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Towards Enhanced Robustness in Nuclear Safety

Organised jointly by Bel V, GRS and IRSN

B r u s s e l s – 5 & 6 N o v e m b e r 2 0 12

MONDAY 5 NOVEMBER

The EUROSAFE approach, developed by the European Technical Safety Organisations Network (ETSON) and its partners, includes the annual EUROSAFE Forum, the EUROSAFE Tribune and the EUROSAFE website.

The general aim of EUROSAFE is to contribute to fostering the con-vergence 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 remaining nuclear industry, international organisations and non-governmental organisations with a platform for the presentation of recent analy-ses 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 2012 EUROSAFE Forum focuses in its plenary part on Enhanced Robustness in Nuclear Safety from the point of view of several stake-holders. On the second day the latest work carried out by ETSON (European Technical Safety Organisations Network) and associated members Bel V, GRS, IRSN, JNES, LEI, PSI, SEC-NRS, SSTC-NRS, ÚJV, VTT, VUJE and their partners will be presented in two full-day seminars (“Nuclear installation safety - assessment and research”, “Radiation protection, environment and emergency preparedness”), two half-day seminars (“Waste, decommissioning and dismantling”, “Security of nuclear installations and materials”) and a poster exhibition.

The highest level of nuclear safety is more than ever a priority in the global use of nuclear energy. Technical Safety Organisations play an important role in contributing 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 un-derlying technologies, the impact of electricity market deregulation, demands for improved safety and risks management, the ageing of nuclear facilities, waste management, maintaining and improv-ing scientific and technical knowledge, learning the lessons from nuclear accidents and the need for greater transparency – these are all issues where the value of an international approach is gaining increasing recognition.

A closer collaboration is required between all technical and scientific organisations involved in nuclear safety worldwide and more conver-gence in European nuclear safety practices is essential. EUROSAFE aims to respond to these needs.

Towards Enhanced Robustness

in Nuclear Safety

Programme Committee:

Pieter De Gelder, Bel VUlrich Erven, GRS

Peter Hardegger, PSIRobert Jansen, ILT

Alexander Khamaza, SEC-NRSZdenek Kríž, ÚJVPeter Liska, VUJE

Antonio Munuera Bassols, CSNEija-Karita Puska, VTT

Edouard Scott de Martinville, IRSNStanislav Sholomitsky, SSTC-NRS

Lars Skånberg, SSMEugenijus Uspuras, LEI

Yoshio Yamamoto, JNES

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13:30 WelcomeBenoît De Boeck, General Manager of Bel V

13:40 Expectations of EC for enhanced robustness in nuclear installationsCommissioner Günther Oettinger (to be confirmed)

14:05 Outcome of the peer review of the European Stress TestPhilippe Jamet (ENSREG)

14:30 Break

15:00 A utility point of view on the justification for safe long term operationGeert Backaert (GDF-Suez; Electrabel)

15:25 TSO view on the safety of long term operationRauno Rintamaa (VTT)

15:50 The MYRRHA Project – Safety methodology and challengesBernard Neerdael (SCK•CEN)

16:15 Break

16:45 Questions and answers

17:30 Guest lecture“A journey in the solar system”Dr. Ir. Yael Naze (PhD in Astrophysics)

18:30 Reception

19:30 Dinner

Technical Plenary Presentations

MONDAY 5 NOVEMBER Plenum

TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER Seminars

FOUR SEMINARS will be held in order to provide the best opportunities for comparing experiences and learning about recent activities of ETSON members and their international partners.

