2003  International Congress on

  Advances in Nuclear Power Plants

ICAPP ’03

May 4-7, 2003 • Congress Palais • Córdoba, SPAIN

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1.00: Water Cooled Reactor Programs and Issues

2.00: High Temperature Gas Reactors

3.00: Future Deployment Programs and Issues

4.00: Operations, Plant Performance, and Reliability

5.00: Plant Evaluations and Safety Assessments

6.00: Thermal Hydraulic Analysis and Testing

7.00: Fuel and Core Design

8.00: Material and Structural Issues

9.00: Sustainability of Nuclear Energy

10.00: Space Power and Propulsion

 

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1.00: Water Cooled Reactor Programs and Issues

J. P. Py, Framatome ANP; , ; , France; Ph: 33 1 47960425 or 33 1 44837233 FAX: E-mail: jeanpierre.py@framatome-anp.com
Manuel Ibañez, UNESA; , ; , Spain; Ph: 91 – 567.48.00 FAX: E-mail: mdibanez@unesa.es
Robert E. Gamble, GE Nuclear Energy; M/C 365, 175 Curtner Ave. ; San Jose , CA 95125 USA; Ph: 408-925-3352 FAX: 408-925-3991 E-mail: robert.gamble@gene.ge.com
Bob Twilley, Framatome; , ; , USA; Ph: FAX: E-mail: bob.twilley@framatome-anp.com
Layla Sandell, EPRI; 3412 Hillview Avenue , ; Palo Alto , CA 94304 USA; Ph: 650-855-2756 FAX: 650-855-2002 E-mail: LSANDELL@epri.com
Dong Wook Jerng, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Company (KHNP); Center for Advanced Reactors Development , NETEC, KHNP Munji-Dong 103-16 (KEPRI); Yusung-Gu, Deajon 305-380 Korea; Ph: 82-42-865-5710 FAX: 82-42-865-5704 E-mail: dwjerng@khnp.co.kr

1.01 Overall Status of All New Water-Cooled Reactor Programs
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 13:15 - 14:45
J. P. Py, Framatome ANP; , ; , France; Ph: 33 1 47960425 or 33 1 44837233 FAX: E-mail: jeanpierre.py@framatome-anp.com
3318Cdrom Design Rule Using North American Set of Codes and Standards for the EUR Document Safety Classification 1   3  
3249Cdrom European Utility Requirements: Actions in Progress and Next Steps 1   3  
3231Cdrom EPRI’s Technical Path Towards New US Nuclear Plants 1    
3210Cdrom IAEA Activities in Technology Development for Advanced Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants 1    
3113Pres. Evaluating the Viability of Future Nuclear Developments in the United States 1    

1.02 Advanced PWRs: Developmental Stage
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Dong Wook Jerng, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Company (KHNP); Center for Advanced Reactors Development , NETEC, KHNP Munji-Dong 103-16 (KEPRI); Yusung-Gu, Deajon 305-380 Korea; Ph: 82-42-865-5710 FAX: 82-42-865-5704 E-mail: dwjerng@khnp.co.kr
3059Cdrom Design of the Reactor Pressure Vessel and Internals of the IRIS Integrated Nuclear System 3    
3047Cdrom The Feasibility of Using a 15 MW General Atomics TRIGA Core as an Autonomous Marine Power Supply (AMPS)    
3228Cdrom SCOR Simple Compact Reactor - An Innovative Medium-Sized PWR 1   3  
3227Cdrom IRIS Pressurizer Design 1    
3201Cdrom Integral Layout of the IRIS Reactor 1    
3129Cdrom Status of Integrated Modular Water Reactor (IMR) Development 1    

1.03 Advanced PWRs: Conceptual Design/Basic Design Stage
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 15:00 - 16:00
Pierre Berbey, Electricité de France / SEPTEN; 12 avenue Dutrièvoz, ; Villeurbanne, 69628 &France; Ph: 33 47282 7135 FAX: 33 47282 7701 E-mail: pierre.berbey@edf.fr
3235Cdrom Westinghouse AP1000 Advanced Passive Plant 1    
3028Cdrom The EPR – A Safe and Competitive Solution for Future Energy Needs    

1.04 Advanced BWRs: Developmental Stage
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 16:15 - 18:00
Robert E. Gamble, GE Nuclear Energy; M/C 365, 175 Curtner Ave. ; San Jose , CA 95125 USA; Ph: 408-925-3352 FAX: 408-925-3991 E-mail: robert.gamble@gene.ge.com
3294Cdrom Research and Development Program of Innovative Simplified and Severe-Accident-Free BWR by High-Performance Steam Injector System 1   6  
3281Cdrom Development of Medium Sized ABWR 1   5  
3008Cdrom A Small Modular Advanced Reactor Technology (SMART) 1    
3275Cdrom Development of Small Simplified Modular Reactor 1    
3317Cdrom ALWR Spanish Industry Participation in Their Construction Phase 1   3  

1.05 Advanced BWRs: Conceptual Design/Basic Design Stage
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
Werner Brettschuh, Framatome ANP GmbH; NGPF, P.O. Box 101063 ; Offenbach, 63010 Germany; Ph: 0049 69 807 93527 FAX: 0049 69 807 94327 E-mail: Werner.Brettschuh@framatome-anp.com
3312Cdrom Development of Next Generation BWR with Internal CRD 6   1  
3222Pres. SWR 1000: Framatome ANP's Boiling Water Reactor 1    
3119Cdrom ABWR-II Core Development: Economically Competitive 1700MWe BWR with Large Bundle Concept 1   7  
3003Pres. ESBWR – Towards the New Era of Nuclear Reactors 1    
3353Pres. Conceptual Core Catcher Design for Boiling Water Reactors 1.04b    

1.07 Economics, Regulation, Licensing and Construction
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Bob Twilley, Framatome; , ; , USA; Ph: FAX: E-mail: bob.twilley@framatome-anp.com
Layla Sandell, EPRI; 3412 Hillview Avenue , ; Palo Alto , CA 94304 USA; Ph: 650-855-2756 FAX: 650-855-2002 E-mail: LSANDELL@epri.com
3188Cdrom The Business Case for Building a New Nuclear Plant in the United States 3   9  
3009Cdrom Co-generation Nuclear Power Plant with Innovative Simplified Passive Boiling Water Reactor VK-300 1    
3043Cdrom Regulatory Approach on Pool Temperature Limit of In-containment Refueling Water Storage Tank under Accident Condition 1    
3241Cdrom Advances in CANDU NPP Technology and Construction Techniques 1    
3199Cdrom A Report of the Latest Results of the Modularization: Technology in Nuclear Power Plant Construction    
3062Cdrom Nuclear Power Plant Construction for Advanced Concepts 1   2  

1.09 AP1000
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 14:15 - 16:00
Terry L. Schulz , Westinghouse Electric Co; 4350 N. Pike, ; Monroeville, PA 15146 USA; Ph: 412-374-5120 FAX: 412-374-5005 E-mail: schulztl@westinghouse.com
3360Pres. Invited Presentation 1.09    
3203Cdrom Ability of Westinghouse AP1000 to Meet UK Licensing Requirements 1    
3271Cdrom Using Immersive Virtual Environments to Develop and Visualize Construction Schedules for Advanced Nuclear Power Plants 1.09   1.08  
3153Cdrom Development of the PRA for the AP1000 5   1  
3316Cdrom Spanish Contribution to the EPP/AP1000 Designs 1   1  
3361Cdrom Assessment of the Potential for AP1000 Reactor Vessel Failure Induced by a Stratified Debris Bed with a Bottom Metal Layer during IVR 1.09    

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2.00: High Temperature Gas Reactors

Michael A. Fütterer, JRC Petten; P.O. Box 2, ; NL-1755 ZG Petten, The Netherlands; Ph: 31-224-565158 FAX: 31-224-565638 E-mail: fuetterer@jrc.nl

2.01 Fuel and Fuel Cycle
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 13:15 - 14:45
Nathalie Chauvin, CEA Cadarache; DEN/DEC/SESC, ; F-13108 St. Paul-lez-Durance, France; Ph: FAX: E-mail: nchauvin@cea.fr
3095Cdrom HTR Fuel Cycles: a Comprehensive Outlook of Past Experience and an Analysis of Future Options    
3081Cdrom HTR Kernel-by-Kernel Fuel Spherical Model Burnup Analysis 2   7  
3020Cdrom First Results from HTR-F&F1 Projects: High Temperature Reactor Fuel Technology 2    
3017Cdrom First Results from HTR-F Project : Modelling of Fission Products Diffusion in High Temperature Gas Reactors Fuel 2    
3344Final European Programme on High Temperature Reactor Nuclear Physics, Waste and Fuel Cycle Studies    

