pressure Tube Diametral Creep On Thermalhydraulic Parameters (download pdf, )
Richard Oduntan and Dan Quach, Nuclear Safety Solutions Ltd., Canada

The Problems Of Reproduction Of The Loss-Of-Coolant Accidents Of VVER-1000 Reactor On The ISB-VVER Integral Test Facility (download pdf, 677K)
I.V. Gashenko and I.I. Schmal, Electrogorsk Research and Engineering Center on NPPs safety (EREC), Russia

An Experimental Investigation of 11% LOCA's on PSB-VVER (download pdf, 1.28Mb)
A.A. Rovnov and S.M. Nikonov, Electrogorsk Research and Engineering Center, Russia

Poster Presentations: B6

Suppression Pool Tests And Modelling (download pdf, )
Heikki Purhonen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland

Experimental And Calculational Studies Of Decay Heat Removal Under The Natural Circulation Conditions With Sequential Primary Circuit Mass Inventory Decreasing at the ISB-VVER Test Facility (download pdf, )
I.V. Gashenko, Electrogorsk Research and Engineering Center on NPPs safety (EREC), Russia

Assessment of Effect of Eggcrate Flow Distribution Plate On Local Flow Distribution Within Steam Generator (download pdf, )
Moo Yong Kim and T.J. Park, DOOSAN Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Korea

Track C: Non-Power Applications of Nuclear Technology

Track Chair: Sebas Luppi Berlanga, Argentina and Shannon Bragg-Sitton, USA

Session C1: Medical Applications

Y-Notes/Session Summary

Keynote Speaker:

D. Boreham, Assistant Professor, McMaster University, Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences Unit
"The Biological and Health Effects of Low Dose Ionizing Radiation" (download pdf, 2.2Mb)

HOLMIUM-166 Ferric Hidroxide Macroaggregates For Radiation Synovectomy (download pdf, 970K)
Vivian Pereyra Molina, Nuclear Medicine National Institute, Bolivia

Investigation of bystander cell induction in low-LET irradiated human fibroblasts using electron microbeam
Elena A. Repnikova and John Ford, Nuclear Engineering Dept., Texas A&M University, USA

Poster Presentations: C1

Preliminary tests of the Radiopharmaceutical Potential of Radiolabeled Aspirine With Iodine-131
T. Unak, Y. Yildirim, U. Avcibasi, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Division of Nuclear Chemistry, Ege University, Turkey
Y. Duman, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ege University, Turkey

Session C2: Accelerator Applications

Homogenization Effects On Neutron Flux Calculations For Accelerator Driven Systems (download pdf, 1Mb)
Jamie Ferrero and Nicholas Tsoulfanidis, University of Missouri, USA

Windowless Interface Characterization For ADS System
Enea Bari, INFN – LASA, Milano, Italy

Development of Compact Neutron-Generator Design Options for the Rare Isotope Accelerator (download pdf, 3.25Mb)
W. David Pointer, Argonne National Laboratory, USA

Transmutation of 238Pu and 239Pu Using Neutrons Produced in Target-Blanket System “Energy & Transmutation” Bombarded by Relativistic Protons (download pdf, 840K)
K. Katovsky, J. Adam, A. Balabekyan, A.A. Solnyshkin, V.G. Kalinnikov, V.I. Stegailov, V.M. Tsoupko-Sitnikov, S.G. Stetsenko, M.I. Krivopustov, V.S. Pronskikh, N.M. Vladimirova, and H. Kumawat, Czech Technical University in Prague, Department of Nuclear Reactors, Czech Republic

Experimental Study of Subcritical Blanket Blazka with External Neutron Source NG2 at Nuclear Physics Institute, Rez (download pdf, 1.7Mb)
Jan Rataj, K. Matejka K., and P. Bem, Czech Technical University in Prague, Department of Nuclear Reactors, Czech Republic

Session C4: Industrial Applications

Nuclear Method for Humanitarian Demining (download pdf, 2.5Mb)
Boris Sucic, Enconet International, Zagreb, Croatia
Radomir Jecmenica, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Neutron Irradiated Fe-based Nanocrystalline Alloys
Jarmila Degmova, Department of Nuclear Physics, FEI STU Bratislava, Slovakia