09:00 Assessing flooding hazards: new guidelines V. Rebour, F. Ménage (IRSN)

09:30 Concepts for the architecture of digital I&C systems in NPPs and approaches for their assessment D. Sommer (GRS)

10:00 Break

10:30 Design review of Belgian hot cells - identification of design weaknessesN. Noterman, F. Schmitz, C. Mommaert, E. Minne, C. Peters, C. Kennes, H. Drymael, C. Cortenbosch, O. Smidts,M. Van haesendonck (Bel V)

11:00 Inadvertent boron dilution events during shutdown states in French PWRs: detection means efficiency and neces-sary improvementsD. Plassart (IRSN)

11:30 Evaluation of operating experience with regard to passive mechanical components – approach and new insightsF. Michel (GRS)

12:00 Lunch Break

13:30 NUGENIA R&D on safety issues - perspectives in the domains of ageing and of severe accidentE. Keim (AREVA), J.-P. van Dorsselaere (IRSN)

14:00 Bel V R&D activities in the frame of improved under-standing of fire behaviour in nuclear facilitiesF. Bonte, N. Noterman (Bel V)

14:30 Integrating organisational and human factors in safety regulation – results from an international comparisonF. Jeffroy (IRSN), G. Rolina (ESMP)

15:00 Break

Seminar 1

Nuclear Installation Safety

Assessment

Chairpersons:Marc Vincke (Bel V)

Reinhard Stück (GRS)Pascal Quentin (IRSN)

Nuclear Installation Safety

Research

Chairpersons:Jean-Claude Micaelli (IRSN)

Andreas Pautz (GRS)

SeminarsTUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER

15:30 Failure assessment methodologies for components under severe accident loadingJ. Sievers, J. Arndt, H. Grebner (GRS)

16:00 New studies on passive and active systems towards enhanced severe accident source term mitigation T. Albiol, L. Cantrel (IRSN), L. Herranz (CIEMAT),E. Riera (CSIC), T. Lind (PSI), F. Parozzi (RSE),A. Auvinen (VTT), N. Losch (AREVA)

16:30 End of Seminar 1

09:00 Recent evolution in the regulatory framework of the Belgian class II nuclear installations such as irradiators and acceleratorsE. Minne, F. Schmitz, C. Peters, C. Mommaert, C. Kennes,G. Degreef, G. Cortenbosch (Bel V), P. Carlier (FANC)

09:30 Regulatory control on radiation protection – instruments for information and experience exchange in a federal systemC. Schmidt, J. Kaulard, B. Brendebach (GRS)

10:00 Break

Seminar 2

Radiation Protection, Environment and

Emergency Preparedness

Chairpersons:Didier Degueldre (Bel V)

Gunter Pretzsch (GRS)

TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER Seminars

10:30 Geothermal energy production – a subject for radiation protectionS. Feige, R. Roloff (GRS)

11:00 Guidelines for the assessment of the radiological impacts sites with multiple existing and/or new storage/disposal facilities and criteria for decision-makingO. Mykolaichuk (SNRIU), Z. Alekseeva, S. Kondratyev,O. Tokarevskyi (SSTC-NRS), G. Damette (IRSN),D. Weiss (GRS), L. Antola (ITER-Consult)

11:30 Practical use of the mobile radiological laboratory to support the nuclear regulatory authority of UkraineV. Bogorad, T. Lytvynska, O. Slepchenko, Y. Belov,S. Lievliev (SSTC-NRS)

12:00 Lunch Break

13:30 Massive radiological releases profoundly differ from controlled releasesP. Momal, L. Pascucci-Cahen (IRSN)

14:00 Development of standardised information forms to improve the information fluxes between licensees and off-site authorities & bodies in emergency situationsD. Degueldre (Bel V), C. Vandecasteele (FANC)

14:30 OPAL: implementation of an awareness tool to post-accidental issues for local stakeholdersC. Gauvin, D. Bergot (IRSN)

15:00 Break

15:30 Translation of the emergency planning zone to an intervention zone: a multidisciplinary approach improving common understanding and implementation of protective actionsC. Vandecasteele (FANC), H. Neef (ADCC/DGCC), D. Degueldre (Bel V)

16:00 Reflections on the management of foodstuffs after a nuclear accidentB. Cessac (IRSN)


