The conference programme will include plenary and parallel sessions, poster sessions, panel discussions and a Young Generation Event.
The IAEA welcomes high quality contributions that fall under the umbrella of the nine topics listed below:
Track 1. Innovative fast reactor designs
- Basic reactor and core designs
- SFR design features
- LFR design features
- ADS design features
- Fast neutron microreactors
- Other fast reactor designs
- Fast reactors for cogeneration and integrated energy systems
- System and component design and qualification
Track 2. Fast reactor safety
- Safety by design approaches, passive safety systems
- Harmonization of safety requirements
- Core disruptive accidents
- Probabilistic safety assessment
- Special Session on IAEA CRP “Modelling and Simulation of Source Term for SFR under Hypothetical Severe Accident”
- Special Session on IAEA CRP “Benchmark Analysis of FFTF Loss of Flow Without Scram Test”
Track 3. Fuels, fuel cycles and waste management
- Development of innovative fuels: Design, manufacturing, thermo-physical properties, irradiation experiments and post irradiation examinations of advanced fuels
- Fuel performance and qualification
- Closing the fuel cycle (actinides multirecycling, P&T, etc.)
- Reprocessing and partitioning
- Waste minimization and approaches to manage generated waste
- Reprocessing and partitioning
- Waste minimization and approaches to manage generated waste
- Safety of processes and facilities
Track 4. Fast reactor materials (coolants, structures) and components
- Advances in coolant technology
- Innovative structural materials
- Component technology
Track 5. Test facilities and experiments
- Experimental facilities under design, construction or operation
- Experimental tests and results
- Remaining gaps and needs
Track 6. Modelling, simulations and digitalization
- Neutronics simulations
- Advances in fast reactor thermal hydraulics
- Coupled and multiphysics simulations
- Verification and validation
- Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis
- Digitalization of reactor models
- Special Session on IAEA CRP “Neutronics Benchmark of CEFR Start-Up Tests”
- Special Session on "Open Source Nuclear Codes for Reactor Analysis (ONCORE)"
Track 7. Sustainability: Economics, environment and proliferation
- Sustainability of innovative fast neutron systems
- Public support
- Integration with other energy sources (hybrid energy systems)
- Non-proliferation issues and proliferation-resistant-by-design concepts
Track 8. Commissioning, Operation and Decommissioning
- Commissioning and operation of SFRs
- In-service inspection and repair, instrumentation
- Decommissioning (including management of waste arising from decommissioning)
Track 9. Education, professional development and knowledge management
- Education and training: national and international programmes
- Knowledge preservation and transfer
- Projects on international collaboration, mobility and capacity building
- Basic principles simulators for educational purposes