Poster Presentations: C4

State of Art of the Nuclear Ship Development
Tae-Wan Kim and Goon-Cherl Park, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea

Measurements of Radon Concentrations at Caves in Jeju Island
Sang Hyuk Ko, Hyung-Seok Kim and Bum-Jin Chung, Department of Nuclear & Energy Engineering, Cheju National University, Korea

Experience of KAERI as an Internatioally Authorized Laboratory for Test And Calibration
JiHee Nam, KAERI (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Korea

Session C3/C5: Space Applications & Radiation Dosimetry

Keynote Speaker:

B. Kremer, Program Executive, Project Prometheus, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, USA
"Project Prometheus and the U.S. Vision for Space Exploration" (download pdf, 1.7Mb)

Space Applications: A PWR for a Mars Human Base (download pdf, 1.2Mb)
S. De Grandis, E. Finzi, C.V. Lombardi, A. Maioli, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Nucleare, Italy
L. Summerer, ESA Advanced Concepts Team, ESTEC, The Netherlands

Radiation Dosimetry:

Space Dosimetry With The Application of 3D Silicon Telescope and Pille Onboard TLD Device (download pdf, 291K)
Tamas Pazmandi and Sandor Deme, KFKI Atomic Energy Research Institute, Hungary

A DIRECt Comparison of TEPC and LIULIN Dosimeters as Mixed Field Radiation Detectors at Aircraft Altitudes (download pdf, 1.3Mb)
Frank Kitching, L. Bennett, B. Lewis, and A. Green, Dept of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Canada

Monte Carlo Simulation of a New-Technology Digital Gamma Camera for Diagnostic Imaging (download pdf)
Craig Hourie, Trent University, Canada

Poster Presentations: C3/C5

Scintillation materials and detectors on their basis for equipment of control and monitoring over environment
Valeriy Zuber and Vladimir Tarasov, Institute of Scintillation Materials, Ukrainian National Academy of Science, Ukraine

Multiusable Calibrator Of Tritium Liquid Scintillation Spectrometer
Yuriy Duboftsev, Anatoliy Anikin, Yuriy Koulishov, Production Association “Mayak”, Russia
Yuriy Dubasov, Sergey Pakhomov, Khlopin Radium Institute, Russia
Sergey Sepman, D.I. Mendeleev Institute for Metrology, Russia

Gadolinium Neutron Capture Reaction For Fast Neutrons Therapy Enhancement
Sergey Klykov and Eugeny Matusevich, Medical Radiological Research Center, Obninsk, Russia

Track D: Environmental and Waste Management

Track Chair: Sasa Medakovic, Croatia

Session D1: Decommissioning, Waste Characterization, & Immobilization

Y-Notes/Session Summary

Keynote Speaker:

Y. Korovin, Professor, Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering, Obninsk, Russia
"Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems with Accelerator and Fusion Driven Transmutation" (download pdf, 245K)

Review of the French Vitrification Program (download pdf, 1Mb)
R. Do Quang, E. Pluche, A. Prod’homme, E. Chauvin, AREVA, France
C. Ladirat, CEA, France

Electrochemical behavior of uranium in molten salts (download pdf, 428K)
Guadalupe Cordoba, Concha Caravaca and Javier Quiñones, CIEMAT, Spain

Sorption of radionuclides from water solutions by using ferrochrome slag
I.A. Semenova and K.I. Nevraeva, The Southern-Ural State University, Dept. of Physical Chemistry, Russian Federation

Self-Induced X-Ray Fluorescence and Peak/Compton Comparison: Two Innovative Methods for Bituminized Waste Drum Characterization (download pdf, 700K)
Patrick Pin and Bertrand Perot, CEA – Centre de Cadarache, France

Poster Presentations: D1

Some Items Dedicated to the Radwaste Treatment in Armenia
Stepan Gevorkyan, State Engineering University of Armenia, Armenia

