Innovation in Nuclear Safety and Security

Organised jointly by GRS, IRSN, Bel V

C o l o g n e – 8 & 9 N o v e m b e r 2 0 10

REVISED PROGRAMME

MONDAY 8 NOVEMBER

The EUROSAFE Forum is part of the EUROSAFE approach, devel- oped by the European Technical Safety Organisations Network (ETSON) and its partners. It includes two further elements: the EUROSAFE Tribune and the EUROSAFE website.

The general aim of EUROSAFE is to contribute to fostering the convergence of technical nuclear safety practices in a broad European context. This is done by providing technical safety and research organisations, safety authorities, power utilities, the rest of the industry, international organisations and non-governmental organisations with a platform for the presentation of recent analyses and R&D in the field of nuclear safety, to share experiences, exchange technical and scientific opinions, and conduct debates on key issues in the fields of nuclear safety and radiation protection.

The EUROSAFE Forum 2010 focuses in its plenary part on “Innovation in Nuclear Safety and Security” from the point of view of international organisations, European utilities, authorities and European Technical Safety Organisations (TSOs). The seminars present the latest results of work in the field of nuclear installation safety and research, radiation safety, waste management as well as nuclear material and nuclear facilities security carried out by ETSON members and their partners worldwide.

A high level of nuclear safety is a priority in the global use of nuclear energy. Technical Safety Organisations play an important role in con-tributing to that objective through appropriate approaches to major safety issues as part of their assessments and research activities.

The challenges to nuclear safety are international. Changes in underlying technologies, the impact of electricity market deregu-lation, demands for improved safety and safety management, the ageing of nuclear facilities, waste management, maintaining and improving scientific and technical knowledge, and the need for greater transparency – these are all issues where the value of an international approach is gaining increasing recognition.

The enlarged European Union of 27 countries, of which 13 use nuclear energy, will require closer collaboration between all techni-cal and scientific organisations involved in nuclear safety and even more convergence in European nuclear safety practices. EUROSAFE aims to respond to these needs.

Innovation in Nuclear Safety and

Security

Programme Committee:

Peter Booth, HSEPieter De Gelder, Bel V

Ulrich Erven, GRSRobert Jansen, KFD

Zdenek Kríž, ÚJVAntonio Munuera Bassols, CSN

Lars Skånberg, SSMEdouard Scott de Martinville, IRSN

Eugenijus Uspuras, LEISeppo Vuori, VTT

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14:00 Welcome by the Directors of GRS, IRSN and Bel V Hans J. Steinhauer, Director of GRSJacques Repussard, Director General of IRSNBenoît De Boeck, General Manager of Bel V

14:20 AddressesUrsula Heinen-Esser, Parliamentary State Secretary (BMU)Ute Blohm-Hieber, Head of Unit D2, DG Energy (EC)Volodymyr Kholosha, Deputy Minister (MES)

15:00 The future of innovation in organisationsLars Thomsen, Chief Futurist (future matters AG) 15:20 Harmonisation of safety requirements vs. innovation: a love-hate-relationship?Denis Flory, Deputy Director General (IAEA)

15:40 Break

16:10 Obstacles to innovative engineeringJean-Pierre Hutin (EDF)

16:30 The challenge of introducing innovation to processes and regulationsPiet Müskens (KFD)

16:50 TSOs' approach to innovation - combining research, operational feedback experience and knowledge managementJacques Repussard (ETSON)

17:10 Break

17:30 Panel DiscussionInnovation and safety - necessity or contradiction?Les Philpott (HSE)Christian Raetzke (E.ON)Uichiro Yoshimura (OECD/NEA)Andreas Pautz (ETSON)

18:15 Guest LectureSafe rail traffic controlJörn Pachl (Technical University of Brunswick)

19:00 Reception

20:00 Dinner

The discussion within

the panel and with

the audience will be

moderated by

Lars ThomsenChief Futurist

(future matters AG)

MONDAY 8 NOVEMBER Plenum

Technical Plenary Presentations

TUESDAY 9 NOVEMBER Seminars

Four seminars that are open to all will be held in order to provide the best opportunities for comparing experiences and learning about recent activities of GRS, IRSN, Bel V and their international partners.

