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RRFM, the European Research Reactor Conference, is the annual gathering of the research reactor community in Europe. In 2024 we invite you to join us in Warsaw, Poland.
The conference programme will revolve around a series of Plenary Sessions dedicated to the latest global developments with regards to research reactor technology and management.
Stay tuned. As the event approaches we will provide you with more information through our mailing list, on LinkedIn or Twitter .
Programme
The programme of RRFM 2024 will be published in January 2024.
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The European Research Reactor Conference (RRFM) 2024 – Venue
The European Research Reactor Conference (RRFM) 2024 will take place in the conference rooms of The Westin Hotel, Warsaw
The Westin Warsaw is located in the business centre of Warsaw, just a few steps from the Palace of Culture and Science. The hotel is also close to the main railway station, Warszawa Centralna, and Świętokrzystka subway station. It is easy to reach and a perfect starting point to explore Warsaw and its Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980.
The Westin Warsaw
Al. Jana Pawla II 21,
Warsaw, 00-854
Poland
Find out more about the venue and how to get there.
ACCOMODATION
The Westin Warsaw offers different types of rooms and suites.
Delegates can directly reserve through the hotel website.
ABOUT Warsaw
As the capital and largest city of Poland, Warsaw is the political and economic centre of the country. It is a vibrant city blending historical charm with modernity, boasting thriving arts, club scenes, gourmet restaurants, and extensive urban green spaces, with a quarter of the city dedicated to parks. Discover Warsaw in the footsteps of pioneering physicist and two-time Nobel Prize winner Marie Skłodowska-Curie, born here in 1867.
VISA
Citizens from countries outside of the Schengen area might need a visa to enter Poland. Check here if you need a visa.
Upon request, the European Nuclear Society will prepare a visa invitation letter for delegates whose registration fees were received in full. Unfortunately, we are not in a position to give any further support to the visa application process. Obtaining a visa remains the sole responsibility of the participant. Regular cancellation deadlines apply, regardless of whether your visa was granted or not.
ORGANISER
European Nuclear Society
Avenue des Arts 56
1000 Brussels
Belgium
Email: conferences@euronuclear.org
Call for Papers
The European Research Reactor Conference (RRFM) 2024 is meant to include research reactors of all powers and critical and sub-critical facilities.
Contributions on synergies between research reactors and the development of nuclear power programmes are also welcome.
The Programme Committee is calling for both oral and poster presentations regarding:
- Research reactor nuclear fuel cycle from front-end to back-end– conversion to LEU fuels; fissile material supply; fresh fuel and targets: origin, fuel development, qualification, fabrication; in-core fuel management and safety; fuel transportation; fuel and reactor licensing; fuel back-end management including reprocessing, spent fuel storage, corrosion and degradation; fuel cycle economics.
- Utilisation of research reactors – capacity building; E&T programmes; nuclear science and technology including support for nuclear power programmes; neutron beam applications; industrial and medical applications, including radio-isotopes production and irradiation/transmutation technology; strategic and business plans; networks and coalitions.
- Innovative methods in reactor physics and thermo-hydraulics – development and application of advanced computational methods and tools for core load management (operational and safety analysis, and fuel cycle physics); benchmark exercises; nuclear data improvements.
- New research reactor projects – national/regional plans or construction updates; lessons learned from new research reactor projects – design, construction and start of operation; proliferation resistance; development of national infrastructures; design for decommissioning; synergies between research reactors and prototype SMR’s.
- Research reactor operation & maintenance and ageing management – managing reliability issues (commissioning, early operation to end of life related issues); ageing management, modernization, refurbishment, long term operation and life-time extension; maintenance management systems; human resource development and training programmes.
- Research reactor safety and security – implementation of updated international safety and security standards; application of graded approach to regulatory safety and security requirements; review of national regulatory requirements on safety and of licensing activities; design review and upgrades including associated facilities (spent fuel storage facilities); safety analysis methods and approaches; safety of experiments and experimental devices; assessment of fire safety; management of the interface between nuclear safety and security; cyber security issues; review of emergency and contingency plans;
- Decommissioning and dismantling of research reactors and waste management – strategies and concepts; radiological characterisation; decommissioning planning; economics and cost estimation; licensing; backend solutions for reflector and shielding materials; decontamination and measures to reduce radiation exposure; radiation and environmental protection; treatment, storage and disposal of radioactive waste; logistics and transportation; on-going projects; D&D lessons learned.
