NENE2024

Table of Contents
of the 33rd International Conference NENE 2024


 
Topics:
Reactor Physics
Research Reactors
Thermal-Hydraulics, Computational Fluid Dynamics
Safety Analyses and Severe Accidents and PSA
New Reactor Designs and Small Modular Reactors
Fuel Cycle, Radioactive Waste and Decommissioning
Materials in Nuclear Technology
Radiation and Environmental Protection
Education and Training and Public Outreach
Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Technologies
Nuclear Power Plant Operation and Plant Life Management
Regulatory Issues and Legislation

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Reactor Physics
No. 103

Analysis of KRUSTY Reactor Behaviour with OFELIA Environment
Riccardo Boccelli, Lorenzo Loi, Stefano Riva, Carolina Introini, Stefano Lorenzi, Antonio Cammi

No. 105

On the Impact of Cross Section and Fission Product Yield Data on PWR Design Calculations with CORD-2
Jan Malec, Marjan Kromar, Andrej Trkov

No. 108

Sensitivity Analysis of the Krško NPP Internal and External Components to the Activation of Material Impurities
Benjamin Barbarič, Tanja Goričanec, Klemen Ambrožič, Luka Snoj

No. 110

Adaptive Design and Criticality Analysis of the DARWIN Reactor Core Concept
Anže Mihelčič, Dušan Čalič, Luka Snoj

No. 111

Investigating the Potential Fuels for DFRm Reactor Concept
Semra Daydaş, Ali Tiftikçi

No. 112

Analyzing Delayed Neutrons in a Pressurized Water Reactor
Dušan Čalič

No. 113

NuScale Core Analyses using Monte Carlo Code
Dušan Čalič, Klemen Ambrožič

No. 114

Analysis of Power Mesh Tally Resolution for Coupled Neutronic and Thermohydraulic Simulations of Advanced PWR Core
Tomáš Kořínek, Jiří Závorka, Martin Lovecký, Jan Škarohlíd, Radek Škoda

No. 115

Optimizing Nuclide Sets for Efficient Monte Carlo Simulations in Large-Scale and Multiphysics Nuclear Reactor Models
Martin Lovecký, Tomáš Kořínek, Jiří Závorka, Radek Škoda

No. 116

Liquid Neutron Filter for Experimental Simulation of the Thermal Neutron Spectrum Shift to Higher Energies
Blaž Levpušček, Vladimir Radulović, Andrej Trkov, Gilles Noguère, Olivier Serot, Christophe Destouches

No. 117

Reactivity Effects of External Void Insertion in Lead-cooled Fast Reactor
Akzhol Almukhametov, Lorenzo Loi, Carolina Introini, Antonio Cammi

No. 118

Validation of the MCNP and OpenMC Monte Carlo Codes for the Nuclear Criticality Safety Calculations of the NPP Krško Fuel
Marjan Kromar, Katerina Paskova, Dušan Čalič, Tanja Goričanec

No. 119

Numerical investigation of Yttrium-Hydride Reactivity Feedback Coefficient
Riccardo Boccelli, Marco Enrico Ricotti, Stefano Lorenzi

No. 120

Preliminary Monte Carlo Calculations for Ex-vessel Neutron Dosimetry Gradient Chains at Krško NPP
Tanja Goričanec, Benjamin Barbarič, Luka Snoj, Marjan Kromar

No. 121

Computational Analysis of a Neutron Diode
Veronika Cvelbar, Klemen Ambrožič, Luka Snoj

Research Reactors
No. 201

The use of Low Power Research Reactors to Develop New Protocols in the Pursuit of Exotic Radionuclide Production
Giorgio Grosso, Andrea Salvini, Andrea Gandini, Daniele Alloni, Federico Alfinito, Letizia Canziani

No. 202

Review of SiC Based Sensor Performances for Neutron Flux Measurements in Nuclear Reactor Fission Facilities
Christophe Destouches, Abdallah Lyoussi, Olivier Llido, Michael Houry, Quentin Potiron, Christelle Carette

No. 203

Shadowing Effect Correction for the Pavia TRIGA Reactor using Monte Carlo Data and Reduced Modelling Techniques
Cyrille Ghislain De Lurion De L'Égouthail, Lorenzo Loi, Stefano Riva, Carolina Introini, Antonio Cammi

No. 204

Enhancing Irradiation Facilities: A Study on the Upgraded Water Filtration System in the KATANA Water Activation Loop
Julijan Peric, Domen Kotnik, Domen Govekar, Luka Snoj, Vladimir Radulović