09:00 Numerical simulation of non-destructive testing - an advanced tool for safety analysisG. Cattiaux, T. Sollier (IRSN)

09:30 Comparative analyses of impact tests with reinforced concrete slabs C. Heckötter, J. Sievers (GRS), F. Tarallo, B. Cirée, N. Bourasseau (IRSN), K. Calonius, A. Saarenheimo (VTT), M. Tuomala (TUT) 10:00 Break

10:30 Advanced modelling of complex material properties - a significant step toward predictive calculation of clad ruptures F. Barré, Y. Monerie, F. Péralès, O. Marchand (IRSN)

11:00 Review of 10 years of molten corium concrete interaction R&D - potential applications for containment integrity J.M. Bonnet (IRSN), C. Spengler (GRS), T. Sevon (VTT), A. Rydl (ÚJV)

11:30 COCOSYS - new modelling of safety relevant phenomena and components W. Klein-Heßling, H. Nowack, C. Spengler, S. Band, M. Höhne, M. Sonnenkalb (GRS)

12:00 Lunch break

Seminar 1

Nuclear Installation Safety

Research

Chairpersons:Jean-Claude Micaelli (IRSN)

Andreas Pautz (GRS)

SeminarsTUESDAY 9 NOVEMBER

13:30 IRSN point of view on plant life extension assessment P. Quentin, J. Couturier (IRSN)

14:00 Safety assessment of shutdown reactors at the IGNALINA NPP A. Kaliatka, S. Rimkevicius, E. Uspuras (LEI/LNIS)

14:30 Insights into the qualification of the responsible shift staff for German NPPs C. Quester, C. Verstegen, V. Wild (GRS)

15:00 Break

15:30 Safety assessment issues associated with the implementation of new generation reactorsJ. Misak (ÚJV)

16:00 Assessment of an overall I&C architecture - application to the EPR FA3 project P. Régnier (IRSN)

16:30 End of Seminar 1

Nuclear Installation Safety

Assessment

Chairpersons:Martial Jorel (IRSN)

Claus Verstegen (GRS)

SeminarsTUESDAY 9 NOVEMBER

09:00 Occupational radiation exposure of workers in German NPPsE. Strub, C. Schmidt, J. Kaulard (GRS)

09:30 Radiation protection aspects in new buildsO. Vilkamo, K. Alm-Lytz (STUK)

10:00 Break

10:30 Criticality safety in the waste management of spent fuel from NPPsR. Kilger (GRS)

11:00 Technical experience of the Belgian TSO regarding the refurbishment of hot cellsG. Cortenbosch (Bel V) et al.

11:30 Radiation exposure to workers in water worksD. Weiss, S. Feige (GRS)

12:00 Lunch break

13:30 Radiation protection of the environment - recent advances in nuclear ecotoxicology researchJ. Garnier-Laplace, T. Hinton, R. Gilbin, F. Alonzo (IRSN)

14:00 Safety analysis of the transportation of radioactive waste to the Konrad final repositoryF. Sentuc, W. Brücher (GRS)

14:30 Exposure of workers from the transport of NORM in GermanyD. Weiss (GRS)

15:00 Break

15:30 A radioecological risk assessment tool for post-accidental situations in the Toulon marine area (South of France)C. Duffa (IRSN)

16:00 Occupational cataracts and lens opacities in interventional cardiology: The O'CLOC studyS. Jacob, A. Bertrand, M. O. Bernier (IRSN)

16:30 End of Seminar 2

Seminar 2

Radiation Protection and Environment

Chairpersons:

Jean-François Lecomte (IRSN)Gunter Pretzsch (GRS)

09:00 Towards a German safety case for a high-level waste repository - the research project ISIBEL J. Wolf, D. Buhmann, J. Mönig (GRS)

09:30 Current status of swelling of bentonite and gas migration experiments using an engineering scale model for immediate depth disposal in JapanT. Higashihara (JNES)

10:00 Break

10:30 Microbial activity in a deep underground high-level waste disposal cell F. Marsal (IRSN)

11:00 Leaching of long-lived radionuclides from demolition rubble of NPPsH.-J. Herbert (GRS), S. Iden (Technical University of Brunswick)

11:30 In-situ validation of the IRSN radon dispersion code CITRON in the case of a uranium mining and milling waste repositoryL. Marie (IRSN)

12:00 End of Seminar 3

13:30 Assessment and approval of reinforced protection of vehicles used for the shipment of sensitive nuclear material O. Loiseau, D. Larrignon, B. Autrusson (IRSN)