2.03 Components and Materials
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 16:15 - 18:00
3015Cdrom First Results from HTR-E Project: High Temperature Components and Systems 2    
3260Cdrom Comparative Design Study of Carbon Dioxide Gas Turbine and Helium Gas Turbine for HTGR Power Plant 2    
3213Cdrom The Development of High Efficiency Heat Exchangers for Helium Gas Cooled Reactors 2    
3174Cdrom Research & Development Programme on HTR Materials 2    
3094Cdrom Thermal Conductivity of Graphite Irradiated With Medium and High Neutron Fluences    
3355Cdrom High Temperature Reactor Pressure Vessel Materials 2    

2.04 Thermal-hydraulics and Operational Aspects
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
Robert E. Gamble, GE Nuclear Energy; M/C 365, 175 Curtner Ave. ; San Jose , CA 95125 USA; Ph: 408-925-3352 FAX: 408-925-3991 E-mail: robert.gamble@gene.ge.com
3023Cdrom Steady-State and Accident Analyses of HTR with the Computer Code CATHARE 2    
3102Cdrom Experimental Investigation of Thermal Hydraulic Characteristics in Pebble Beds Placed Between Axially Streamlined Cylinders 2   2  
3239Cdrom Large Eddy Simulation for High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactors 2   6  
3295Cdrom Operational Control and Protection Systems of the Pebble Bed Micro Model (PBMM) Plant at the Potchefstroom University for CHE 2    

2.05 Power Conversion and Process Heat Applications
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 14:15 - 16:00
Michael A. Fütterer, JRC Petten; P.O. Box 2, ; NL-1755 ZG Petten, The Netherlands; Ph: 31-224-565158 FAX: 31-224-565638 E-mail: fuetterer@jrc.nl
3264Cdrom Operation and Simulation of a Three-shaft, Closed Loop, Brayton Cycle Model of the PBMR Power Plant 6    
3292Cdrom Thermal-Flow Comparison of Three- and Single Shaft Closed Loop Brayton Cycle Configurations for HTGR Power Conversion 2    
3313Cdrom Zero Waste Heat Release Nuclear Cogeneration System 9   2  
3160Cdrom A Quasi-Steady State Analysis of the CO2 Recompression Brayton Cycle 2    
3171Cdrom The Production of Nuclear Hydrogen by Means of Process Heat from HTGRs 2    

2.06 Safety Aspects
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 15:00 - 16:00
Dan Serbanescu, PBMR; Gordon Hood Avenue 1267 POBox 9396, ; Centurion, Gauteng 46 South Africa; Ph: (27012) 677 9414 FAX: (27012) 677 9940 E-mail: serband@pbmr.co.za
3327Cdrom Safety Approach and Licensing Issues for High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactors: First Results of the EC-funded HTR-L Project 2.06    
3234Cdrom The Use of PRA During the Design Phase of the PBMR 2   5  
3233Cdrom Risk, Entropy, Synergy and Uncertainty in the Calculations of Gas Cooled Reactors of PBMR Type 2   5  

2.07 Advanced Thermal Gas-cooled Concepts
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Michael A. Fütterer, JRC Petten; P.O. Box 2, ; NL-1755 ZG Petten, The Netherlands; Ph: 31-224-565158 FAX: 31-224-565638 E-mail: fuetterer@jrc.nl
3180Cdrom Nuclear Power Plant Concepts with Dynamic and Static Combined Energy Conversion 2   4  
3178Cdrom ACACIA: A Small Scale Power Plant With Pebble Bed Cartridge Reactor 2    
3013Cdrom Application of CANDLE Burnup to Block-Fuel High Temperature Gas Reactor 2   6  

2.08 Advanced Fast Gas-cooled Concepts I
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
Philippe Billot, CEA Saclay; DEN/DDIN, ; F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; Ph: FAX: E-mail: philippe.billot@cea.fr
3053Cdrom Flexibility of the Gas Cooled Fast Reactor to Meet the Requirements of the 21st Century 3   7  
3167Cdrom Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor Concept Review Studies (GCFR)    
3332Abs.a A Core Design Study of Helium Cooled Fast Reactor with Coated Particle Fuel in Current Feasibility Study on Commercialized Fast Reactor Cycle System in Japan 2   7  
3106Cdrom Preliminary Design of an Advanced Gas Cooled Fast Reactor Core, Fuel Forms and Primary System Concept    

2.09 Advanced Fast Gas-cooled Concepts II
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Philippe Billot, CEA Saclay; DEN/DDIN, ; F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; Ph: FAX: E-mail: philippe.billot@cea.fr
3107Cdrom Thermal-Hydraulic Design of a Gas Cooled Fast Reactor    
3105Cdrom Core Transient Behaviour of the Gas Cooled Fast Reactor    
3211Cdrom Thermal Hydraulics Analysis of a Plutonium-Burning Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor 6    
3339Cdrom Requirements for Fuel and Structural Materials for Gas Cooled Fast Reactor (GFR), Preliminary Design    

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3.00: Future Deployment Programs and Issues

Montserrat Casero, DTN; Glorieta de Quevedo, 9, 5ª planta, ; Madrid, 28015 Spain; Ph: 34 91 593 45 66 FAX: 34 91 593 49 37 E-mail: montserrat.casero@dtn.es
Jordi Roglans, Argonne Natl Lab; Reactor Analysis and Engineering Division, 9700 So. Cass Avenue ; Argonne , IL 60439 USA; Ph: 630-252-3283 FAX: 630-252-4620 E-mail: roglans@ra.anl.gov
Michael Lineberry, Argonne National Laboratory-West; , ; , USA; Ph: 208-533-7434 FAX: E-mail: Michael.lineberry@anl.gov
Moon Hee Chang, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute(KAERI); P. O. Box 105, Yuseong, ; Daejeon, 305-600 Korea; Ph: 82-42-868-2818 FAX: 82-42-868-8990 E-mail: mhchang@kaeri.re.kr

3.01 Overall Status of Future Plant Programs I
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 13:15 - 14:45
Evelyne Bertel, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency; Nuclear Development Division, Le Seine St-Germain 12, boulevard des Iles; 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France; Ph: 33-1-45 24 11 10 FAX: 33-1-45 24 10 65 E-mail: bertel@nea.fr
3110Cdrom International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO)    
3111Cdrom User Requirements for Safety of Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles    
3237Cdrom Materials Needs for Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems 3    
3204Cdrom Virtual Reality: At the Service of GEN-IV, and V, and …. 4   5  

3.02 Overall Status of Future Plant Programs II
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
Poong Eil Juhn, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Division of Nuclear Power, Wagramer Strasse 5 P.O. Box 100; A-1400 Vienna, Austria; Ph: 43 1 2600/22814 FAX: 43 1 26007 E-mail: P.E.Juhn@iaea.org
Juergen KUPITZ, IAEA; , ; , ; Ph: FAX: E-mail: J.Kupitz@iaea.org
3091Cdrom International Co-operation for the Development of Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems 3   9  
3136Cdrom Some Aspects of Future Deployment of Nuclear Energy in the Czech Republic 3   7  
3176Cdrom The International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) and ISTC Projects on Innovative Reactors and Fuel Cycle (Information Review) 3    
3144Cdrom S-PRISM Fuel Cycle Study 3    
3169Cdrom Some Aspects of Slow Nuclear Burning Reactor 3   7  

3.04 Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Todd Allen, Argonne National Laboratory-West; PO Box 2528, ; Idaho Falls, ID 83401-2528 USA; Ph: 208-533-7760 FAX: 208-533-7799 E-mail: Todd.allen@anlw.anl.gov
Jordi Roglans, Argonne Natl Lab; Reactor Analysis and Engineering Division, 9700 So. Cass Avenue ; Argonne , IL 60439 USA; Ph: 630-252-3283 FAX: 630-252-4620 E-mail: roglans@ra.anl.gov
3214Cdrom Design of the Advanced Fast Reactor System 3   9  
3142Cdrom S-PRISM High Burnup Metal-Fuel Core Design 3    
3012Cdrom Advanced NPP’s on Modular Lead-Bismuth Cooled Fast Reactors 3   9  
3064Cdrom Turbine Design for a Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Gas Turbine Brayton Cycle 3   6  
3115Cdrom Updated Thermal Hydraulic Analyses for Recent ENHS Design Improvements 3   6  
3220Cdrom Shielding Optimization of the ENHS Reactor    

