Conference Agenda

Analyzing delayed neutrons in a pressurized water reactor

Dusan Calic

Institut Jozef Stefan, Slovenia

Analysis of Power Mesh Tally Resolution for Coupled Neutronic and Thermohydraulic Simulations of Advanced PWR Core

Tomáš Kořínek¹, Jiří Závorka², Martin Lovecký², Jan Škarohlíd¹, Radek Škoda^1,2

¹Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic; ²University of West Bohemia

Optimizing Nuclide Sets for Efficient Monte Carlo Simulations in Large-Scale and Multiphysics Nuclear Reactor Models

Martin Lovecký¹, Tomáš Kořínek², Jiří Závorka¹, Radek Škoda^1,2

¹University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic; ²Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

Liquid neutron filter for experimental simulation of the thermal neutron spectrum shift to higher energies

Blaž Levpušček¹, Vladimir Radulović², Andrej Trkov², Gilles Noguère³, Olivier Serot³, Christophe Destouches³

¹University of Ljubljana, Faculty of mathematics and physics, Jadranska 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; ²Jožef Stefan Institute, Reactor Physics Department, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; ³CEA, DES, IRESNE, DER, Cadarache, F-13108 Saint Paul Les Durance, France

Reactivity effects of external void insertion in Lead-cooled Fast Reactor

Akzhol Almukhametov, Lorenzo Loi, Carolina Introini, Antonio Cammi

Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Validation of the MCNP and OpenMC Monte Carlo Codes for the Nuclear Criticality Safety Calculations of the NPP Krško Fuel

Marjan Kromar, Katerina Paskova, Dušan Čalič, Tanja Goričanec

Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Numerical investigation of Yttrium-Hydride Reactivity Feedback Coefficient

Riccardo Boccelli, Marco Enrico Ricotti, Stefano Lorenzi

Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Assessment of component activation in small modular reactors

Melisa Bevc¹, Klemen Ambrožič^1,2, Dušan Čalič², Luka Snoj^1,2

¹University of Ljubljana, Faculty of mathematics and physics, Slovenia; ²Odsek za reaktorsko fiziko F8, Institut Jožef Stefan

Preliminary Monte Carlo calculations for ex-vessel neutron dosimetry gradient chains at Krško NPP

Tanja Goričanec, Benjamin Barbarič, Luka Snoj, Marjan Kromar

Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Computational analysis of a neutron diode

Veronika Cvelbar^1,2, Klemen Ambrožič^1,2, Luka Snoj^1,2

¹Jožef Stefan Institute, Reactor Physics Department (F8), Slovenia; ²University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Slovenia

Jožef Stefan Institute TRIGA Research Reactor Activities in the Period from September 2023 – August 2024

Anže Jazbec, Sebastjan Rupnik, Vladimir Radulović, Luka Snoj, Borut Smodiš

Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Noncondensable gas – Liquid interface issue in LFRs: investigation through the manometer test case

Donella Pellini¹, Nicola Forgione², Chiara Robazza², Barbara Calgaro¹

¹newcleo SrL, Italy; ²University of Pisa, Italy

Uncertainty analysis of simultaneous SBO and LBLOCA scenario considering chemical reactions

Matjaž Leskovar, Mitja Uršič, Janez Kokalj, Rok Krpan

Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Comparative Analytical Study of High Temperature Oxidation of ATF FeCrAl, Cr-Coated Zr-Based Alloy, Crome-Nickel Alloy and SiC-Based Composite Claddings in Steam Atmosphere

Alexander Vasiliev

Nuclear Safety Institute (IBRAE), Russian Federation

An Overview of Seismic Design Parameters for Design of Nuclear Power Plants

Aleš Jamšek, Mojca Planinc

GEN energija d.o.o., Slovenia

Simulation of vapour explosions in combined melt-jet-breakup and stratified configuration

Janez Kokalj, Mitja Uršič, Matjaž Leskovar

Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Identification of PTS scenarios for two-loop PWR

Andrej Prošek, Rok Krpan, Matjaž Leskovar, Samir El Shawish, Mitja Uršič, Boštjan Zajec

Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

TRACE simulation of hot leg LOCA spectrum in two-loop PWR

Andrej Prošek

Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Systematisation of knowledge on severe accident phenomena and experiments for preservation and transmission

Luis Herranz¹, Fabrizio Gabrielli², Pascal Piluso³, Christophe Journeau³, Sanjeev Gupta⁴, Sandro Paci⁵, Ivo Kljenak⁶

¹Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales y Tecnologicas, Spain; ²Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany; ³Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, France; ⁴Becker Technologies, Germany; ⁵University of Pisa, Italy; ⁶Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Analysis of Current Flood Protection of the Expected JEK2 Site

Pia Fackovič Volčanjk, Aleš Kelhar, Tomaž Žagar

GEN energija d.o.o., Slovenia

Evaluation of meteorological data for the site of the new nuclear power plant Krško 2 (JEK2)

Jan Lokar, Aleš Kelhar, Robert Bergant

GEN energija, d.o.o.

Analysis of atmosphere composition at severe accident conditions in a pressurized water reactor containment with lumped-parameter description

Ivo Kljenak¹, Joan Fontanet², Stephan Kelm³, Ludovic Maas⁴

¹Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia; ²Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales y Tecnologicas, Spain; ³Forschungszentrum Juelich, Germany; ⁴Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire, France

Influence of Model Parameters on Pin Power Distribution Due to Fuel Assembly Bowing

Jiri Zavorka^1,2, Martin Lovecky^1,2, Radek Skoda^1,3

¹University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic; ²ŠKODA JS, Czech Republic; ³Czech Technical University, Czech Republic

Sustainable hydrogen production from nuclear energy

Rosa Lo Frano, Renato Buzzetti, Salvatore Angelo Cancemi

University Of Pisa- Dici, Italy

Teplator in Sea Water Desalination – Technical and Economical Evaluation

Jan Škarohlíd¹, Tomáš Kořínek¹, Ondřej Burian², Radek Škoda^1,2

¹Czech Technical University in Prague; ²University of West Bohemia

Emerging Issues in Ultrasound Safety Evaluations for Liquid Metal-Cooled Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)

Marko Budimir

INETEC Ltd., Croatia

Study of optimization methods for performance design of nuclear district heating systems

Ondřej Burian, Hussein Abdulkareem Abushamah, David Mašata, Škoda Radek

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic

Analysis of different types of electrical power substations for JEK2

Gregor Srpčič, Jan Lokar, Samo Fürst, Jurij Kurnik, Robert Bergant

GEN energija d.o.o., Slovenia

GEN energija in pursuit of Small modular reactor’s

Klemen Debelak, Gregor Srpčič, Jan Lokar

Gen energija d.o.o., Slovenia

Challenges in Modelling of Passive Heat Removal Systems for Small and Micro Modular Reactors

Mihael Boštjan Končar^1,2, Jörg Starflinger², Mihael Sekavčnik¹, Mitja Uršič³

¹Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; ²Institute of Nuclear Technology and Energy Systems (IKE),University of Stuttgart, Germany; ³Reactor Engineering Division R4, "Jozef Stefan" Institut, Slovenia

Results from Knowledge Management activities in the EURAD programme

Nadja Zeleznik

EIMV, Slovenia

Wall Crawling Robot for Nuclear Environment

Billy Murphy

University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Encapsulation of enhanced waste from Molten Salt Oxidation in geopolymer matrix

Vojtěch Galek, Petr Pražák, Martin Vacek, Martin Kovář, Anna Sears

Research Centre Řež, Czech Republic

Radiation dose rate analysis of conceptual solution for the Croatian low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste storage

Paulina Družijanić, Davor Grgić, Siniša Šadek, Mario Matijević

University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Croatia

Experimental Simulation of Harsh Radiation Environments through High-Energy Helium Implantation: Insights from Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy

Vladimir Krsjak¹, Yamin Song¹, Stanislav Sojak¹, Sofia Gasparova¹, Matej Kubis², Pavol Noga², Jarmila Degmova¹

¹Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering, Ilkovicova 3, 812 19, Bratislava, Slovakia; ²2Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Advanced Technologies Research Institute, Jana Bottu 2781/25, 917 24, Trnava, Slovakia

