Abstract submission deadline is April 7, 2023.
Topic | Description |
Common Management Considerations | Change management, human resource development and training programs, experience database, benchmarking against other reactors, performance assessments |
Computer Modeling | Computer modeling including Monte Carlo Neutronics Modeling, Thermal Hydraulic Monitoring, and Accident Analysis |
Dismantling and Decommissioning | Activities related to the Decommissioning of Research Reactors |
Diversity and Inclusion | Strategies for increasing diversity at research reactor facilities, and using research reactors to promote diversity and inclusion in the broader nuclear field |
Experiments | Novel experiments performed using Research Reactors and the development of new Experimental Techniques |
Fuel Cycle | TRIGA restart, conversion to LEU fuels, development, qualification, fabrication, in-core fuel management and safety, transportation, fuel licensing, spent fuel storage, corrosion and degradation |
Innovative Methods | Design, construction and start of operation for new reactors, proliferation resistance; development of national infrastructures |
Instrumentation | Digital instrumentation and control, control console upgrades, neutron detectors, novel instrumentation methods |
New Reactors and Advanced Reactors | New research reactors, advanced reactors, and synergies between research reactors and advanced power reactors |
Operations and Maintenance | Operations and maintenance considerations for research reactors including maintenance and upgrades, reactor measurements, procedures |
Re-imagining Nuclear | Outreach programs, internships, community engagement |
Refurbishment Programs | Managing reliability issues, modernization, refurbishment, long term operation and life-time extension, maintenance management systems, aging reactor management |
Safety and Security | Safety and security standards, safety analysis methods, safety of experiments, emergency planning, cybersecurity, safety culture |
Utilization | Strategies and equipment for utilizing research reactors including experimental facilities and programs, industrial and medical applications |
Workforce Development | Strategies for utilizing research reactors to grow the nuclear workforce, and improve knowledge in related fields |
Other |