3.05 Liquid Metal Cooled (Na) Reactors
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Tom Lennox, NNC Limited; Booths Hall , Chelford Raod ; Knutsford, Cheshire , WA16 8QZ United Kingdom; Ph: 44 (0) 1565843470 FAX: 44 (0) 1565843878 E-mail: Tom.lennox@nnc.co.uk
3074Cdrom The Analysis of Radiological Consequences Due to Hypothetical Core Disruptive Accident in KALIMER 3   5  
3208Cdrom Inherent Safety of the KALIMER Breakeven Core Design for Various ATWS Events 3   6  
3145Cdrom S-PRISM’s Advanced Steam Generator Leak Protection System 3    
3165Cdrom A Reliable Steam Generator that Will Allow the Elimination of the Secondary Sodium Circuit in an LMFBR    
3262Cdrom Computer Code QUARK-LP ver.4 for Simulation of Tube Rupture Propagation due to Overheating in LMFBR Steam Generator    
3103Cdrom Innovative Sodium/Water Reaction Mitigation System for a Large Sized Steam Generator of Fast Breeder Reactor 4    

3.06 Molten Salt Cooled Reactors
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 15:00 - 16:00
Ehud Greenspan, Univ of California-Berkeley; , ; , ; Ph: FAX: E-mail: gehud@nuc.berkeley.edu
3002Cdrom Physical and Chemical Properties of Molten Salt Reactor Fuel Salts 3   8  
3030Cdrom Reactor Physics & Fuel Cycle Analysis of a Molten Salt Advanced Reactor Transmuter 3   3  
3287Cdrom Temperature Feedbacks of a Thermal Molten Salt Reactor: Compromise between Stability and Breeding Performances 3    

3.07 Supercritical Pressure Water Reactors I
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
Yoshiaki Oka, University of Tokyo ; 1-19-6 Kohinata, Bunkyo-ku, ; , Tokyo 112-0006 Japan; Ph: 03-5841-7418 , 029-287-8440 (Tokai-mura) FAX: 03-5841-8632, 029-287-8439 (Tokai-mura) E-mail: oka@tokai.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp, oka@nucl.jp
Nusret Aksan, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI); Thermal-Hydraulics Laboratory, ; CH-5232 Villigen PSI , Switzerland ; Ph: 41 (0) 56 310 2710 FAX: 41 (0) 56 310 4481 E-mail: nusret.aksan@psi.ch
3257Cdrom Conceptual Design of High Temperature Reactors Cooled by Supercritical Light Water 1    
3258Cdrom Progress of Development Project of Supercritical-water Cooled Power Reactor, 2003 3   1  
3137Cdrom Overview of the HPLWR Project and Future Direction 3   1  
3046Cdrom Potential Plant Characteristics of a High Performance Light Water Reactor (HPLWR) 3    
3194Cdrom Core Design Feature Studies and Research Needs for High Performance Light Water Reactors 3   7  

3.08 Supercritical Pressure Water Reactors II
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 14:15 - 16:00
Thomas Schulenberg, FZK/IKET; Institute for Nuclear and Energy Technologies (IKET), Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe ; Karlsruhe, D-76021 Germany; Ph: 49 7248 82 3450 FAX: 49 7247 82 4837 E-mail: thomas.schulenberg@iket.fzk.de
3044Cdrom Validation of Coupled Neutron Physics and Thermal-hydraulic Analysis for HPLWR 3   7  
3146Cdrom Preliminary Calculations of a Supercritical Light Water Reactor Concept Using the CATHARE Code 3   6  
3240Cdrom Supercritical Boiling Water Reactor Concept with Micro-Fuel-Elements 3    
3223Cdrom Thermal Hydraulic of Supercritical Pressure Water-Cooled Reactor Options 1    
3329Cdrom Study of Solid Moderators for the Thermal-Spectrum Supercritical Water-Cooled Reactor (Thermo-Mechanics and Cost) 3.08    
3328Cdrom Study of Solid Moderators for the Thermal-Spectrum Supercritical Water-Cooled Reactor (Neutronics) 3.08    

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4.00: Operation, Plant Performance, Reliability

Jacques Balley, EDF Septen; , ; , France; Ph: 33 4 72827205 or 33 1 72827458 FAX: E-mail: jacques.balley@edf.fr
Claude Degrave, Electricite De France/SEPTEN; 12-14 Avenue Dutrievoz, ; 69628 VILLEURNANNE Cedex , France; Ph: 33-4-72-82-72-36 FAX: 33-4-72-82-77-01 E-mail: claude.degrave@edf.fr
Manuel Martín Ramos, SOLUZIONA; C/ Orense, 81. 3º, ; Madrid, 28020 Spain; Ph: (34) 91 384 71 00 FAX: (34) 91 571 14 16 E-mail: mmartinra@soluziona.com
Mikko Kosonen, Teollisuuden Voima Oy (TVO); , ; FIN-27160 Olkiluoto, Finland; Ph: 358-2-83-81-3210 FAX: 358-2-8381-3209 E-mail: Kosonen.Mikko@tvo.fi
William (Bill) Werner Strom, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station; P.O. Box 128, 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy ; San Clemente , CA 92672 USA; Ph: 949-368-9785 FAX: 949-368-5360 E-mail: strombw@songs.sce.com
Sung Eun Tae, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Company (KHNP); , ; , Korea; Ph: FAX: E-mail: setae@khnp.co.kr

4.01 Process and Effect on Plant Operation
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 13:15 - 14:45
Man Gyun Na, Chosun University; Department of Nuclear Engineering, 375 Seosuk-dong, Dong-gu ; Kwangju, 501-759 Korea; Ph: 82-62-230-7168 FAX: 82-62-232-9218 E-mail: magyna@chosun.ac.kr
3255Cdrom Estimation of the DNBR Distribution in a Hot Pin Using a Fuzzy Neural Network 4   5  
3254Cdrom On-line Generation of Core Monitoring Three-dimensional Power Information with the Detector Signals and the Monitoring Constants Supplied by the Coupled Core Design Code 4   5  
3212Cdrom An Estimation of the Effect of Helium-3 to the Tritium Generation in the CANDU PHWR 4   5  
3358Cdrom Management and Automation of Set Point Calculations in NPP’S 1    

4.02 Outage, Operation and Maintenance Issues I
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
Claude Degrave, Electricite De France/SEPTEN; 12-14 Avenue Dutrievoz, ; 69628 VILLEURNANNE Cedex , France; Ph: 33-4-72-82-72-36 FAX: 33-4-72-82-77-01 E-mail: claude.degrave@edf.fr
3056Cdrom Olkiluoto 1 and 2 - Optimized Annual Outages 4    
3224Cdrom Volume Reduction of Nuclear Power Plant Process Waste 4   3  
3280Cdrom Development of Coil Current Monitoring System for Control Element Drive Mechanism Control System 4   5  
3338Cdrom Facing Information Management Solutions for SAT Applications: A Tecnatom´s Perspective 4    

4.03 Outage, Operation and Maintenance Issues II
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Claude Degrave, Electricite De France/SEPTEN; 12-14 Avenue Dutrievoz, ; 69628 VILLEURNANNE Cedex , France; Ph: 33-4-72-82-72-36 FAX: 33-4-72-82-77-01 E-mail: claude.degrave@edf.fr
3259Cdrom Optimization of the Photothermal Camera for Crack Detection 4    
3185Revd. Preventive Maintenance of Pressure Sensors: Analysis of Pressure Signals Using a Singular System Analysis (SSA) Methodology 4    
3116Cdrom The New BWR ID Tool AIRIS 21 for ISI and Its First Field Application in Japan 4   5  
3051Cdrom Development of Yag Laser Repair Welding Robot for Underwater Environment 4    

4.04 Improving Performance and Reducing O&M Costs
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 14:15 - 16:00
Basma Shalaby, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited; 2251 Speakman Drive,, ; Mississauga, Ontario, L5K 1B2, Canada; Ph: (905) 823-9060 x2007 FAX: (905) 823-8821 E-mail: shalabyb@aecl.ca
3331Cdrom RAM Guide Usable for NPP During Designing 4    
3288Cdrom Methodology for Operability Calculations for Heat Exchangers Subject to Macrofouling 4    
3186Revd. Simulation and Monitoring of a Nuclear Power Plant Condenser’s Thermal Performance 4    
3109Cdrom Potential Benefits and Available Technologies for the Steam Cycle of a Next Generation Nuclear Plant 4    
3100Cdrom Nuclear Power Plant I & C Design Verification by Simulation 4   3  
3356Cdrom Main Ageing Issues to be Considered in the Design of New NPPs 4   9  

