The IAEA welcomes high quality contributions that fall under the umbrella of the following tracks:
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Track 1. Industry Prospects and Challenges Facing Raising Fuel Supply Demand
FSDChallenges in supply and front-end services to meet the increasing infrastructure requirements for conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication:
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Market fluctuations impacting supply chains.
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Political support: policies and strategies.
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Expansion of conversion enrichment and fuel fabrication facilities to
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Technological advancements improving processes’ efficiency and
sustainability.
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Track 2: Supply and Demand of Raw Materials for Nuclear Fuel Supply
NFSInnovations in the front-end of the nuclear fuel cycle, from exploration to mining:
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New uranium exploration and mining projects.
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Innovative advancements in uranium exploration and mining.
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Uranium and thorium resources, processing and mining and the circular
economy.
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Track 3: Advanced Nuclear Fuels for Innovative Reactor Technologies
IRTAdvanced technology fuels and fuels for advanced reactors:
- Design, qualification and operation of ATFs, LEU+ and HALEU fuels, TRISO fuels, fuels for fast reactors and multiple recycling in all types of reactors, including molten salt reactors.
- Advances in nuclear fuel fabrication processes and quality control (automation, additive manufacturing and use of artificial intelligence).
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Track 4: Industrial and Innovative Technologies for Recycling Nuclear Materials
RNMIndustrial operating experience and lessons learned in reprocessing for recycling:
- Experience of uranium (U) and plutonium (Pu) recycling and requirements for multirecycling U and Pu in Thermal and Fast Reactors.
- Prospects for reprocessing of spent fuels from advanced reactors, including the management of minor actinides.
- Infrastructure development and implementation for reprocessing and managing nuclear materials to be recycled.
- Life cycle of reprocessing and recycling and impacts on the final wastes to be disposed of.