No. 205

Jožef Stefan Institute TRIGA Research Reactor Activities in the Period from September 2023 – August 2024
Anže Jazbec, Sebastjan Rupnik, Vladimir Radulović, Borut Smodiš, Luka Snoj

Thermal-Hydraulics, Computational Fluid Dynamics
No. 301

Potential Effect of Saline Solution on Fission Products Mitigation by Pool Scrubbing
Fouzia Djeriouat, Catherine Marchetto, Philippe Nerisson, Maxime Chinaud, Olivier Vauquelin

No. 303

Exploring Taylor Bubble Dynamics in Counter-Current Flows: A Combined Numerical and Experimental Study
Jan Kren, Iztok Tiselj, Blaž Mikuž

No. 304

Design and Construction of the Transparent Test Section for Analysis of Boiling Flow Scaled to Fusion Divertor Conditions
Jakob Jakše, Gregor Kozmus, Boštjan Končar

No. 306

Non-condensable Gas-Liquid Interface in LFR: Analysis of STH Code Response for the Manometer Test Case
Barbara Calgaro, Donella Pellini, Chiara Robazza, Nicola Forgione

No. 307

Influence of Chemical and Physical Treatments of Copper Surface on the Contact Angle of R-245fa Refrigerant
Deja Razpet, Žiga Tominc, Blaž Mikuž

Safety Analyses And Severe Accidents And PSA
No. 401

The CHIP Line: an Unique Experimental Device Dedicated to Fission Product Chemistry and Transport at High Temperature in PWR Severe Accident Conditions
Anne Cécile Gregoire, William Le Saux, Calogero Tornabene, Guillaume Bourbon, Sandrine Morin, Laurent Cantrel

No. 402

Decay Heat Removal from the MSFR CORE through the Passive Safety System
Barbara Kędzierska, Xue-Nong Chen, Andrei Rineiski, Alexis Saint-Dizier

No. 403

Preliminary Heat Transfer Studies for improving the effectiveness of a LFR Decay Heat Removal System
Barbara Calgaro, Donella Pellini, David Giron Cebàllos

No. 404

Assessment of TRACE V5.0 Patch 8 using BETHSY 4.1a TC Test
Andrej Prošek

No. 406

Non-ergodic Ground Motion Model for NPP Sites in Slovenia
Anže Babič, Matjaž Dolšek, Norman A. Abrahamson

No. 407

Improved HPC Models for Fuel Performance Predictions
Rosa Lo Frano, Salvatore Angelo Cancemi, Michela Angelucci, Riccardo Ciolini

No. 408

Application of AI Methods for Describing the Coolability of Debris Beds Formed in the Late Accident Phase of Nuclear Reactors
Jasmin Joshi-Thompson, Michael Buck, Joerg Starflinger

No. 409

Evolution of Safety Concepts in Pressurized Water Reactors
Daniel Hackl, Eileen Langegger, Helmuth Böck

No. 410

Uncertainty Analysis of Simultaneous SBO and LBLOCA Scenario Considering Chemical Reactions
Matjaž Leskovar, Mitja Uršič, Janez Kokalj, Rok Krpan

No. 411

Comparative Analytical Study of High Temperature Oxidation of ATF FeCrAl, Cr-Coated Zr-Based Alloy, Crome-Nickel Alloy and SiC-Based Composite Claddings in Steam Atmosphere
Alexander Vasiliev

No. 412

An Overview of Seismic Design Parameters for Design of Nuclear Power Plants
Aleš Jamšek, Mojca Planinc

No. 413

Simulation of Vapour Explosions in Combined Melt-jet-breakup and Stratified Configuration
Janez Kokalj, Mitja Uršič, Matjaž Leskovar

No. 414

Identification of PTS Scenarios for Two-loop PWR
Andrej Prošek, Rok Krpan, Matjaž Leskovar, Samir El Shawish, Mitja Uršič, Boštjan Zajec

No. 415

TRACE Simulation of Hot Leg LOCA Spectrum in Two-loop PWR
Andrej Prošek

No. 416

Systematisation of Knowledge on Severe Accident Phenomena and Experiments for Preservation and Transmission
Luis Herranz, Fabrizio Gabrielli, Pascal Piluso, Christophe Journeau, Sanjeev Gupta, Sandro Paci, Ivo Kljenak

No. 419

Analysis of Atmosphere Composition at Severe Accident Conditions in a Pressurized Water Reactor Containment with Lumped-Parameter Description
Ivo Kljenak, Joan Fontanet, Stephan Kelm, Ludovic Maas

No. 420

Influence of Model Parameters on Pin Power Distribution Due to Fuel Assembly Bow
Jiří Závorka, Martin Lovecký, Radek Škoda