4.05 Plant Reliability Issues and Experiences I
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
Philippe COPPE, EDF SEPTEN; 12 - 14, avenue Dutriévoz, ; VILLEURBANNE, 69003 France; Ph: 33 4 72 82 72 15 FAX: 33 4 72 82 77 01 E-mail: philippe.coppe@edf.fr
3283Cdrom Analysis of Human Performance in KHNP NPPs 4   5  
3182Cdrom Multi-objective Optimization of Testing and Maintenance Policies Based on Risk and Cost Criteria 4    
3242Cdrom A Quantitative Assessment of Limiting Conditions for Operation Using a Concept of System Dynamics    
3337Cdrom Human Factor Engineering Applied to Enhance the Nuclear Power Plant Design 4   5  

4.06 Plant Reliability Issues and Experiences II
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Sun-Koo Kang, KOPEC; 360-9, Mabuk-ri, Kusung-myon,Yongin-shi ; Kyunggido, 449-713 Korea; Ph: 82-31-283-6215 x01703 FAX: 82-31-284-4136 E-mail: skang@kopec.co.kr
3263Cdrom Digital Reactor Protection System to Prevent Software Common Mode Failure   4  
3256Cdrom Analysis of Hardware Reliabilities for NPP Digital I&C Equipment Predicted by Various Methods 4   5  
3097Cdrom Reliability Assessment of Digital Protection Module in Korea Standard NPPs 4    

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5.00: Plant Evaluation and Safety Assessment

Paul Coddington, Paul Scherrer Institute; OVGA/319, Paul Scherrer Institute ; CH-5232 Villigen PSI , SWITZERLAND; Ph: 41-56-310-2738 (office) FAX: 41-56-310-2199 (central) E-mail: Paul.Coddington@psi.ch
Carlos Padilla, DTN; , ; , Spain; Ph: 91 – 593.45.66 FAX: E-mail: carlos-m.padilla@dtn.es
Olli Kymäläinen, Fortum Nuclear Services; P.O. Box 10, ; Fortum, 00048 Finland; Ph: 358 10 453 5388 FAX: 358 10 459 5388 E-mail: Olli.Kymalainen@fortum.com
Shin Whan Kim, Korea Power Engineering Company (KOPEC) ; Safety Analysis Department , 150, Duckjin-Dong, Yusong-Ku ; Taejon, 305-353 Korea; Ph: 82-42-868-8733 FAX: 82-42-861-1485 E-mail: sleepy@ns.kopec.co.kr

5.01 LOCA Analysis
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
Carlos Padilla, DTN; , ; , Spain; Ph: 91 – 593.45.66 FAX: E-mail: carlos-m.padilla@dtn.es
3177Cdrom Conversion of Cofrentes Nuclear Power Plant Model to the Consolidated Code TRAC-M and Comparative Analysis of a LOCA Performed with TRAC-BF1 and TRAC-M 5    
3128Cdrom Effect of PLUS7 Debris Filtering Capability on the Long Term Cooling After a Loss of Coolant Accident 5   6  
3175Cdrom Evaluation of Radiological Consequences of DBA and DEC Postulated Events Applied to the EP1000 Design 5    
3362Cdrom Level-Swell Prediction with RETRAN-3D and its Application to a BWR Steam-Line-Break Analysis    

5.03 Non-LOCA Analysis I
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 13:15 - 14:45
Paul Coddington, Paul Scherrer Institute; OVGA/319, Paul Scherrer Institute ; CH-5232 Villigen PSI , SWITZERLAND; Ph: 41-56-310-2738 (office) FAX: 41-56-310-2199 (central) E-mail: Paul.Coddington@psi.ch
3215Cdrom Analysis of a Pump Trip in a Typical Research Reactor by RELAP5/MOD3.3 5   6  
3123Cdrom Analysis of Heat Removal Transients by Secondary System for SMART 5    
3149Cdrom Sensitivity Study on the Safety Parameters during ATWS with/without AMSAC 5.13    

5.04 Non-LOCA Analysis II
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 15:00 - 16:00
Paul Coddington, Paul Scherrer Institute; OVGA/319, Paul Scherrer Institute ; CH-5232 Villigen PSI , SWITZERLAND; Ph: 41-56-310-2738 (office) FAX: 41-56-310-2199 (central) E-mail: Paul.Coddington@psi.ch
3303Cdrom Hydride Effects on Failure of High Burn-up LWR Fuel Rods under RIA Conditions 5   7  
3093Cdrom Sensitivity Study on MDNBR Enhancement Methodologies in SMART Control Rod Bank Withdrawal Event 5    
3141Cdrom Realistic and Conservative Rod Ejection Simulation in a PWR Core at HZP, EOC with Coupled PARCS and RELAP 5   6  

5.05 Safety Assessment for Future Reactor Systems
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Paul Coddington, Paul Scherrer Institute; OVGA/319, Paul Scherrer Institute ; CH-5232 Villigen PSI , SWITZERLAND; Ph: 41-56-310-2738 (office) FAX: 41-56-310-2199 (central) E-mail: Paul.Coddington@psi.ch
3217Cdrom Safety Assessment of Advanced Nuclear Power Plants with the DSNP Modular Modeling System 5    
3155Cdrom XADS Source Transients Analyzed by Means of RELAP5/PARCS 5   6  
3120Cdrom Safety Analysis on Depressurization Accident of a Molten Salt Reactor 5   4  
3161Cdrom Development of Regulatory Infrastructure for SMART-P Licensing 1   3  

5.06 Severe Accident Analysis and Management
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
Olli Kymäläinen, Fortum Nuclear Services; P.O. Box 10, ; Fortum, 00048 Finland; Ph: 358 10 453 5388 FAX: 358 10 459 5388 E-mail: Olli.Kymalainen@fortum.com
Jim Scobel, Westinghouse; Nuclear Services, 4350 Northern Pike ; Monroeville, PA 15146 USA; Ph: 412-374-5030 FAX: 412-374-5099 E-mail: scobeljh@westinghouse.com
3323Cdrom Engineered Safety Features for In-Vessel Retention of Large Power Reactors 5   5  
3202Cdrom On the Source Term Scrubbing within a Steam Generator under Dry Conditions of a SGTR Accident Sequence    
3078Cdrom Addressing Design Extension Conditions in VVER-91/99 5   1  
3067Cdrom Experimental Study on In-Vessel Corium Retention through External Vessel Cooling Using Simulant Melt 5   6  

5.07 Containment Performance and Hydrogen Control
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 14:15 - 16:00
Sebastien Bachere, EDF; EDF SEPTEN, 12-14, avenue Dutrievoz ; Villeurbanne, 69100 France; Ph: (33) 4 72 82 73 06 FAX: (33) 4 72 82 77 14 E-mail: sebastien.bachere@edf.fr
3079Cdrom Analysis of Long-term Loading of Containment under Severe Accidents 5   6  
3077Cdrom Hydrogen Safety Concept of NPP with VVER-1000 Reactor 5   6  
3229Cdrom APR1400 Containment System Design and Analysis 5   6  
3219Cdrom An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the APR1400 Hydrogen Mitigation System Using Sophisticated Lumped Parameter Code Coupled with 3-Dimensional Model 5   6  

5.08 PRA and Risk-informed Decision Making
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 16:15 - 18:00
Shin Whan Kim, Korea Power Engineering Company (KOPEC) ; Safety Analysis Department , 150, Duckjin-Dong, Yusong-Ku ; Taejon, 305-353 Korea; Ph: 82-42-868-8733 FAX: 82-42-861-1485 E-mail: sleepy@ns.kopec.co.kr
3296Cdrom Results and Insights from Probabilistic Safety Assessment for APR-1400 Standard Design 1    
3286Cdrom Optimization of the Surveillance Test Interval of Integrated Leakage Rate Test at a PWR Plant in Taiwan 5   4  
3080Cdrom Value-Impact Analysis of Risk-Informed Fire Analysis and Cable Tray Wrapping for a BWR-4 NPP in Taiwan 1   5  
3050Cdrom On the Balanced Use between Formal Structured and Simplified Approaches for Reflecting Subjective Judgments of Experts 5   5  
3304Cdrom The Evaluation of Dynamic Fault Tree Analysis to Maintenance Activities on a Simplified ECCS System 5   1  
3184Cdrom Life Management of SSCs Using Plant Specific Indicators: Application to Heat Exchangers 5    

5.09 Assessment of System Safety Performance
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Shin Whan Kim, Korea Power Engineering Company (KOPEC) ; Safety Analysis Department , 150, Duckjin-Dong, Yusong-Ku ; Taejon, 305-353 Korea; Ph: 82-42-868-8733 FAX: 82-42-861-1485 E-mail: sleepy@ns.kopec.co.kr
3197Cdrom Study on Loss of Offsite Power in Safety Analysis    
3131Cdrom Turbine/Generator Coastdown Test at YGN 5 5   5  
3084Cdrom Flow Field Analysis of Feeder Outlet Pipe in CANDU on Flow Accelerated Corrosion    

