Papers

This area focuses on regulatory, standards and legal frameworks for nuclear energy, as well as management systems that support safety and quality in nuclear activities.

• National and international regulatory frameworks
• Nuclear regulation (CSN, EU, IAEA)
• Nuclear liability and insurance
• Quality management systems
• Graded approach
• Non-technical regulatory interfaces
• Compliance and audits

This area covers human, organizational and social aspects of nuclear activity, including training, social and corporate responsibility, with an emphasis on sustainability and communication with stakeholders.

• Technical and non-technical training
• Knowledge transfer and management
• Simulators and training tools
• Corporate and social responsibility
• Sustainability
• Human and organizational factors
• Science communication and outreach
• Public perception of nuclear energy

This area covers the design, engineering and architecture of nuclear facilities throughout their lifecycle, from conceptual and detailed design to modernization and upgrades of systems, structures and components.

• System design, SSCs and plant layout
• Mechanical, electrical, civil and structural engineering
• Seismic and environmental qualification
• Facility modernization and upgrades
• BIM and digital twins applied to design
• Nuclear manufacturing and supply chain

This area focuses on emerging nuclear energy technologies, including advanced fission reactors, small modular reactors (SMRs) and fusion systems, as well as innovative applications of nuclear technologies.

• Advanced fission reactors
• SMRs and microreactors (PWR and non-PWR)
• Innovative passive systems
• Safety analyses for new technologies
• Nuclear fusion (ITER, DEMO, IFMIF-DONES)
• Fusion-specific materials and systems
• New deployment models and applications

This area addresses safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities, as well as maintenance strategies and asset management to ensure long-term reliability, availability and performance.

• Normal operation and operational transients
• Corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance
• Online monitoring and equipment diagnostics
• Long-term operation and lifetime management
• Operating experience
• Digitalization applied to O&M
• Human factors in operation

This area covers nuclear fuel design, manufacturing, performance and management, as well as technical aspects associated with the fuel cycle throughout its lifecycle.

• Fuel design and manufacturing
• Advanced fuels and ATF
• In-reactor performance and behaviour under irradiation
• Failed fuel management
• Pool and dry storage
• Fuel-related criticality
• Technical aspects of the fuel cycle

This area focuses on analyses and methodologies that support the demonstration of nuclear safety, and their application in technical licensing processes and decision-making.

• Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA)
• Deterministic analysis and BEPU
• Severe accidents and emergency management
• Periodic safety reviews
• Code validation and benchmarks
• Technical interfaces with licensing
• Application of safety guides and standards

This area addresses the study and modelling of physical phenomena governing nuclear reactor behaviour through analytical, numerical and experimental methods.

• Neutronics and reactor physics
• Thermal-hydraulics
• CFD and Monte Carlo methods
• Multiphysics coupling
• Advanced numerical methods
• Experimental validation
• Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis

This area covers the planning, execution and management of nuclear facility decommissioning and closure, including technical, organizational and safety aspects.

• Decommissioning strategies and planning
• Cutting and decontamination techniques
• Radiological characterization for D&D
• Closure project management
• Human and organizational factors
• Case studies and real experience
• Technological innovation for decommissioning

This area addresses the integrated management of radioactive waste, from generation to conditioning, storage and final disposal.

• Operational and decommissioning wastes
• Classification, characterization and conditioning
• Containers, packages and transport
• Interim and final storage
• Deep geological repositories and barrier systems
• Environmental modelling and radionuclide transport
• Innovative waste management solutions

This area covers medical applications of ionizing radiation and the principles, methods and tools of radiation protection in medical, industrial and nuclear environments.

• Diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine
• Proton therapy and hadron therapy
• Radiopharmaceuticals
• Medical and personal dosimetry
• Operational and environmental radiation protection
• Instrumentation and measurement techniques
• Radon and NORM