Seminar 2

Radiation Protection, Environment and

Emergency Preparedness

Chairpersons:

Didier Degueldre (Bel V)Gunter Pretzsch (GRS)

SeminarsTUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER

09:00 Non-diagonal transport phenomena in deep disposal facilities: Contribution of osmotic processes to he interpretation of the far-field water pressure in the Tournemire argilliteJ.-M. Matray (IRSN)

09:30 Impact of bentonite colloids on radionuclide transport in fractured systems – results from field experiments and modellingU. Noseck (GRS)

10:00 Break

10:30 Self-sealing of fractures in clay host rocks for disposal of radioactive wasteC.-L. Zhang (GRS)

11:00 Status of decommissioning and dismantling of the Belgian MOX-facility Belgonucléaire C. Kennes, C. Mommaert, M. Van haesendonck (Bel V)

11:30 Safety assessment for decommissioning – an international approachP. Francois (IRSN), J. Kaulard (GRS), V. Ljubenov (IAEA)

12:00 Lunch Break and end of Seminar 3

13:30 Results of the European Stress Test Security TrackL. Demolins (SDSIE), W. Voss (BMU)

14:00 The International Physical Protection Advisory ServiceK. Mrabit (IAEA)

14:30 Ukrainian efforts in implementation of fundamental principles of physical protectionI. Kuzmyak, V. Kravtsov (SSTC-NRS)

15:00 Break

15:30 Implementing international security guidelines into the Belgian regulatory framework - practical issuesG. Vanderschelde, D. Marloye (Bel V)

16:00 IRSN's missions in international safeguardsN. Chaptal-Gradoz (IRSN)


Seminar 3

Waste and Decommissioning &

Dismantling

Chairpersons:Olivier Smidts (Bel V)

François Besnus (IRSN)Tilmann Rothfuchs (GRS)

Seminar 4Security of Nuclear

Installations and Materials

Chairpersons:Wenzel Brücher (GRS)Jean Jalouneix (IRSN)

Useful Information

Venue

The Forum secretariat can be contacted on both

Forum days by phone +32 2 224 38 18

or fax+32 2 203 46 43

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Sheraton Brussels Hotel & TowersPlace Rogier 31210 Brussels, Belgium Phone: +32 2 224 31 11 Fax: +32 2 224 34 56http://www.sheraton.com/brussels

The Sheraton Brussels Hotel is situated in the city centre near to the Gare du Nord. The Hotel can easily be reached within 10 minutes from the Gare Midi by public transport (Tramway line 3 - direction Esplanade or 4 – direction Gare du Nord, exit Rogier). From Brussels International Airport: Take a train to Gare du Nord.

Useful Information

Registration and Fee

Forum Language

Forum Documents

Hotel Reservation

Website

Please send us your binding registration on the attached reply card by 19 October 2012 or register online at www.eurosafe-forum.org. The registration fee is € 650 (€ 537,19 net + 21% VAT = € 112,81). The fee covers lunch, dinner and Forum docu-ments. Please transfer the registration fee to the account of

Bel VIBAN: BE75 310 169 15 48 51BIC: BBRUBEBB

A registration confirmation will be sent upon receipt of payment. For cancellation after 19 October 2012, 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.

Please arrange your own hotel accommodation via the websitehttp://www.eurosafe-forum.org. HRS (Hotel Reservation Service) offers several hotel rooms in Brussels at preferential rates.

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

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Sheraton Brussels Place Rogier 3 1210 Brussels

PlaceCharles Rogier

Rogier

Gare du Nord

train station

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Bel V

Rue Walcourt 148, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium

Contact in BelgiumMarika Roobaert

Phone: +32 2 5280 381 – Fax: +32 2 5280 203Email: [email protected]

Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) mbH

Schwertnergasse 1, 50667 Köln, Germany

Contact in GermanyClaudia Hommers

Phone: +49 221 2068-883 – Fax: +49 221 2068-9900Email: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

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