Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Materials Section

Technical Working Group on
Water Reactor Fuel Performance and Technology (TWGFPT)


Meetings & Announcements

2003 Meeting:

Date : 12-14 May 2003

Place : Vienna, Austria

Participants : 28 from 26 countries and 2 Int. Organizations.

Country/Organization Participant
ARGENTINA Mr. L. Alvarez
BELGIUM Mr. H. Druenne
Mr. H. Bairiot
BRAZIL Mr. J. A. Perrotta
BULGARIA Mr. D. Elenkov
CANADA Mr. M. Tayal
CZECH REPUBLIC Mr. J. Kysela
EGYPT Mr. M. Ghoneim
FINLAND Mr. R. Teräsvirta
Mr. S. Kelppe
FRANCE Mr. M. Boidron
Mr. P. Blanpain
GERMANY Mr. H.P. Fuchs
INDIA Mr. C. Ganguly
ITALY Mr. F. Vettraino
JAPAN Mr. K. Kamimura
REPUBLIC OF KOREA Mr. B. W. Lee
THE NETHERLANDS Mr. K. Bakker
NORWAY Ms. W. Wiesenack
ROMANIA Mr. C. Gheorghiu
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Mr. N. B. Sokolov
Mr. A. A. Egorov
SLOVAKIA Mr. P. Darilek
SPAIN Mr. J.M. Alonso Pacheco
SWEDEN Mr. G. Rönnberg
(Chairman)
SWITZERLAND Mr. C. Ott
UNITED KINGDOM Mr. D. Farrant
UKRAINE Mr. A.A. Afanasyev
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ms. M. A. Feltus
EC/INSTITUTE OF TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS (ITU) Mr. K. Laßmann
OECD/NEA Mr. E. Sartori

 

 

Agenda of the 2003 Meeting

Monday, 12 May
09:30 Opening of the Meeting (IAEA)

Chairman’s Welcome

Presentation of new members

Approval of the Agenda

Approval of the Minutes of the 2002 Plenary Meeting

Presentation of Agency programme and activities in the area of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Material Technologies by Mr. Fukuda, Head of NFCMS

 

11:00 Coffee break
11:20 Country reports
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Country reports (cont'd)
14:30 Coffee break
17:30 Wine and Cheese Party
Tuesday, 13 May
09:00 Country reports and reports of the international organizations (cont'd)
10:30 Coffee break
10:50 Report of the scientific secretary
11:05 Presentation of major results of the TM on Fuel Failures in Water Reactors: Causes and Mitigation (Slovakia, June 2002), International Conference on Characterization & Quality Control of Nuclear Fuels (in co-operation with the Agency, Nuclear Fuel Complex, NFC, Hyderabad, 10-13 December 2002), SRPs on Data Processing Technologies and Diagnostics for Water Chemistry and Corrosion Control in NPPs (DAWAC), on Hydride Induced Degradation of Zr-based Materials (finalized).
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Presentation on the first meeting of CRP on Fuel Behaviour Modelling at High Burnup (FUMEX-II, Dec. 2002). Information on TC Projects.
13:20 Information on the fuel safety related activities (Mr. F. Niehaus, SAS/NSNI/NS)
13:45 Review of the IAEA activities and programmes in the area of Advanced Water Reactors (J. Celeveland, NPTDS)
14:05 Discussion on implementation of the 2002-2003 programme
14:30 Topics for the meetings, CRPs, technical cooperation related activities, studies to be held or initiated in 2004-2006
15:00 Coffee break
15:20 Discussion on the Agency programme in the area of Reactor Fuel Technology, Performance and Utilization (2004-2006)
  • TCMs
  • CRPs
  • New studies, publications
  • Fuel database
  • Special programmes/Technical Cooperation activities
  • Meetings in cooperation with the IAEA
  • Co-operation with other international organizations
17:30 End of day 2
Wednesday, 14 May
08:30 Drafting preparatory work
10:30 Discussion on the technical recommendations to the Agency on the Programme in the area of Reactor Fuel Technology, Performance and Utilization (2004-2006)
12:00 Other business (date of the next meeting, terms of reference)
12:30 Closing Statements

 

Summary report of the meeting