New Reactor Designs and Small Modular Reactors
No. 501

"Fuel for the future?" - Two Concepts to Tackle the Burden of Accumulating Spent Fuel and High-level Radioactive Waste -
M. Kadiroglu, H. Glöde, A. Mühle, M. Hessan, K.-M. Haendel

No. 502

Heat-Only Small Modular Reactors Vs. Nuclear Combined Heat and Electricity: Concepts and Economics
Hussein Abdulkareem saleh Abushamah, Ondrej Burian, Radek Škoda

No. 503

Development of Small Modular Reactor Cooled by Supercritical Water within the ECC-SMART Project
Monika Šípová, Alberto Sáez-Maderuelo, Ivan Otic, Szabolcs Czifrus, Leon Cizelj

No. 506

Preliminary Design and Optimization of the Heat Pipe Heat Exchanger (HPHX) for a 5 MWth Heat Pipe-Cooled Micro Modular Reactor (MMR)
Matthias Peiretti, Michael Buck, Jörg Starflinger

No. 507

Sustainable Hydrogen Production from Nuclear Energy
Rosa Lo Frano, Renato Buzzetti, Salvatore Angelo Cancemi

No. 508

Teplator in Sea Water Desalination – Technical and Economical Evaluation
Jan Škarohlíd, Tomáš Kořínek, Ondřej Burian, Radek Škoda

No. 513

Challenges in Modelling of Passive Heat Removal Systems for Small and Micro Modular Reactors
Mihael Boštjan Končar, Jörg Starflinger, Mihael Sekavčnik, Mitja Uršič

Fuel Cycle, Radioactive Waste and Decommissioning
No. 601

Updates on LILW Disposal Facility in Slovenia
Špela Mechora, Sandi Viršek, Mateja Zupan

No. 604

Validation of the Improved Siempelkamp NIS 3D Activation Calculation Method for Nuclear Decommissioning
Imrich Fabry, Gerhard Graebner, Robert Holzer

No. 605

Automated Object Detection and Position Extraction of Legacy Nuclear Waste using a Robotic Manipulator
Alex Jackie Carpenter, David Megson-Smith, Thomas Bligh Scott

No. 606

Results from Knowledge Management activities in the EURAD
Nadja Železnik

No. 608

Investigation of the Use of Reprocessed Uranium Fuel in VVER-440 Reactors
Štefan Čerba, Júlia Bočkayová, Branislav Vrban, Jakub Lüley, Vladimír Nečas

No. 610

Encapsulation of Enhanced Waste from Molten Salt Oxidation in Geopolymer Matrix
Vojtěch Galek, Petr Pražák, Martin Vacek, Martin Kovář, Anna Sears

No. 611

Radiation Dose Rate Analysis of Conceptual Solution for the Croatian Low- and Intermediate-level Radioactive Waste
Davor Grgić, Paulina Družijanić, Radomir Ječmenica, Siniša Šadek, Mario Matijević

Materials in Nuclear Technology
No. 703

Chemical Production via Radiolysis: Chemical Reactor Design Optimization
Klemen Ambrožič, Vladimir Radulović, Anže Prašnikar, Luka Snoj

No. 704

The FFT-Homogenization Method in Irradiated Austenitic Stainless Steels
Amirhossein Lame Jouybari, Samir El Shawish, Leon Cizelj

No. 705

Crack Growth Prediction with Phase-field Method
Patrik Tarfila, Oriol Costa Garrido, Mitja Uršič

No. 709

Oxidation Behaviour of Accident Tolerant Fuel Cladding Materials at High Temperatures
Tamas Novotny, Erzsébet Perez-Feró

No. 710

Solid Swelling of MOX Fuel for Fast Reactors: Research and Modelling
Rolando Calabrese

No. 711

PTS Analyses of a PWR with Cracks During an SB-LOCA Event with Consideration of LTO Improvements
Oriol Costa Garrido, Nejc Kromar, Andrej Prošek, Leon Cizelj

Radiation and Environmental Protection
No. 801

Evaluation of Average Natural Background Radiation Dose in Slovenia
Andrej Žohar, Marko Giacomelli, Peter Jovanovič, Gregor Omahen, Manca Podvratnik, Matija Škrlep

No. 803

Preliminary Results of the Dudváh River Contamination
Otto Glavo, Branislav Vrban, Štefan Čerba, Jakub Lüley, Vendula Filová, Vladimír Nečas

No. 804

Calibration of HPGe Detectors and usage of Prompt Gamma Rays to Extend Detector Efficiency Curve in Above 2 MeV Range
Domen Govekar, Julijan Peric, Domen Kotnik, Vladimir Radulović