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6.00: Thermal Hydraulic Analysis and Testing

Nusret Aksan, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI); Thermal-Hydraulics Laboratory, ; CH-5232 Villigen PSI , Switzerland ; Ph: 41 (0) 56 310 2710 FAX: 41 (0) 56 310 4481 E-mail: nusret.aksan@psi.ch
José L. Muñoz-Cobo, U.P.Valencia; , ; , Spain; Ph: 96-387.76.31 FAX: E-mail: jlcobos@iqn.upv.es
Thomas Schulenberg, FZK/IKET; Institute for Nuclear and Energy Technologies (IKET), Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe ; Karlsruhe, D-76021 Germany; Ph: 49 7248 82 3450 FAX: 49 7247 82 4837 E-mail: thomas.schulenberg@iket.fzk.de
Jose Reyes, Oregon State University; 130 Radiation Center, ; Corvallis , OR 97331-5902 USA; Ph: 541-737-7065 FAX: E-mail: reyes@ne.orst.edu
Andre Gagnon, Westinghouse; Energy Center Site, 4350 Norther Pike ; Monroeville, PA 15146-2886 USA; Ph: 412-374-5574 FAX: 412-374-5139 E-mail: gagnonaf@westinghouse.com
Kune Y. Suh, Seoul National University (SNU); Department of Nuclear Engineering, San 56-1 Sillim-Dong Kwanak-Gu; Seoul, 151-742 Korea; Ph: 82-2-880-8324 FAX: 82-2-889-2688 E-mail: kysuh@snu.ac.kr
Chin-Jang Chang , Institute of Nuclear Energy Research; Nuclear Engineering Division, P. O. Box 3-3 ; Lung-Tan , 325 TAIWAN; Ph: 886-2-23651717 ext. 6092 FAX: 886-3-4711404 E-mail: cjchang@iner.gov.tw

6.01 Advances in Two-Phase Flow & Heat Transfer
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
José L. Muñoz-Cobo, U.P.Valencia; , ; , Spain; Ph: 96-387.76.31 FAX: E-mail: jlcobos@iqn.upv.es
3040Cdrom Investigations about Hydraulic Jump and Flooding Phenomena Concerning Hot Leg Injection in Pressurized Water Reactors 6    
3278Cdrom Development of Particle Interaction Model of Large Bubbles in the Interfacial Area Transport Equation 6    
3104Cdrom Experimental Investigation of Correlation Between Steam-water Flow Regime and Pressure Oscillation    
3122Cdrom Critical Flow Calculation of Non-Condensable Gas, Water and Steam Mixture 6   5  

6.02 Advances in CHF and Post-CHF Thermal Hydraulics
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 14:15 - 16:00
Nusret Aksan, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI); Thermal-Hydraulics Laboratory, ; CH-5232 Villigen PSI , Switzerland ; Ph: 41 (0) 56 310 2710 FAX: 41 (0) 56 310 4481 E-mail: nusret.aksan@psi.ch
3289Cdrom Experimental Study on the Effect of Axial Heat Flux on the CHF in Low-Flow Conditions With Vertical Annuli 6    
3333Cdrom Augmentation of Critical Heat Flux Induced by Ultrasonic Wave on Inclined Surfaces 6    
3324Cdrom One-Dimensional Downward-Facing Critical Heat Flux Concerning Surface Orientation and Gap Size Effects 5   6  
3322Cdrom Film Boiling Heat Transfer from Downward-facing Hemispheres 6   6  

6.03 CFD Applications to Water, Liquid Metal, and Gas Reactors
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 13:15 - 14:45
Francesco D’Auria, Università di Pisa; Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Meccanica, Nucleare e della Prodzione (DIMNP) Via Diotisalvi, 2; I-56126 Pisa, Italy; Ph: 39 050 836653 FAX: 39 050 836665 E-mail: dauria@ing.unipi.it
3173Cdrom Fluent Simulation of Lighter-Than-Steam Noncondensable Gas Behavior in Vertical-Tube Heat Exchanger 6    
3118Cdrom Numerical Analysis of an Axial Pump Performance Including Suction and Discharge for Integral Reactor SMART 6    
3251Cdrom Numerical Investigations on In-Vessel Thermal Hydraulic Characteristics Related to Gas Entrainment Phenomena of Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors 6    
3068Cdrom The Comparison of Energetics between Sodium Vapor Explosion and Steam Explosion 6   5  
3319Cdrom Thermal-Hydraulic Modelling of Heat Removal for the PBMR Helium Gas Cooled Reactor Using CFD 6   2  

6.04 Advances in Thermal Hydraulics Measurement Methods
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 15:00 - 16:00
Nusret Aksan, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI); Thermal-Hydraulics Laboratory, ; CH-5232 Villigen PSI , Switzerland ; Ph: 41 (0) 56 310 2710 FAX: 41 (0) 56 310 4481 E-mail: nusret.aksan@psi.ch
3085Cdrom Imaging of Two-Phase Flow in Rod Bundle with Dynamic Electrical Impedance Tomography 6    
3042Cdrom Nonlinear Correlation Model for Estimation of Flow Profile Correction Factor of Ultrasonic Flow Meter in Nuclear Power Plants 6    
3007Cdrom Numerical Prediction of Two-Phase Flow Induced Vibration in Pipe-Lines and Mitigation Methods 6    

6.05 Separate Effects Thermal Hydraulic Experiments
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
Nusret Aksan, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI); Thermal-Hydraulics Laboratory, ; CH-5232 Villigen PSI , Switzerland ; Ph: 41 (0) 56 310 2710 FAX: 41 (0) 56 310 4481 E-mail: nusret.aksan@psi.ch
3190Cdrom Scaling and Parametric Studies of Condensation Oscillation in an In-containment Refueling Water Storage Tank 6   4  
3133Cdrom Post-Test Analysis of Thermal-Hydraulic Test Using Full-Scale Horizontal PCCS Condenser 6    
3073Cdrom UPTF Test 21D Counterpart Test in the MIDAS Test Facility under LBLOCA Late Reflood Phase 6   5  
3055Cdrom Experimental Study on Gas Lift Pump Performance in Lead-Bismuth Eutectic 6    
3345Cdrom Evaluation of the Reflooding Behavior of Blowdown and Condensation (B&C) Loop with a Prototypic Sparger Using the RELAP5 Code 6   5  

6.06 Integral Systems Thermal Hydraulic Experiments I
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Andre Gagnon, Westinghouse; Energy Center Site, 4350 Norther Pike ; Monroeville, PA 15146-2886 USA; Ph: 412-374-5574 FAX: 412-374-5139 E-mail: gagnonaf@westinghouse.com
3004Cdrom Overview of the New PANDA Test Results: Effects of Light Gases on Passive Safety Systems 6    
3049Cdrom AP1000 Testing and Analysis Program at Oregon State University 6   1  
3326Cdrom Scaling for the APR1400 Integral Test Facility 6    
3205Cdrom Investigation of the Performance of IIST Passive Core Cooling System for Steam Generator Tube Rupture 6   4  
3193Cdrom Experimental and Analytical Study on the Core Mixture Level Depletion after Safety Injection Failure during a Large-Break LOCA 6   5  

6.07 Integral Systems Thermal Hydraulic Experiments II
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Francesco D’Auria, Università di Pisa; Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Meccanica, Nucleare e della Prodzione (DIMNP) Via Diotisalvi, 2; I-56126 Pisa, Italy; Ph: 39 050 836653 FAX: 39 050 836665 E-mail: dauria@ing.unipi.it
3019Cdrom Evaluation of Adequacy of the VVER-1000 Natural Circulation Simulation at the PSB-VVER Test Facility 6   6  
3018Cdrom Investigation of VVER-1000 Steam Line Break Accident in the PSB-VVER Test Facility 6    
3154Cdrom Passive Heat Removal System for Reactor Plant of New Generation VVER-640. Design and Experimental Justification 6   5  

6.08 Benchmark Analysis & Assessment I
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 14:15 - 16:00
José L. Muñoz-Cobo, U.P.Valencia; , ; , Spain; Ph: 96-387.76.31 FAX: E-mail: jlcobos@iqn.upv.es
3198Cdrom Coupled 3D Neutronic/Thermal-Hydraulic Codes Applied to PEACH Bottom Unit-2 6    
3016Cdrom Analysis of the PEACH Bottom Turbine Trip 2 Experiment by Coupled RELAP5-PARCS 3D Codes 6    
3334Draft Study of the Unstable Behaviour in BWR Plant by Neutronic-Thermalhydraulic Coupling Codes    
3170Cdrom Development of an Entrainment Model for the Steam Line Break Mass and Energy Release Analysis    

