Introduction
The 12th International Fuel Conference that was held in 2013 was a great success. Participants who attended the last conference were from 8 different countries. They discussed innovative ideas to ensure that CANDU Fuel continued its reputation as a safe, reliable and flexible fuel option. The success of the conference was made possible through generous sponsorships by over 15 prominent organizations in the nuclear community.
The Canadian Nuclear Society will again be hosting an international conference to ensure the continued success of CANDU Fuel far into the future. The 13th International Conference on CANDU Fuel will be taking place in Kingston, Ontario at the Holiday-Inn Waterfront Hotel on August 15-18, 2016. The Royal Military College of Canada will once again be chairing this conference.
These conferences bring together leading experts, strong designers, engineers, manufacturers, researchers and modellers to discuss and share their knowledge and experience of CANDU Fuel performance, safety and design. Similar to the 12th Conference, a special event to recognize senior and retired individual contributors to nuclear fuel technology and development will also be held.
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Submission Topics
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Fuel Performance: PIE studies/techniques, fuel behaviour (normal operating conditions and extended burnup), and station experience
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Fuel Safety: Licensing issues, accident studies, fission-gas release, fuel behaviour, LOCA initiative and experimental simulation, fuel acceptance criteria, and fuel deformation and dryout
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Fuel Design & Development: Modifications to fuel designs and quality assurance in fuel design and development, MOX, inert matrices, DUPIC, slightly enriched uranium (SEU), recovered uranium (RU), thoria-based fuels, SCWR fuel, and economical and societal implications of fuel cycles
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Fuel Code Development: Predictive capability for thermal, mechanical, irradiation and fission-gas release behaviour under normal operating and accident conditions, and predicting aerosol behaviour
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Fuel Manufacturing: Fuel manufacturer experience, advances in manufacturing & inspection technologies, blending Recycled Uranium (RU) & Depleted Uranium (RU), and fuel manufacturing issues and improvements
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Fuel Management: Fuel management schemes, load following, fuel physics analysis, and specific operational problem and fuel handling
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Fuel and Fuel Channel Thermalhydraulics: CHF and CCP assessment and enhancement, reactor aging, crept pressure tube and fuel simulation and testing
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Spent Fuel Management: Fuel handling technology, spent fuel storage, and in-storage fuel behaviour
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Advanced Code Development: Development of models that support fuel performance and safety assessments
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Important Date
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Conference Date
Aug 15
2016
toAug 18
2016
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Feb 12 2016
Abstract Submission Deadline
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Mar 31 2016
Abstract Notification of Acceptance
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May 01 2016
Draft paper submission deadline
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Jun 30 2016
Final Paper Deadline
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Aug 18 2016
Registration deadline
Contact Information
- Dr. Paul K. Chan
- Pa******@rmc.ca
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