Stress Corrosion Cracking of Type 422 Stainless Steel for Transmutation Applications
Ajit K. Roy and Ramprashad Prabhakaran, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), USA

Session D2: Natural Systems and Environmental Impacts

Y-Notes/Session Summary

Comparison of Radiological And Non-Radiological Environmental Impact of Korean Nuclear Power Generation System (download pdf, 297K)
Young-Eal Lee, Korea Electric Power Research Institute, Korea

Determination of Operational Intervention Levels (download pdf, 797K)
Sasa Medakovic, Enconet International, Croatia
Davor Raseta, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Radiological impacts from nuclear industrial facilities on the public and the environment (download pdf, 1.45Mb)
Sylvain St-Pierre, World Nuclear Association, France

Colloid diffusion studies at the near / far field interface of a HLWR (download pdf, 574K)
Ursula Alonso and Tiziana Missana, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain

UO2+2 Sorption on Zeolites A and P Synthesised from Iranian Natural Clinoptilolite
Hossein Kazemian, H. Ghasemi Mobtaker , M.H. Mallah, A. Malekinejad , M.A. Namdar, and M.R. Pakzad, Jaber Ibn Hayan Research Labs., Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Iran

Poster Presentations: D2

Radiological Impacts of Liquid Radwaste Discharges on Tehran City Inhabitants
A. Maleki and S. Momenzadeh, Waste Management Dept. of AEOI, Iran

Corrosion/Electrochemistry of Uranium Dioxide in Slightly Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide Solutions
J.S. Goldik, J.J. Noel, and D.W. Shoesmith, Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
H.W. Nesbitt, Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, Canada

Session D3: Engineered Systems

Estimation of Consequences of the Normal Evolution The Alternative Scenario for the Near-Surface Facility in Slovakia (download pdf, 816K)
Slavka Prvakova, Marek Pospisil, and Jurak Duran, VUJE Trnava, Inc. Engineering, Design and Research Company, Slovak Republic

Recent Advances And Concept For Disposal Of Spent Nuclear Fuel In Finland (download pdf, 1Mb)
Ari Ikonen, Posiva Oy, Olkiluoto, Finland

Application of ‘Optioneering’ Processes to Andreeva Bay, Northwest Russia (download pdf, 387K)
Rebecca Ferris, RWE NUKEM Ltd, Oxfordshire, UK

The Combined Effects of Temperature, pH, and Radiation Exposure on the Degradation of Polymeric Materials used in the Fabrication of Containers for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (download pdf, 1.3Mb)
Laura-lee Brown, H.W. Bonin, and V.T. Bui, Dept of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Royal Military College of Canada, Canada

Poster Presentations: D3

Creation of National Center on processing and storage Radioactive waste in Ukraine
Yuliya Kozyreva and Alexander Kretinin, Scientific Technical Center of Decontamination and Radioactive, Waste Management (STC KORO), Ukraine

Interim Spent Fuel Storage Operation Experience
Felix Sokolov, Ignalina NPP, Lithuania

Corrosion of Copper Nuclear Waste Containers in Aqueous Sulphide Solutions
J. Smith, Z. Qin, D.W. Shoesmith, Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
F. Kind, Integrity Corrosion Consulting Ltd., Canada

Hydrogen Absorption In Titanium Alloys
L. Yan, J.J. Noel, Z. Qin and D.W. Shoesmith, Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, Canada

Session D4: Regulatory and Institutional Issues

Y-Notes/Session Summary

Keynote Speaker:

K. Pereira, Vice President, Operations, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Canada
"Avenues to Effective Regulation of the Nuclear Industry" (download pdf, 437K)

IYNC Waste Management Research Project (download pdf, 700K)
Anthony E. Hechanova and Shingo Moriuchi, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

NWMO – The management of canada’s nuclear waste legacy (download pdf, 493K)
Ginni Cheema & Suzanne Gregoire, Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Canada

The Canadian Risk Based Approach To Regulating Non-Power Applications Of Nuclear Energy (download pdf, 1.3Mb)
Corie Doyle, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Canada