6.09 Benchmark Analysis & Assessment II
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 16:15 - 18:00
Francesco D’Auria, Università di Pisa; Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Meccanica, Nucleare e della Prodzione (DIMNP) Via Diotisalvi, 2; I-56126 Pisa, Italy; Ph: 39 050 836653 FAX: 39 050 836665 E-mail: dauria@ing.unipi.it
3298Cdrom Flownet Nuclear Architecture, Implementation and Verification & Validation 6    
3151Cdrom Lessons Learned from ISP-46 using RELAP/SCDAPSIM 6   5  
3352Cdrom BAGIRA: A 3-D Thermal Hydraulic Code for Analysis of Complex Two-Phase Flow Phenomena 6    

6.10 Benchmark Analysis & Assessment III
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
Jose Reyes, Oregon State University; 130 Radiation Center, ; Corvallis , OR 97331-5902 USA; Ph: 541-737-7065 FAX: E-mail: reyes@ne.orst.edu
Kune Y. Suh, Seoul National University (SNU); Department of Nuclear Engineering, San 56-1 Sillim-Dong Kwanak-Gu; Seoul, 151-742 Korea; Ph: 82-2-880-8324 FAX: 82-2-889-2688 E-mail: kysuh@snu.ac.kr
3117Cdrom A Computer Code Development for Blowdown Test Evaluation of Safety Injection Tank with a Fluidic Device 6   4  
3114Revd. Development of a Computer Code for Thermohydraulic Analysis of a Heated Channel in Transients    
3247Cdrom A Diffusion Nodal Green's Function Method for Cylindrical Geometry 6    
3143Cdrom Peach Bottom Turbine Trip Analysis with TRAC/BF1-VALKIN 6   7  
3089Pres. Validation of Containment Thermal Hydraulic Computer Codes for WWER Reactor 6   5  

6.11 Transient and Accident Analysis of New Plant Designs
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Andre Gagnon, Westinghouse; Energy Center Site, 4350 Norther Pike ; Monroeville, PA 15146-2886 USA; Ph: 412-374-5574 FAX: 412-374-5139 E-mail: gagnonaf@westinghouse.com
3157Cdrom Assessment of the Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS) Performance for Advanced Plant Designs Using WCOBRA/TRAC 6   5  
3301Cdrom Coupled RELAP5/GOTHIC Model for IRIS Reactor SBLOCA Analysis 6   5  
3300Cdrom A Comprehensive Reactor Model for the Integrated Network Simulation of the PBMR Power Plant 6    

6.12 Natural Circulation Thermal Hydraulics
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Chin-Jang Chang , Institute of Nuclear Energy Research; Nuclear Engineering Division, P. O. Box 3-3 ; Lung-Tan , 325 TAIWAN; Ph: 886-2-23651717 ext. 6092 FAX: 886-3-4711404 E-mail: cjchang@iner.gov.tw
Nusret Aksan, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI); Thermal-Hydraulics Laboratory, ; CH-5232 Villigen PSI , Switzerland ; Ph: 41 (0) 56 310 2710 FAX: 41 (0) 56 310 4481 E-mail: nusret.aksan@psi.ch
3070Cdrom An Experimental Study on the Two-Phase Natural Circulation through Annular Gap between Reactor Vessel and Insulation under External Vessel Cooling 6   5  
3243Cdrom Realistic Analysis of Natural Circulation in Passive Nuclear Reactor Cooling System 6   1  
3207Cdrom Experimental Investigation on Natural and Gas-injection Enhanced Circulation 6   3  
3307Cdrom Evaluation of Natural Circulation Phenomena in WWER-1000 Geometry 6   5  

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7.00: Fuel and Core Design

Isabel Gomez, Iberdrola Power Generation; Nuclear Fuel and Safety, Claudio Coello 53, 3º ; 28001 Madrid, Spain; Ph: 34 91 784 36 77 FAX: 34 91 784 31 78 E-mail: isabel.gomez@iberdrola.es
Dominique Greneche, COGEMA; 2, rue Paul Dautier, B.P. 4 ; 78141 Velizy Cedex , France; Ph: 33 1 39 26 37 54 FAX: 33 1 39 26 27 75 E-mail: dgreneche@cogema.fr
James Tulenko, University of Florida; Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, 202 NSC PO Box 118300; Gainesville, FL 32611-8300 USA; Ph: 352-392-1401 FAX: 352-392-3380 E-mail: tulenko@ufl.edu
Chan Oh Park, KEPCO Nuclear Fuel Co. (KNFC); , ; , Korea; Ph: FAX: E-mail: copark@mail.knfc.co.kr

7.01 Innovations in Core Designs
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 13:15 - 14:45
Isabel Gomez, Iberdrola Power Generation; Nuclear Fuel and Safety, Claudio Coello 53, 3º ; 28001 Madrid, Spain; Ph: 34 91 784 36 77 FAX: 34 91 784 31 78 E-mail: isabel.gomez@iberdrola.es
3221Cdrom On the Fueling of the Existing and Innovative Water Nuclear Reactors with a New Fuel Type-Total Safety 7   1  
3124Cdrom Recycling Option of Thorium Fuel for PWR to Enhance the Fuel Economy 7   7  
3099Cdrom RBMK-1500 Reactor Core Upgrading at Ignalina NPP. Uranium-Erbium Fuel and New Design Control Rods Implementation 7    
3025Cdrom Production of Uranium-233 in ADS 7    
3024Cdrom New Generation Elastic Neutron Absorber Systems to Address Nuclear Reactor Efficiency and Safety Issues 4   4  

7.02 Plutonium Recycle Technologies and Burn-up Credit Methodology
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 15:00 - 16:00
James Tulenko, University of Florida; Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, 202 NSC PO Box 118300; Gainesville, FL 32611-8300 USA; Ph: 352-392-1401 FAX: 352-392-3380 E-mail: tulenko@ufl.edu
3232Cdrom Benchmark on the 3-D VENUS-2 MOX Core Measurements 7    
3036Cdrom The REBUS Experimental Programme for Burn-Up Credit 7    
3159Cdrom A Burnup Credit Methodology for PWR Spent Fuel Storage Pools 3   7  

7.03 Advanced Fuel and Core Design
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 16:15 - 18:00
Dominique Greneche, COGEMA; 2, rue Paul Dautier, B.P. 4 ; 78141 Velizy Cedex , France; Ph: 33 1 39 26 37 54 FAX: 33 1 39 26 27 75 E-mail: dgreneche@cogema.fr
3092Cdrom Reload Core Design with Thorium Fuel Assemblies for APR-1400    
3191Cdrom Core and Core-internal Design for Integrated Modular Water Reactor (IMR) (2) 7   1  
3248Cdrom Alternative Design Options for the ENHS (Encapsulated Nuclear Heat Source) Reactor Core 7    
3330Abs.a Advanced Metal Fuel Core Design Study of Sodium Cooled Reactors in Current Feasibility Study on Commercialized Fast Reactor Cycle System in Japan 7   3  

7.04 Advances in Core Design Methodology
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
Chan Oh Park, KEPCO Nuclear Fuel Co. (KNFC); , ; , Korea; Ph: FAX: E-mail: copark@mail.knfc.co.kr
H. K. Joo, KAERI; , ; , Korea; Ph: FAX: E-mail: hkjoo@nanum.kaeri.re.kr
3125Cdrom Critical Experiments on Reduced-Moderation BWR: BARS - Reactivity Coefficients Measurements 1   7  
3269Cdrom SCYCLE –Advanced Loading Pattern Optimization Code Using New Algorithm 7?    
3270Cdrom MCYCLE –Advanced Multi-Cycle Reloading Optimization Code Using New Method 7?    
3359Cdrom Power Upgrading Analysis for Tehran Research Reactor 7    

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8.00: Materials and Structural Issues

Arturo Buenaventura, Empresarios Agrupados; c/ Magallanes, 3, ; Madrid, 28015 Spain; Ph: 34 91 309 80 00 FAX: 34 91 591 26 25 E-mail: abp@empre.es
K. K. Panahi, GE Nuclear Energy; GE-NE, M/C 747, 175 Curtner Ave. ; San Jose , CA 95125 USA; Ph: 408-925-1334 FAX: 408-925-1490 E-mail: karim.panahi@gene.ge.com
Todd Allen, Argonne National Laboratory-West; PO Box 2528, ; Idaho Falls, ID 83401-2528 USA; Ph: 208-533-7760 FAX: 208-533-7799 E-mail: Todd.allen@anlw.anl.gov
Travis W. Knight, University of Florida; INSPI, PO 116502 ; Gainesville , FL 32611 USA; Ph: 352-392-1427 FAX: 352-392-8656 E-mail: knight@inspi.ufl.edu
Tae Eun Jin, Korea Power Engineering Company (KOPEC); Director, Structural Integrity & Materials Group 360-9 Mabuk-ri, Guseong-eup; Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 449-713 Korea; Ph: 82-31-289-4282 FAX: 82-31-289-3189 E-mail: jinte@ns.kopec.co.kr

