The EUROSAFE Forum 2013 took place on 4th and 5th November 2013 in Cologne, Germany with more than 350 participants from 28 countries. 

It dealt with “Safe disposal of nuclear waste”.

Monday, 4 November 2013

Plenary

Welcome
Frank-Peter Weiß, Scientific and Technical Director of GRS
 
Address
Jacques Repussard, President of ETSON
 
U.S. regulatory perspectives on the back end of the fuel cycle
William C. Ostendorff (NRC, USA)
 
French safety policy regarding radioactive waste disposal
Pierre-Franck Chevet (ASN, France)
Presentation
 
An implementer’s view on site selection – recent technical and societal experience in Switzerland
Piet Zuidema (Nagra, Switzerland)
Presentation
 
View of a local stakeholder on repository siting
Harri Hiitiö (Eurajoki, Finland)
Presentation
 
Methodological approaches to safe waste disposal in rock salt formations
Klaus Fischer-Appelt (GRS, Germany)
Presentation

ETSON Award

Experimental Investigation and Numerical Analyses of Reinforced Concrete Structures Subjected to External Missile Impact
C. Heckötter (GRS), A. Vepsä (VTT)
Paper - WINNER of the ETSON AWARD
 

Selection and evaluation of decontamination and dismantling techniques for decommissioning of large NPPs components
E. Babilas (LEI), B. Brendebach (GRS)
Paper
 

CEMTEX Project – CEMent Temperature EXperiment: Physico-chemical evolution of concrete at high temperature in a high-level radioactive waste repository in deep clay formation
A. Dauzères, P. Lalan (IRSN), T. M. Tang, T. van de Velde (Bel V)
Paper
 

Assessing the risk related to the spent fuel pool and interactions with the reactor core for WWER type reactors
O. Dybach (SSTC), S. Khiznyak (SEC NRS), J. Kubicek (NRI Rez)
Paper
 

Challenge of PWR new core design simulation: a focus on uncertainties due to nuclear data and reflector modelling
Y. Perin, A. Aures (GRS), V. Salino (IRSN)
Paper

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Nuclear Installation Safety - Assessment

Severe accident analyses for shutdown modes and spent fuel pools to support PSA level 2 activities
T. Steinrötter et al. (GRS)
Paper / Presentation

Spent fuel pool risk analysis for the Dukovany NPP
S. Hustak, M. Jaros, J. Kubicek (ÚJV)
Paper / Presentation

Fire risk analysis method for nuclear installations
Y. Ormières, J. Lacoue (IRSN)
Paper / Presentation

Application of fire PSA in case of modifications for post-operational shutdown states
M. Röwekamp, M. Türschmann, S. Babst (GRS)
Paper / Presentation

Severe accident mitigation strategy for the generation II PWRs in France – some outcomes of the on-going periodic safety review of the French 1300 MWe PWR series
P. Chevrier, G. Cénérino, N. Rahni, M. Dubreuil, Y. Guigueno, E. Raimond, J.M. Bonnet (IRSN)
Paper / Presentation

Nuclear Installation Safety - Research

Analyses in regulatory practice
F. Blömeling, P. Pandazis (TÜV NORD SysTec), A. Schaffrath (GRS)
Paper / Presentation

Challenge of PWR new core design simulation: a focus on uncertainties due to nuclear data and reflector modelling
Y. Perin, A. Aures (GRS), V. Salino (IRSN)
Paper / Presentation

Multi-scale approach and advanced fuel modelling for enhanced safety
F. Ribeiro (IRSN), G. Khvostov (PSI)
Paper / Presentation

Structure-mechanical and thermal hydraulic aspects of the behaviour of crack-like leaks in piping
K. Heckmann, H. Grebner, G.-P. Moner, G. Lerchl, J. Sievers (GRS)
Paper / Presentation

Multi-physics modelling in the frame of the DRACCAR code development and its application to spent-fuel pool draining accidents
G. Guillard, F. Jacq, O. De Luze (IRSN)
Paper / Presentation

Waste and Decommissioning & Dismantling

A TSO research programme on the safety of geological disposal and its necessary evolution along the development of a national industrial project
J.-D. Barnichon (IRSN)
Paper/Presentation

Radioactive waste management in the Russian nuclear development strategy: a view of the Kurchatov Institute
A. Gagarinsky (Kurchatov Institute)
Paper/Presentation

The IAEA activities and international projects on the safety of radioactive waste disposal
G. Bruno, Y. Kumano, K. Moeller (IAEA)
Paper/Presentation

Results of the SITEX project – ETSON coordination of the TSO expertise and research on waste management at European level
C. Serres (IRSN), V. Havlova (ÚJV)
Paper/Presentation

Large-scale in-situ demonstration of engineered barrier systems in a salt repository
R. Mauke (BfS), H.-J. Herbert (GRS)
Paper/Presentation

Microbial processes in a clay repository
P. de Canniere (FANC), A. Meleshyn (GRS)
Paper/Presentation

Safety issues in construction of facilities for the long-term storage of radioactive waste at the Vektor Site
O. Tokarevsky, Z. Alekseeva, S. Kondratiev (SSTC-NRS), N. Rybalka (SNRIU)
Paper/Presentation

Safety assessment of near surface disposal facilities in Russia
A. Guskov (SEC-NRS)
Paper/Presentation

Licensing documentation and licensing process for dismantling and decontamination (D&D) projects in Lithuania
E. Uspuras, S. Rimkevicius, E. Babilas (LEI)
Paper/Presentation

Selection and evaluation of decontamination and dismantling techniques for the decommissioning of large NPP components
B. Brendebach (GRS), E. Babilas (LEI)
Paper/Presentation