No. 808

The Slovenian Early Warning System For Radiation In The Environment
Michel Cindro, Tamara Gregorčič, Branko Fujs

Education and Training And Public Outreach
No. 901

International Higher Education with I2EN and the French Nuclear Industry
Jan van der Lee

No. 903

Nuclear Technology Courses in Nuclear Training Centre Ljubljana
Tomaž Skobe

No. 904

Elevating Radiation Protection Training: Harnessing Visual Tools for Enhanced Learning
Vesna Slapar Borišek, Matjaž Koželj

No. 905

Public Opinion about Nuclear Energy – Year 2024 Poll
Radko Istenič, Igor Jenčič

Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Technologies
No. 1001

Construction and Commissioning of the KATANA Water Activation Loop at the JSI TRIGA Research Reactor
Domen Kotnik, Julijan Peric, Domen Govekar, Luka Snoj, Igor Lengar

No. 1003

Comparative Analysis of SDDR Calculations in Simplified Large-Scale Tokamak Model
Ylenia Kogovšek Žiber, Igor Lengar, Klemen Ambrožič

No. 1004

Analysis of Four Heat Flux Partitioning Model at Divertor Cooling Conditions
Aljoša Gajšek, Matej Tekavčič, Boštjan Končar

No. 1005

FE Model Development of Different Solutions for the Inner Top FW Module of DTT
Nejc Kromar, Oriol Costa Garrido, Maurizio Furno Palumbo, Gabriele De Sano, Selanna Roccella

No. 1011

Neutronics Simulations for the Lower Port Area of the Volumetric Fusion Neutron Source
Aljaž Čufar, Christian Bachmann, Jean Boscary, Curt Gliss, Mario Kannamüller, Dieter Leichtle, Igor Lengar, Primož Lesjak, Domenico Marzullo, Pavel Pereslavtsev, Sebastien Renard, Pietro Vinoni

No. 1012

Two-Phase Analysis of Critical Regions in the Cooling Circuit of the DEMO Divertor Cassette Body
Boštjan Končar, Matej Tekavčič, Jakob Justin

No. 1015

Tungsten Detritiation using MSO Technology
Martin Vacek, Vojtěch Galek, Anna Sears, Petr Pražák

Nuclear Power Plant Operation and Plant Life Management
No. 1101

Assessment of Selected Long-Term Operation Improvements Relevant to the Pressurized Thermal Shock in PWR with Focus on Reactor Pressure Vessel Integrity
Piotr Darnowski, Piotr Emil Mazgaj, Miroslav Pošta

No. 1102

Assessment of the Optimal Electric Power of the New Nuclear Power Plant JEK2 for Secure and Stable Operation and Development of the Electric Power System of Slovenia
Aleksandar Momirovski, Jurij Kurnik, Robert Bergant, Bruno Glaser

No. 1103

Cable Aging Management Program and Development of Acceptance Criteria for Radiation Aged Field Assessment of Polymers in Nuclear Power Plants
Marko Pirc, Luka Snoj

No. 1107

Review and Analysis of Organizational Charts and Personnel Management for the Nuclear Power Plant Krško 2
Jan Kuhar, Boris Vovčko, Tomaž Ploj

No. 1108

Replacement of a part of SI pipeline in NPP Krško
Domen Zorko, Ana Nađ, Franci Škrabec, Andrej Lešnjak, Matej Pleterski, Robert Planinc

No. 1109

Calculating Uncertainties of Environmental Qualification Instrument Channels in NPP Krško (NEK)
Primož Vintar, Maja Mikec, Jaka Jenškovec, Rajmund Mlakar, Gordan Janković, Peter Klenovšek

Regulatory Issues and Legislation
No. 1201

Licensing Procedure for the new Nuclear Power Plant JEK2
Sonja Torkar, Barbara Vokal Nemec, Tomaž Nemec, Špela Krajnc, Benja Režonja Gumpot, Tomi Živko

No. 1202

Map Determination of Code and Standard Needs to be Covered for Innovative Nuclear Reactors
Jorge.Enrique Muñoz, Lucien Allais, Joachim Herb, Marco Caramello, Bruno Autrusson, Cécile Petesch, Karl-Fredrik Nilsson, Gian Luigi Fiorini, Egidijus Urbonavicius, Mirela Nitoi

No. 1203

A Quick Outline of the National Approaches and Milestones vis-à-vis IAEA INFCIRC/908, INFCIRC/910 and INFCIRC/918
Janez Češarek

No. 1204

What We Learned From the Krško NPP Spent Fuel Dry Storage Project - the Regulatory Aspect
Andreja Peršič, Roman Celin, Tom Bajcar, Matjaž Podjavoršek, Sebastjan Šavli