8.01 Structural and Materials Modeling, Improvement and Mitigation
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
Derek Buckthorpe, NNC Ltd; Booths Hall, Chelford Road Knutsford; Cheshire , WA16 8QZ UK; Ph: 44 1565 84 3845 FAX: 44 1565 84 3878 E-mail: Derek.buckthorpe@nnc.co.uk
Arturo Buenaventura, Empresarios Agrupados; c/ Magallanes, 3, ; Madrid, 28015 Spain; Ph: 34 91 309 80 00 FAX: 34 91 591 26 25 E-mail: abp@empre.es
3284Pres. Improving the Reliability of Valve Seat Material for a Nuclear Power Plant with Ultrasonic Testing 8    
3261Cdrom Shape Optimization of a Flat Pressure Vessel Cover Having Elliptical Bottom Profile with Perforations    
3139Cdrom Leak Before Break Procedure for High Temperature Applications - Improvement and Validation 8   2  
3006Cdrom Mechanism of Vibration Excitation in the RBMK Fuel Assemblies 8   7  
3354Abs.a An Overview of Proactive Management of Materials Degradation Issues in Modern Boiling Water Reactors 8.01    

8.02 Advanced Issues Related to Fuel Materials, Cladding and Storage Modeling
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 13:15 - 14:45
Olivier DUGNE, CEA; DEN/DTE/STME/LMAC, BP 111 ; PIERRELATTE, 26702, France; Ph: 33475507570 FAX: 33475504768 E-mail: olivier.dugne@cea.fr
Travis W. Knight, University of Florida; INSPI, PO 116502 ; Gainesville , FL 32611 USA; Ph: 352-392-1427 FAX: 352-392-8656 E-mail: knight@inspi.ufl.edu
3293Final Corrosion Resistance of the Candidate Materials for the Fuel Claddings of the Supercritical-water Cooled Power Reactor 8    
3250Cdrom Development of Transportation and Storage Dry Metal Cask 8    
3075Cdrom A Methodology to Evaluate Grid-to-Rod Fretting Wear in PWR Fuel 8   6  
3238Cdrom Mechanical Analysis of a PWR Core Baffle with Consideration of Irradiation Induced Creep of Bolts 8   5  

8.03 Modeling of the Behavior of Materials and Structures
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
K. K. Panahi, GE Nuclear Energy; GE-NE, M/C 747, 175 Curtner Ave. ; San Jose , CA 95125 USA; Ph: 408-925-1334 FAX: 408-925-1490 E-mail: karim.panahi@gene.ge.com
3266Cdrom Crack Growth in Structural Components of Generation IV Supercritical Light Water Reactors 8   4  
3031Cdrom Behaviour of C-Based Materials in Contact to Oxidising Gases    
3200Cdrom Post-test Calculations of Medium Scaled Pressure Vessel Creep Failure Experiments    
3346Cdrom AP1000 Reactor Internals Flow-Induced Vibration Program 8   1  
3363Cdrom Non-Linear Flow-Induced Vibrations of Cylindrical Tubes    

8.04 Fuel Design and Irradiation Issues for Next Generation Plants
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
Jose-Manuel Alonso, ENUSA; SANTIAGO RUSIÑOL 12, ; MADRID, Spain; Ph: 34-91-347.42.59 FAX: 34-913 474 215 E-mail: jap@enusa.es
K. K. Panahi, GE Nuclear Energy; GE-NE, M/C 747, 175 Curtner Ave. ; San Jose , CA 95125 USA; Ph: 408-925-1334 FAX: 408-925-1490 E-mail: karim.panahi@gene.ge.com
Shivakumar Sitaraman, GE Nuclear Energy; M/C 772, 175 Curtner Ave. ; San Jose , CA 95125-1088 USA; Ph: (408)925-2432 FAX: (408)925-6633 E-mail: shivakumar.sitaraman@gene.ge.com
3290Cdrom Modeling of Fission Gas Release in the Periphery of High Burnup UO2 Fuel 1    
3164Cdrom Dielectric Properties on Gamma Ray Irradiated Ethylene Propylene Rubber 5    
3163Cdrom MP98, New Passive Control Rod System for a Full and Extended Reactivity Control on LWR    
3216Cdrom Fuel Performance Modeling of Internally and Externally Cooled Annular PWR Fuel 8   7  
3135Cdrom IRINA: A New Wide Range In-core Neutron Fluence Rate Monitoring System 7   5  

8.06 Materials for Next Generation Plants
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Todd Allen, Argonne National Laboratory-West; PO Box 2528, ; Idaho Falls, ID 83401-2528 USA; Ph: 208-533-7760 FAX: 208-533-7799 E-mail: Todd.allen@anlw.anl.gov
Heishichiro Takahashi, Hokkaido University; Director of Center for Advanced Research of Energy Tchnology, ; , Japan; Ph: 81-11-706-6767 FAX: 81-11-757-3537 E-mail: takahash@ufml.caret.hokudai.ac.jp
Tae Eun Jin, Korea Power Engineering Company (KOPEC); Director, Structural Integrity & Materials Group 360-9 Mabuk-ri, Guseong-eup; Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 449-713 Korea; Ph: 82-31-289-4282 FAX: 82-31-289-3189 E-mail: jinte@ns.kopec.co.kr
3310Cdrom Materials for High Performance Light Water Reactors 8   1  
3209Cdrom Overview on the Materials Corrosion and Impurities Concentration in the CANDU Steam Generator 8    
3225Cdrom Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Generic WWER-1000 RPV in PTS Event 8   5  
3063Cdrom BWR Vessel and Internals Project Elements Applicable to Advanced Nuclear Power Plants 8    
3108Cdrom Environmental Qualification of a New Generation Class 1E Special Cables for Yonggwang Nuclear Power Stations, Unit 5&6 in Korea    
3279Abs.a High Performance SiC/SiC Composite R & D for Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor 8   7  

8.07 Irradiation of Materials
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 15:00 - 16:00
Ram Srinivasan, BNFL Fuel Solutions; 2105 S. Bascom Av, #160, ; Campbell, CA 95008 USA; Ph: (408)558-3510 FAX: (408)558-3518 E-mail: rsrinivasan@bnflinc.com
E. Altstadt, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf; Institute of Safety Research, P. O. Box 51 01 19 ; D – 01314 Dresden, Germany; Ph: 49 351 260 2276 FAX: 49 351 260 2002 E-mail: E.Altstadt@fz-rossendorf.de
3265Cdrom In-Situ NDT Measurements of Irradiation-Induced Swelling in Core Internal Components 8   4  
3083Cdrom The Effect of Bulk Composition on Radiation Damage in Austenitic Alloys 8    
3285Pres. Irradiation and SCC Properties of Metals under Supercritical -water Cooled Power Reactor Conditions 8    

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9.00: Sustainability of Nuclear Energy

Gian-Luigi Fiorini, CEA; CEA/Saclay, DEN/DDIN bat 121 ; 91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex , France; Ph: 33 1 69 08 63 95 FAX: 33 1 60 08 58 92 E-mail: gian-luigi.fiorini@cea.fr
Piluca Núñez, Spanish Nuclear Forum; Boix y Morer 6, 3ª planta ; 28003 Madrid, Spain; Ph: 34 91 553 63 03 FAX: 34 91 535 08 82 E-mail: piluca@foronuclear.org
Simon Nisan, CEA, DRN/DER/SERSI; CEN Cadarache, Bâtiment 212,, ; SAINT PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE , F-13108 France; Ph: (33) [0] 4 42 25 46 28 FAX: (33) [0] 4 42 25 40 46 E-mail: nisan@latour.cad.cea.fr
Lee Peddicord, Texas A&M University; , ; , USA; Ph: 979-458-6913 FAX: E-mail: k-peddicord@tamu.edu
David Wade, Argonne Natl Lab; , ; , USA; Ph: FAX: E-mail: dcwade@anl.gov