Radiation Protection, Environment and Emergency Preparedness

Regional radiological surveys: another tool for environmental monitoring in France
C. Antonelli (IRSN)
Paper/Presentation

Development and application of models for the safety analysis of repositories with regard to the clearance of radioactive materials for landfilling
A. Artmann, D. Weiss, R. Roloff, H. Seher, P.-J. Larue (GRS)
Paper/Presentation

Scenarios of radiological impacts in the long-term safety analysis of radioactive waste disposal at the Vektor Site located in the Chernobyl exclusion zone
N. Rybalka, O. Mykolaichuk (SNRIU), Z. Alekseeva, S. Kondratiev, E. Nikolaev (SSTC-NRS)
Paper/Presentation

Radiological aspects and behaviour of spent fuel considering long-term interim storage
F. Rowold, B. Gmal, K. Hummelsheim, S. Kessen (GRS)
Paper/Presentation

Potential cancer risk associated to CT scans: state of the art of epidemiological studies
M.-O. Bernier et al. (IRSN)
Paper/Presentation

Security of Nuclear Installations and Materials

The European Nuclear Security Regulators Association (ENSRA) organisation
R. Dresselaers (FANC)
Paper/Presentation

IAEA activities on security of nuclear installations and materials
C. Torres Vidal (IAEA)
Presentation

The assessment of the physical protection system of a nuclear facility based on the security study and the crisis management process
E. Gosset (IRSN)
Presentation

Implementation of computer security at nuclear facilities in Germany
A. Lochthofen (GRS)
Paper/Presentation

Enhancement of the physical protection of waste storages – A step to sustain the nuclear security regime in Ukraine
I. Kuzmyak, V. Kravtsov (SSTC-NRS), V. Kushka (SNRIU)
Paper/Presentation

Poster Session

Experimental Investigation and Numerical Analyses of Reinforced Concrete Structures Subjected to External Missile Impact
C. Heckötter (GRS), A. Vepsä (VTT)
Poster
 
Selection and evaluation of decontamination and dismantling techniques for decommissioning of large NPPs components
E. Babilas (LEI), B. Brendebach (GRS)
Poster
 
CEMTEX Project – CEMent Temperature EXperiment: Physico-chemical evolution of concrete at high temperature in a high-level radioactive waste repository in deep clay formation
A. Dauzères, P. Lalan (IRSN), T. M. Tang, T. van de Velde (Bel V)
Poster
 
Assessing the risk related to the spent fuel pool and interactions with the reactor core for WWER type reactors
O. Dybach (SSTC), S. Khiznyak (SEC NRS), J. Kubicek (NRI Rez)
Poster
 
Challenge of PWR new core design simulation: a focus on uncertainties due to nuclear data and reflector modeling
Y. Perin, A. Aures (GRS), V. Salino (IRSN)
Poster
 
The hardened safety core for the nuclear fuel facilities
M.-T. Lizot, M. Kerdelhue, M.-E. Py, M. Guillard (IRSN)
Poster
 
ASTEC: a multi-design reactor code for severe accident Applications
J. P. Van Dorsselaere, P. Chatelard, F. Jacq (IRSN), N. Reinke (GRS), H.G. Lele (BARC)
Poster
 
A set of simulation tools for fire and smoke modeling: validation against results of OECD-PRISME programme
S. Suard (IRSN), W. Plumecoq (IRSN)
Poster
 
Adapting research towards monitoring the key phenomena during operation and retrievability phase: The example of seismic tomography
J. Cabrera, C. Gélis (IRSN)
Poster
 
Modeling and Visualizing Coupled THM Processes in a Salt Repository – The VIRTUS demonstrator
K. Wieczorek et al. - joint paper GRS, BGR, DBETec
Poster
 
Burnup Credit Application in Nuclear Safety Substantiation of ISF-1 Spent Fuel Storage
Y. Bilodid, Y. Kovbasenko (SSTC NRS)
Poster 1/Poster 2
 
Comparison of Methods of Sensitivity analysis of Final Repository Models
D.-A. Becker, S. Spießl, S. Kuhlmann, joint paper GRS, TU Clausthal
Poster
 
ENSTTI
Poster 1/Poster 2
 
European Commission activities in training and tutoring of regulatory authorities and their TSOs
P. Daures, Y. Stockmann, H. Pauwels (EC)
Poster
 
ETSON
Poster 1/Poster 2
 
Junior Staff Programm
Poster
 
RISKAUDIT
Poster
ReVK – Data Processing System for the Documentation, Tracking and Management of Radioactive Wastes and Materials
D. Gründler, C. Haider (ISTec)
Poster
 
The KONRAD Repository and its Water Law Permit - Implementation of water law requirements of a licensed repository
W. Boetsch et al. (ISTec), K. Kugel (BfS)
Poster
 
The study on swelling and gas migration behavior of the bentonite layer for intermediate depth disposal facility of radioactive waste in Japan
Chie Kawaragi, Koji Kinomura, Masaaki Irie, Norikazu Yamada, Masahiro Uchida (JNES)
Poster
 
Investigation of Radiological Effect due to Living Activities after Fukushima Daiichi-NPS Accident
Norikazu Yamada, Takahiko Ichiki, Ichiro Otsuka (JNES)
Poster
 
Improving the safety of Russian NPPs in light of the lessons drawn from the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi NPP
N. Kozlova (SEC NRS)
Poster
 
Stakeholders’ involvement: Developing a Technical Dialogue on HLW and IL-LLW “Cigéo” disposal
L. Gilli, F. Besnus (IRSN)
Poster
 
EU assistance on remediation of uranium legacy sites in Central Asia
M. Andersen, A. van der Meer (DG DEVCO), B. Batandjieva, B. Farrar (DG JRC)
Graphics: R. Houghton (DG JRC)
Poster