HOTLAB 2021 CONFERENCE
Programme
Sunday 26/09/2021
18:00 AM
Welcome Drink
Monday 27/09/2021
08:00 AM
Registration
09:00 AM
Welcome Remarks
Ondřej Srba
Research Centre Řež
09:20 AM
Inaugural Address
Petr Březina
Research Centre Řež
09:40 AM
IAEA’s Activities on Post Irradiation Examination
Kailash Agarwal
International Atomic Energy Agency
TECHNICAL SESSION 1 - Design and Construction of New Facilities
10:00 AM
New Laboratory Installation for Molten Salt Reactor Material Research in Denmark
Christopher Dane
JACOMEX
10:25 AM
Set-Up of Two New Hotcells to Discard Spent Targets from the Isolde Experiment
Sven de Man
CERN
10:50 AM
Coffee Break (30 min.)
11:20 AM
Design and Fabrication of a Hot Cell and Target Manipulation System
Justin Dexter
M. Braun, Inc.
11:45 AM
Design and Fabrication of a Local Target Shielding System
Mike Wade
Springs ATG, LLC
12:10 PM
New Generation of High Efficiency Unleaded Materials for Radiation Protection NOVASHIELD® GLASS: Unleaded Transparent Screen for Gamma and Neutron Shielding
Fady El Haber Christophe Selliez
Lemer Pax
12:35 PM
Construction of JHR Hot Cells
Petr Březina
Research Centre Řež
13:00 PM
Lunch (60 min.)
TECHNICAL SESSION 2 - Ageing Management and Refurbishment of Hot Laboratories
14:00 PM
Replacement of the Transfer Lifting Unit in the Irradiated Fuel Cell
Franck Dominjon
CEA
14:25 PM
Repairment of Incell Crane Inside Hot Cell 106 in Radiometalurgy Installation (RMI) BATAN
Junaedi
National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN)
14:50 PM
Replacing A 40-Year-Old Periscope for Visual Inspection of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Niklas Snis
Studsvik Nuclear AB
15:15 PM
Coffee Break (30 min.)
15:40 PM
Replacement of the Nuclear SIMS in the LECA/STAR Facility
Ingrid Roure
CEA.IRESNE
TECHNICAL SESSION 3 - Remote Handling, Automation and Transport for Hot Labs
16:05 PM
Overview of Cyclotron Remote Handling at TRIUMF – Shutdown Maintenance Activities and Ageing Equipment Refurbishment
Adam Newsome
TRIUMF
16:30 PM
End of Conference Day 1
18:00 PM
Gala Dinner & Cultural Programme
Tuesday 28/09/2021
TECHNICAL SESSION 3 - Remote Handling, Automation and Transport for Hot Labs
09:00 AM
The New Integrated NDE System in Taiwan
June Chiu-Wan
Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
TECHNICAL SESSION 4 - PIE (Destructive/Non-Destructive)
09:25 AM
Microstructure Examination of U3Si2-Al Dispersion Fuel Plate with Density of 4.8 gU/cm3 and Burnup 40% in Radiometallurgy Installation
Maman Kartaman Ajiriyanto
National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia
09:50 AM
Nondestructive Method for Measurement of Oxide Layer Thickness on Irradiated Fuel Rods
Marin Mincu
Institute for Nuclear Research Pitesti Romania
10:15 AM
In-Situ Nanoindention in a Nuclearized SEM at the CEA Atalante Facility
Gauthier Jouan
CEA, DES/ISEC/ DE2D/SEVT/LMPA
10:40 AM
Coffee Break (30 min.)
11:10 AM
Review of Advanced PIE Techniques at UK NNL
Susan Morgan
National Nuclear Laboratory
11:35 AM
Case Study Of 0.2% Boron Carbide Addition to Concrete in Compact Shielding Design at the TRIUMF-ARIEL Facility
Bill Paley
TRIUMF
12:00 PM
Detailed Analysis of The Debris Fretting Marks on Coated Fuel Cladding Samples
Ondřej Pašta
Research Centre Řež
12:25 PM
CVR Activities on the Neutron Irradiated Fuel Cladding Materials
Mariia Zimina
Research Centre Řež
12:50 PM
End of Conference Day 2
13:00 PM
Lunch (60 min.)