14:00 Exercise of the management of a crisis initiated by a malevolent act A. Nannini, J. Aurelle (IRSN)

14:30 IAEA support for the establishment of nuclear security educationA. Braunegger-Guelich (IAEA)

15:00 Break

15:30 Use of video systems in securing nuclear facilitiesE. Zakharko, U. Weizel, A. Rduch (GRS)

16:00 Nuclear security of new NPPs - Bulgarian regulatory approachIvan Gorinov (BNRA)

16:30 End of Seminar 4

Seminar 4

Nuclear Security

Chairpersons:Jérôme Joly (IRSN)

Jürgen Sternkopf (GRS)

Seminar 3

Waste Management

Chairpersons:

Jean-Christophe Gariel (IRSN)Tilmann Rothfuchs (GRS)

TUESDAY 9 NOVEMBER Seminars

CANCELLED

WorkshopTUESDAY 9 NOVEMBER

European co-operation in education on nuclear safety

The workshop should bring together representatives of European Universities in order to identify possibilities of co-operation and an exchange in projects and their tasks in the field of education.

This co-operation should not double other activities like ENEN or compete with those activities. All activities discussed or agreed on should be complementary to existing European initiatives. Detailed information will be available on www.eurosafe-forum.org in late summer.

Workshop

European Co-Operation in

Education on Nuclear Safety

Moderator:Peter Storey

(Manchester University)

EUROSAFE supports the idea to promote European co-operation in nuclear education and provides a platform for hosting a workshop in this context.

Useful Information

Registration and Fee

Please send us your binding registration on the attached reply card by 22 October 2010 or register online atwww.eurosafe-forum.org. The registration fee is € 650 (526,50 net + 19% VAT = € 123,50). The fee covers lunch, dinner and forum documents. Please transfer the registration fee to the account of

Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) mbH

atDresdner Bank AG Köln Account Number: 0367 303 000 Bank Code: 370 800 40IBAN: DE 84 3708 0040 0367 3030 00Swift-BIC: DRES DE FF 370 The VAT Ident Number is: DE122792708

A registration confirmation will be sent upon receipt of payment. For cancellation after 22 October 2010, no refund can be made.

The conference language on both days will be English.

Badges for the participants and conference documents will be available at the forum secretariat.

A contingent of rooms at special rates has been reserved at the following hotels:

Maritim Hotel CologneHeumarkt 2050667 Köln, GermanyPhone: +49 221 2027 0Fax: +49 221 2027 826www.maritim.deRate: Single room € 122 (incl. breakfast)

Intercontinental ColognePipinstraße 150667 Köln, GermanyPhone: +49 221 2806 1122Fax: +49 221 2806 1679reservation.cologne@ihg.comwww.koeln.intercontinental.comRate: Single room € 165 (incl. breakfast)

Please book your rooms directly at the hotel by 7 October 2010 indicating the keyword: EUROSAFE. After that date, the special rates may no longer be available.

More information on the EUROSAFE approach can be found at http://www.eurosafe-forum.org.

Forum Language

Forum Documents

Hotel Reservation

Website

Useful Information

Venue

The forum secretariat can be contacted on both

forum days by phone +49 221 284 8924

or fax+49 221 284 8952

Gürzenich CologneMartinstraße 29-3750667 Köln, Germany

The Gürzenich is situated in the city centre of Cologne near to the Central Station and the Cathedral. There are excellent rail connections from the airport to the Central Station. From the Central Station it is a 15-minute walk to the Gürzenich or a five-minute ride with public transport (bus no. 132, get off at "Gürzenichstraße").

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Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) mbHSchwertnergasse 1, 50667 Köln, Germany

Contact in GermanyClaudia Hommers

Phone: +49 221 2068-883 – Fax: +49 221 2068-9900Email: claudia.hommers@grs.de

Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN)BP 17, 92262 Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex, France

Contact in FranceNathalie Rutschkowsky

Phone: +33 1 5835-7443 – Fax: +33 1 5835-8509Email: nathalie.rutschkowsky@irsn.fr

Bel VRue Walcourt 148, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium

Contact in BelgiumMarika Roobaert

Phone: +32 2 528-0381 – Fax: +32 2 528-0203 Email: marika.roobaert@belv.be

www.eurosafe-forum.org