8–9 October
Grand Hotel International Prague
Programme
Tuesday 8th October
8:30 – 9:30
REGISTRATION
9:30 – 10:30
Welcome Notes
Daneš BURKET, Czech Nuclear Society President
Stefano MONTI, European Nuclear Society President
Vladimír SLUGEŇ, Slovak Nuclear Society President
Frederic LELIEVRE, Framatome Senior Executive Vice President Sales, Regions and I&C
Bohdan ZRONEK, ČEZ Member of the Board of Directors & Chief Nuclear Officer
Ladislav HAVLÍČEK, Ministry of Industry and Trade – Nuclear Programme in the Czech Republic
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:40
Session „Nuclear Fuel and Fuel Cycle“ – Chaired by B. Miglierini, Framatome
11:00 – 11:20
Dominik HAMBERGER, Framatome GmbH – New generation of VVER-1000 & VVER-440 fuel – fuel assembly design
11:20 – 11:40
Jan BLAŽEK, Research Centre Řež – Fuel inspection automation
11:40 – 12:00
Michal KUNA, ČEZ, a. s. – Inspection of a Westinghouse lead test assembly in Temelin NPP Unit 1, 2024
12:00 – 12:20
Pierre GUILLERMIER, Framatome – Framatome’s VVER fuel assembly: recent long-term corrosion and high temperature oxidation testing results for M5Framatome and Cr-coated M5Framatome (E-ATF) cladding
12:20 – 12:40
Petra GÁVELOVÁ, Research Centre Řež – Post Irradiation Examination of Zr-based fuel claddings including (E)ATF concepts
12:40 – 13:40
Lunch
13:40 – 15:20
Session „Nuclear Fuel and Fuel Cycle“ – Chaired by B. Miglierini, Framatome
13:40 – 14:00
Jan HÖGLUND, Westinghouse Electric Sweden – Qualification and licensing of Westinghouse RWFA VVER-1000 fuel in Kozloduy NPP
14:00 – 14:20
Stefan BALZUS and Matias ZILLY, Framatome GmbH – New generation of VVER-1000 & VVER-440 fuel – licensing
14:20 – 14:40
Simon WALVE, Westinghouse Electric Sweden – Westinghouse VVER fuel operating experience, qualification and licensing in Ukrainian NPP´s
14:40 – 15:00
Jan UHLÍŘ, Research Centre Řež – Closing the fuel cycle of Czech nuclear reactors
15:00 – 15:20
Emiliya GEORGIEVA, Studsvik Scandpower GmbH – Studsvik’s Core Management System for VVER Reactors
15:20 – 15:50
Coffee break
15:50 – 17:10
Session „Support of Operation and Radwaste Treatment“ – Chaired by D. Burket, ČNS
15:50 – 16:10
Denis KOLCHINSKIY, Framatome Finland Oy – Framatome VVER projects and expert community
16:10 – 16:30
Peter TATRANSKÝ, Amentum – Cleaning the bottom of the pressure vessel of the VVER-440 reactor with an innovative device
16:30 – 16:50
Antti KETOLAINEN, Fortum – NURES® Ion Exchange Technology for Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment
16:50 – 17:10
Tom MAJCHROWSKI, Cyclife Groupe EDF – The waste-led solutions for back-end operations in PWR-fleet
17:10 – 17:50
Session „Safety and Long-Term Operation“ – Chaired by V. Slugeň, SNUS
17:10 – 17:30
Vadimír SLUGEŇ, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava – Lifetime of primary circuit components important to LTO safe operation of NPP VVER-440 and VVER-1000
17:30 – 17:50
Sini PIIPARINEN, Fortum – Long-term Operation Program Development
19:00 – 23:59
Conference Dinner & Social Evening
Wednesday 9th October
9:00 – 10:40
Session „Safety and Long-Term Operation“ – Chaired by V. Slugeň, SNUS
9:00 – 9:20
Emil KOSTOV, Westinghouse Electric Germany GmbH – Development and Implementation of Long-Term Containment Cooling System for Rivne NPP Units 1&2
9:20 – 9:40
Robert KŘIVÁNEK, ÚJV Řež, a. s. – OECD/NEA Project on ‘LTO Beyond 60 Years’
9:40 – 10:00
Dr. Antonio CIRIELLO, Framatome – Framatome Safety Automation and Instrumentation Solutions. References Safety I&C for VVER Reactors
10:00 – 10:20
Pavel ZHÁŇAL, Research Centre Řež – The effect of thermal ageing on VVER structural materials compared to materials after 28 years of operation
10:20 – 10:40
Kamil SOBEK, Research Centre Řež – Aggregates in Concretes in Terms of Radiation Ageing
10:40 – 11:20
Coffee break & Posters Session
11:20 – 13:00
Session „Safety and Long-Term Operation“ – Chaired by V. Slugeň, SNUS
11:20 – 11:40
Miikka JOKELAINEN, Fortum – Ensuring successful I&C renewal with engineering simulations
11:40 – 12:00
Martin BLAHA, TES – Computational Codes Benchmarking on APR1400 DEC Scenarios
12:00 – 12:20
Alain FLORES Y FLORES, SURO – Maintaining Robust Models for Assessing Proposed Changes to Czech Nuclear Power Plants
12:20 – 12:40
Jan HRUŠKOVIČ, FNC Technology Co., Ltd. – Comprehensive Modeling of Primary and Secondary Systems in Nuclear Power Plants
12:40 – 13:00
Felix SASSEN, Westinghouse Electric Germany GmbH – Application of design knowledge across reactor design lines improving safe operation
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 14:40
Session „Safety and Long-Term Operation“ – Chaired by V. Slugeň, SNUS
14:00 – 14:20
Jiří ŽĎÁREK, ÚJV Řež, a. s. – EU projectt OFFERR with results targeted on the LWRS
14:20 – 14:40
Martin STRAKA, ÚJV Řež, a. s. – Removal of Cs and Sr from HLW originating from a NPP severe accident
14:40 – 15:20
Session „New PWR Units‘ Construction“ – Chaired by J. Duspiva, CVŘ
14:40 – 15:00
Petr MACH, ÚJV Řež, a. s. – Preparatory activities for new build reactors at Dukovany and future steps in preparation of licensing and permitting
15:00 – 15:20
Jakub VYVADIL, ÚJV Řež, a. s. – Experience from licensing PWR reactors as a technical support organization for nuclear regulators in Middle East countries
15:20 – 15:50
Coffee break
15:50 – 17:10
Session „New PWR Units‘ Construction“ – Chaired by J. Duspiva, CVŘ
15:50 – 16:10
Petr ZÁVODSKÝ, Elektrárna Dukovany II – Preparation of new nuclear units at Dukovany NPP
16:10 – 16:30
Dr. Jiyong OH, KHNP – APR1000: The Best Energy Solution for the Next Century in the Czech Republic
16:30 – 16:50
Seung Jong OH, KINGS – Licensing Experience of APR1400 DC in USA
16:50 – 17:10
Slavomír BEBJAK, VÚJE – Commissioning of nuclear power plant MO3
17:10 – 17:25
Closing Remarks – Daneš Burket, ČNS President
17:25 – 18:00
Networking
Thursday 10th October
9:00 – 14:00
Optional Technical Tour to ÚJV Řež (formerly Nuclear Research Institut)
Group departure by train from Podbaba station at 8:50 AM, followed by a tour of the LR-0 experimental reactor and the LVR-15 research reactor.
Return to Prague around 2:00 PM.
Refreshments will be provided throughout the day. Please make sure to register for the excursion in advance!