Programme

8:30 – 9:30 Registration

9:30 – 10:00 Opening Ceremony & Welcome Speeches

10:00 – 17:30 Technical Sessions

19:00 – 24:00 Conference Dinner & Social Evening

9:00 – 17:30 Technical Sessions

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!

Daneš BURKET, Czech Nuclear Society President

Stefano MONTI, European 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 Power Department Director

Petr ZÁVODSKÝ, Elektrárna Dukovany II, Chief Executive Officer

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

Dominik HAMBERGER, Framatome GmbH – New generation of VVER-1000 & VVER-440 fuel – fuel assembly design

Stefan BALZUS, Framatome GmbH – New generation of VVER-1000 & VVER-440 fuel – licensing

Jan UHLÍŘ, Research Centre Řež  – Closing the fuel cycle of the Czech nuclear reactors

Jan HÖGLUND, Westinghouse Electric Sweden – Qualification and licensing of Westinghouse RWFA VVER-1000 fuel in Kozloduy NPP

Simon WALVE, Westinghouse Electric Sweden – Westinghouse VVER fuel operating experience, qualification and licensing in Ukrainian NPP´s

Radomír JOŠEK, Westinghouse – Inspection of a Westinghouse lead test assembly in Temelin NPP Unit 1, 2024

Emiliya GEORGIEVA, Studsvik Scandpower – Studsvik’s Core Management System for VVER Reactors

Nezam Ali Bakhtiari, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran – Numerical Model Development of Fuel Rod Vibration Using Experimental Modal Tests

Jan BLAŽEK, Research Centre Řež – Fuel Inspection Automation

Petra GÁVELOVÁ, Research Centre Řež – Post Irradiation Examination of Zr-based fuel claddings including (E)ATF concepts

Vladimír SLUGEŇ, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava – Lifetime of primary circuit components important to LTO safe operation of NPP VVER440 and VVER1000

Sini PIIPARINEN, Fortum – Long-term Operation Program Development

Miikka JOKELAINEN, Fortum – Ensuring successful I&C renewal with engineering simulations

Felix SASSEN, Westinghouse Electric Germany GmbH – Application of design knowledge across reactor design lines improving safe operation

Emil KOSTOV, Westinghouse Electric Germany GmbH – Development and Implementation of Long-Term Containment Cooling System for Rivne NPP Units 1&2

Martin STRAKA, ÚJV Řež – Removal of Cs and Sr from HLW originating from a NPP severe accident

Robert KŘIVÁNEK, ÚJV Řež – OECD/NEA Project on ‘LTO Beyond 60 Years’

Mariana POBLETE, CNEA – Implementation of an ageing management program for LTO in Argentina

Martin BLAHA, TES – Computational Codes Benchmarking on APR1400 DEC Scenarios

Jiří ŽĎÁREK, ÚJV Řež – EU project OFFERR with results targeted on the LWRS

Kamil SOBEK, Research Centre Řež – Aggregates in Concretes in Terms of Radiation Ageing

Pavel ZHÁŇAL, Research Centre Řež – The effect of thermal ageing on VVER structural materials compared to materials after 28 years of operation

Alain FLORES Y FLORES, SÚRO – Maintaining Robust Models for Assessing Proposed Changes to Czech Nuclear Power Plants

Jan HRUŠKOVIČ, FNC Technology – Comprehensive Modeling of Primary and Secondary Systems in Nuclear Power Plants

Denis KOLCHINSKIY, Framatome Finland Oy – Framatome VVER projects and expert community

Antti KETOLAINEN, Fortum – NURES® Ion Exchange Technology for Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment

Peter TATRANSKÝ, Jacobs Slovakia  – Cleaning the bottom of the pressure vessel of the VVER 440 reactor with an innovative device

Tom MAJCHROWSKI, Cyclife Groupe EDF – The waste-led solutions for back-end operations in PWR-fleet

Ladislav HAVLÍČEK, MPO ČR – Nuclear Programme in the Czech Republic

Roman ZDEBOR, EDF Nuclear Czechia – Involvement of Czech suppliers in the EPR projects

Slavomír BEBJAK, VÚJE – Commissioning of nuclear power plant MO3

Seung Jong OH, KINGS – Licensing Experience of APR1400 DC in USA

Jiyong OH, KHNP – APR1000: The Best Energy Solution for the Next Century in the Czech Republic

Jakub VYVADIL, ÚJV Řež – Experience from licensing PWR reactors as a technical support organization for nuclear regulators in Middle East countries

Petr MACH, ÚJV Řež – Preparatory activities for new build reactors at Dukovany and future steps in preparation of licensing and permitting