Virtual Event
Dates: 8 – 10 November 2021
Ref. No: EVT1905298
What's new (Organizer's announcement):
Important milestones and meeting dates (Revised):
- Due for registration (with Form A) - 30 September 2021
- Due for abstract submission - 15 october 2021
- Due for presentation submission (together with Form B) - 30 October 2021 (Note: no full paper is required)
- Meeting dates have been adjusted for 3 days (November 8-10) for efficient meeting.
Important information:
- If you are a participant, you need a member access to upload or download meeting materials.
To request the member access, click here and follow the instructions.
- If you already own the member access, click member area.
- The TM has been successfully finished as planned. If anyone wants to access the Member Area, please contact Scientific Secretary (k.s.sim@iaea.org).
Purpose
- The purpose of the event was to exchange information on recent experience, and on-going and future activities in fuel fabrication technology.
Target Audience
- Staff members of nuclear fuel fabrication facilities, nuclear power plants, utilities, regulatory bodies and other organizations engaged in the design, operation and fabrication of powerreactor fuel.
Structure and Topics
- The TM covered the following 7 technical areas:
Technical area 1: Powder and pellet
o New reconversion processes,
o Improvements of UO2 conversion process,
o Doped pellets,
o New or higher content of burnable absorbers,
o Reprocessed uranium,
o Thermal mixed oxide (MOX) fuel powder and pellets.
Technical area 2: Fuel rod and assembly
o Improvement of fuel assembly components,
o Improvement of rod and assembly welding processes,
o Thermal MOX fuel rod and assembly,
o Reprocessed uranium fuel rods,
o High Assay Low Enriched Uranium (HALEU) fuel.
Technical area 3: QA/QC
o Vision inspection system.
Technical area 4: Improvements of fabrication equipment and facilities
o Streamlining processes,
o Waste management – recycling,
o Improved equipment and facilities.
Technical area 5: New type fuel/material
o New materials for bundle fabrication (e.g. Be-replacement material for CANDU),
o Fabrication of Advanced Technology Fuels (including Accident Tolerant Fuel, SiC fuel,
Super-Critical Water Reactor (SCWR) fuel, Minor Actinides burning fuel, Inert Matrix
Fuel (IMF), metallic fuel for water reactors).
Technical area 6: Adaptation of new technology
o Computer-aided technology,
o 3-D printing, Nano technology,
o Virtual reality,
o Artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Technical ares 7: Maintaining expertise.
Participation and Registration
- Closed as the TM was finished.
Presentations
- Closed asa the TM was finished.
Expenditures and Grants
- No registration fee was charged.
Organization
Scientific Secretary: Mr Ki Seob Sim
Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology / Department of Nuclear Energy / International Atomic Energy Agency
Tel.: +43 1 2600 21921
/ Fax: +43 1 26007/ Email: K.S.Sim@iaea.org
Administrative Secretary: Ms Nisha Nath-Sirimalwatta
Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology / Department of Nuclear Energy / International Atomic Energy Agency
Tel.: +43 1 2600 22767/ Fax: +43 1 26007/ Email: N.Nath-Sirimalwatta@iaea.org
Contact us if you have problems or questions: NFE.Contact-Point@iaea.org
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