9.01 Nuclear Energy and Sustainability I
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 13:15 - 14:45
Piluca Núñez, Spanish Nuclear Forum; Boix y Morer 6, 3ª planta ; 28003 Madrid, Spain; Ph: 34 91 553 63 03 FAX: 34 91 535 08 82 E-mail: piluca@foronuclear.org
EUGENIO VIVES, Asociación Nuclear Ascó- Vandellos II; Aptdo Correos 48, L'hospitalet de l'infant 43890 Tarragona ; , Spain; Ph: 34977818853 FAX: 34977818889 E-mail: evives@anacnv.com
3305Cdrom Toward A New Nuclear Regime 3   9  
3181Cdrom Optimization of Electrical Supply Planning under Constraints of Environmental Impact and Economy 9    
3098Cdrom The Global Nuclear Legacy and its Implication on The Sustainability of Nuclear Power 9    
3029Cdrom Absent Atomic Power CO2 Doubles Before 2050 9   1  

9.02 Nuclear Energy and Sustainability II
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
Piluca Núñez, Spanish Nuclear Forum; Boix y Morer 6, 3ª planta ; 28003 Madrid, Spain; Ph: 34 91 553 63 03 FAX: 34 91 535 08 82 E-mail: piluca@foronuclear.org
CLAUDIO VALLEJO, Union Fenosa Group; , ; , Spain; Ph: FAX: E-mail:
3166Cdrom Virtual Reality: A Tool for the Procedures Optimization and Design of Advanced Nuclear Power Plants    
3082Cdrom Repository Storage Strategy with Central Station Processing 9    
3179Cdrom CAREM: Nuclear Safety Internalized Cost-Effectively from the Concept Genesis    

9.03 Actinide Recycle – U-Pu and TH-U Systems
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 15:00 - 16:00
Simon Nisan, CEA, DRN/DER/SERSI; CEN Cadarache, Bâtiment 212,, ; SAINT PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE , F-13108 France; Ph: (33) [0] 4 42 25 46 28 FAX: (33) [0] 4 42 25 40 46 E-mail: nisan@latour.cad.cea.fr
3150Cdrom Sustainable PWR Fuel Cycle with Complete TRU Recycling Using Fertile-Free Fuel 3   7  
3054Cdrom A Study of Radiotoxicity Reduction Through Plutonium and Minor Actinide Recycling in Hypothetical Fuel Cycles using the Gas Cooled Fast Reactor 3   9  
3026Cdrom Radiation Characteristics of Thorium Spent Fuel of Power Reactors at Long-Term Storage 9   7  

9.04 Fully Integrated Cycles Designs
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Tim J. Abram, BNFL; Springfields, ; PRESTON , PR4 0XJ United Kingdom; Ph: 44 1772 764696 FAX: 44 1772 762470 E-mail: tim.j.abram@bnfl.com
3314Cdrom Concept of Spray Type Fast Reactor (STFR) Cooled by Light Water 3   9  
3277Cdrom Nuclear Energy System with Reduced Moderation LWR and Advanced Recycle Systems 9   1  
3148Cdrom A Proposed Idea for Hybrid and Electro-Nuclear Collapse Reactor    
3364Cdrom Toward Optimum Utilization of Fission Power with Gaseous Fuel Reactors    
3347Cdrom Fully Integrated Fuel Cycle and Actinide Burning with Gas Core Reactors 9    
3357Abs.a European Project PDS XADS-- Accelerator Driven System (ADS) Engineering Activities 3    

9.05 Other Applications of Nuclear Energy for Sustainable Development
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 14:15 - 16:00
Simon Nisan, CEA, DRN/DER/SERSI; CEN Cadarache, Bâtiment 212,, ; SAINT PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE , F-13108 France; Ph: (33) [0] 4 42 25 46 28 FAX: (33) [0] 4 42 25 40 46 E-mail: nisan@latour.cad.cea.fr
3039Cdrom Simulation-Based Performance Analysis of a System for the Removal of Tritium from LHD Exhaust Gases 3   9  
3045Cdrom Calculation of Deuteron Interactions within Microcracks of a D2 Loaded Crystalline Lattice at Room Temperature 9    
3101Cdrom Uranium Resources: How Much Shall We Rely Upon Sea Water 9    
3022Cdrom Site Specific Studies on Nuclear Desalination in the Mediterranean: the EURODESAL, TUNDESAL and AMANE Projects 9   9  
3132Cdrom Long-term Perspective of Nuclear Energy Supply Using Uranium Extracted from Seawater 8   3  
3087Cdrom Production of Excess Thermal Power from Non-equilibrium Nuclear Transmutation in a Solid Medium 9    

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10.00: Space Power and Propulsion

Melissa K. Van Dyke , NASA/MSFC; TD40, ; Huntsville, AL 35812 USA; Ph: 256-544-5720 FAX: 256-544-5926 E-mail: melissa.vandyke@msfc.nasa.gov
Arturo Buenaventura, Empresarios Agrupados; c/ Magallanes, 3, ; Madrid, 28015 Spain; Ph: 34 91 309 80 00 FAX: 34 91 591 26 25 E-mail: abp@empre.es
Norbert Frischauf, European Space & Technology Centre (ESA/ESTEC); MSM-ES, Keplerlaan 1 Postbus 299; NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands; Ph: 31 71 565 / 4910 FAX: 31 71 565 / 6024 E-mail: Norbert.Frischauf@cern.ch
Michael G. Houts , NASA MSFC; TD40, ; MSFC , AL 35812 USA; Ph: 256-544-7143 FAX: 256-544-5926 E-mail: michael.houts@msfc.nasa.gov
Richard Heidmann, Planete mars; 28, rue de la gaite, ; 75014-Paris, France; Ph: 33(0)672958927 FAX: E-mail: RHeidmann@aol.com

10.01 Space Nuclear Electric Power and Propulsion Systems
Monday, May 5, 2003 • 15:00 - 16:00
Melissa K. Van Dyke , NASA/MSFC; TD40, ; Huntsville, AL 35812 USA; Ph: 256-544-5720 FAX: 256-544-5926 E-mail: melissa.vandyke@msfc.nasa.gov
3348Cdrom Low Weight and Compact Space Power with Vapor Core Reactors 10    
3041Cdrom Conceptual Design of Space Nuclear Power Plant with the SAFE-300 Type Reactor and Thermoelectric Energy Converters 10    
3340Cdrom Mars Mission Concepts Incorporating a 3 kWe Surface Fission Power System 10    

10.02 Power Conversion and Non-Fission Systems
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 14:15 - 16:00
Samim Anghaie, University of Florida; 202 NSC, University of Florida ; Gainesville , Florida 32611-8300 USA; Ph: 352-392-8653 FAX: 352-392-8656 E-mail: anghaie@ufl.edu
3335Cdrom Concept for a Shuttle-Tended Reusable Interplanetary Transport Vehicle Using Nuclear Electric Propulsion 10   10  
3196Cdrom Development of Radioisotope Energy Conversion Systems - Efficient Radioisotopic Power 10    
3001Cdrom Energy Conversion Options for NASA’s Space Nuclear Power Systems Initiative 10    

10.03 Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Concepts
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 11:45 - 13:15
Norbert Frischauf, European Space & Technology Centre (ESA/ESTEC); MSM-ES, Keplerlaan 1 Postbus 299; NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands; Ph: 31 71 565 / 4910 FAX: 31 71 565 / 6024 E-mail: Norbert.Frischauf@cern.ch
3350Cdrom Square Lattice Honeycomb Tri-Carbide Fueled Reactor Design for Space Power and Propulsion 10    
3112Cdrom Nuclear Thermal Propulsion – A Closer Look at the Physics, Various Technical Implementations and at Ongoing Activities Related to Research and Development 10    
3365Pres. Project Am242 for Nuclear Space Engine    

10.04 Test and Design Methods
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 • 10:00 - 11:30
Thomas Godfroy, NASA; , ; , USA; Ph: FAX: E-mail: Thomas.J.Godfroy@nasa.gov
3343Cdrom Thermally Simulated Testing of a Direct-Drive Gas-Cooled Nuclear Reactor 10    
3342Cdrom Early Flight Fission Test Facilities (EFF-TF) and Concepts That Support Near-Term Space Fission Missions 10    
3336Cdrom Advanced Simulation Tools Applied to Systems of Nuclear Propulsion for Space Vehicles 10    

10.06 International Space Nuclear Systems Initiatives (Invited Panel Discussion)
Tuesday, May 6, 2003 • 14:15 - 16:00
Melissa K. Van Dyke , NASA/MSFC; TD40, ; Huntsville, AL 35812 USA; Ph: 256-544-5720 FAX: 256-544-5926 E-mail: melissa.vandyke@msfc.nasa.gov
Samim Anghaie, University of Florida; 202 NSC, University of Florida ; Gainesville , Florida 32611-8300 USA; Ph: 352-392-8653 FAX: 352-392-8656 E-mail: anghaie@ufl.edu

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