15:00 PM
Guided tour of Prague
Wednesday 29/09/2021
TECHNICAL SESSION 4 - PIE (Destructive/Non-Destructive)
09:00 AM
Irradiated Concrete and Aggregates Studies in CVŘ
Alica Fedoriková
Research Centre Řež
9:25 AM
Mineralogical and Structural Characterization of Concrete and Rock Aggregates after Neutron and Gamma Irradiation
Patricie Halodová
Research Centre Řež
9:50 AM
Recent Innovation Iin Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) In-Situ Extreme Mechanics in Nuclear Environments
Nicholas Randall
Alemnis AG
TECHNICAL SESSION 5 - Safety and Regulation Issues
10:15 AM
Preliminary Framework for Applying Shared Autonomy in a Remote Hotcell Operation
Ryu Dongseok
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
10:45 AM
Coffee Break (30 min.)
11:15 AM
Maximum Permissible Leakage Rate of a Transport Cask According to the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material
Mahdi REZAIAN
AEOI (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran)
11:40 AM
Thermal Evaluation of a Small Cask for Transport of Irradiated Fuel Samples
Mahdi REZAIAN
AEOI (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran)
TECHNICAL SESSION 6 - Commercial Presentations
12:05 PM
Commercial Presentation of Hot Laboratories
Radek Řezáč
ISOTREND spol. s r.o.
12:30 PM
Suitable Remote Handling Solutions for Hot Cells
Hubert Hafen
Wälischmiller Engineering GmbH
13:00 PM
Lunch (60 min.)
14:00 PM
Introduction of Gloveboxes Group
Christopher Dane
JACOMEX
14:25 PM
SKAPHIA: Presentation of the Latest Shielded Electron Probe Micro Analysis (EPMA)
Anne - Sophie Robbes
CAMECA
14:50 PM
ACTINIS: Shielded SIMS for Analysis of Highly Radioactive Samples
Paula Peres
CAMECA
15:15 PM
Coffee Break & Poster Session (30 min.)
Atom Probe Tomography for Nuclear Materials
Adrien Vuillaume
CAMECA
Fine Analyses on Neutron Irradiated Materials at LECI Hotlab: Nuclearization Work of an Atom Probe Tomography and a Focused Ion Beam, and Examples of Applications on Nuclear Materials
Olivier Doyen
Université Paris-Saclay, CEA
Isotrend Hot Cells
Jan Bornhorst
ISOTREND
Handling of Radioactive Materials Prior to Analysis by X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Claudia Aparicio
Research Centre Řež
X-Ray Imaging System on Irradiated Fuel Rods Featuring Computed Radiography (CR)
Benedict Vos
SCK CEN
15:45 PM
Advanced Rare Isotope Laboratory (ARIEL), Design and Fabrication of Hot Cell facility
Thomas Jerome
ROBATEL Industries
16:10 PM
Life Cycle of Hot Cells with Emphasis on Decommissioning
Aleš Dokulil
NUVIA a.s.
16:35 PM
Awards & Announcement of 58th HOTLAB Meeting
Ann Leenaers
SCK CEN
17:00 PM
End of Conference
Thursday 30/09/2021
RESEARCH CENTRE ŘEŽ TECHNICAL VISIT (AM GROUP)
9:00 AM
Departure from the hotel Vienna House Diplomat
10:00 AM
Technical Visit
12:30 PM
Lunch
13:00 PM
Departure from Research Centre Řež
14:00 PM
Arrival to the hotel Venna House Diplomat
RESEARCH CENTRE ŘEŽ TECHNICAL VISIT (PM GROUP)
12:00 PM
Departure from the Hotel Vienna House Diplomat
13:00 PM
Lunch (60 min.)
15:00 PM
Technical Visit
16:00 PM
Departure from Research Centre Řež
Visits to the CVŘ nuclear research facilities will be held on 30 September in the morning or in the afternoon. The technical excursion includes a new hot cells facility, research nuclear reactors LVR15 and LR-0, positron emission tomography center, cooling loops (He loop, CO2 loop, …). The conference fee includes transportation to and technical excursion to the CVŘ research facilities.
Morning Excursion:
9:00 – 14:00
Afternoon Excursion:
12:00 – 16:00
Maximum number of participant is 40.
The application for the excursion is part of the registration form.
About the Research Centre Řež
The Research Centre Řež is a research organisation concentrating on research, development and innovation in the energy sector, primarily nuclear. The company operates a major research infrastructure to support R&D for development of nuclear and other means of sustainable power generation. In particular, the two research reactors, create the core of the infrastructure and are linked to technological loops, hot cells, laboratories for material science, severe accident modelling, technologies for testing components and materials for fusion related R&D. This covers most of the life cycle of current technologies of GEN II–III+, future GEN IV and fusion technologies.
Organizers and Partners