Agglomeration and amorphous transformation of nanocrystalline silicon carbide (3C-SiC) particles under the irradiation

Elchin Huseynov, Aygul Valizade

Institute of Radiation Problems of Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan

A review on fuel swelling of oxide fuels

Rolando Calabrese

ENEA, Italy

PTS analyses of a PWR with cracks during an SB-LOCA event with consideration of LTO improvements

Oriol Costa Garrido, Nejc Kromar, Andrej Prošek, Leon Cizelj

Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

The Dark Star System Architecture

Yannick Verbelen, David Megson-Smith, Ewan Woodbridge, Billy Murphy, Sofia Leadbetter, Tom Bennett, Erin Holland, Thomas Bligh Scott

Interface Analysis Centre, University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Automated Aerial Vegetation Mapping and Identification for Wildfires in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Liwia Kocela¹, Vidar William Elsoee Marsh¹, Yannick Verbelen¹, Ewan Woodbridge¹, David Megson-Smith^1,2, Thomas B. Scott¹

¹Interface Analysis Centre, University of Bristol, United Kingdom; ²Hot Robotics, University of Bristol, United Kingdom

The Slovenian Early Warning System For Radiation In The Environment

Michel Cindro, Tamara Gregorčič, Branko Fujs

Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration, Slovenia

Diffusion neutron flux that formed due to the scattering of a narrow beam

Victor Kolykhanov

Odesa Polytechnic National University, Ukraine

Nuclear Technology Courses in Nuclear Training Centre Ljubljana

Tomaž Skobe

Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Elevating Radiation Protection Training: Harnessing Visual Tools for Enhanced Learning

Vesna Slapar Borišek, Matjaž Koželj

Institut Jožef Stefan, Slovenia

Youngsters about Nuclear Energy – Year 2024 Poll

Radko Istenič, Igor Jenčič

Institut Jožef Stefan, Slovenia

Progress in fusion research by accelerating the Particle-In Cell code

Ivona Vasileska, Stefan Costea, Leon Kos, Jernej Kovačič, Leon Bogdanović

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Exploring Parallelization Strategies for Monte Carlo Ray Tracing in Synthetic Diagnostics Analysis of Fusion Plasmas

Matic Brank, Jernej Kovačič, Leon Kos

University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Development W-Cu composite for divertor applications

Diana Knyzhnykova, Saša Novak, Aljaž Iveković

Jožef Stefan institute, Slovenia

DeHydraAC: design and current status

Mitja Kelemen, Sabina Markelj, Matevž Skobe, Primož Pelicon

Institut "Jožef Stefan", Slovenia

Neutronics simulations for the lower port area of the volumetric fusion neutron source

Aljaž Čufar¹, Christian Bachmann², Jean Boscary^2,3, Curt Gliss², Mario Kannamüller², Dieter Leichtle⁴, Igor Lengar¹, Primož Lesjak¹, Domenico Marzullo^5,6, Pavel Pereslavtsev⁴, Sebastien Renard², Pietro Vinoni^5,6

¹Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia; ²EUROfusion, Germany; ³IPP-Garching, Germany; ⁴Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany; ⁵Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Italy; ⁶Consorzio CREATE, Italy

Two-Phase Analysis of Critical Regions in the Cooling Circuit of the DEMO Divertor Cassette Body

Boštjan Končar¹, Matej Tekavčič¹, Jakob Justin¹, Andrea Quartarraro², Pietro Alessandro Di Maio², Eugenio Vallone², Giuseppe Mazzone³, Jeong-Ha You⁴

¹Institut Jožef Stefan, Odsek za reaktorsko tehniko; ²Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Italy; ³ENEA Nuclear Department, C.R. ENEA Frascati, Italy; ⁴Max-Planck, Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany

Upscaling study of W-W2C composite: a promising material for the DEMO divertor

Petra Jenuš¹, Saša Novak¹, Anže Abram¹, Jean-Pierre Erauw², Aljaž Iveković¹

¹Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia; ²Belgian Ceramic Research Centre (BCRC)

Tungsten Detritiation using MSO Technology

Martin Vacek, Vojtěch Galek, Petr Pražák, Anna Sears

Centrum výzkumu Řež s.r.o., Czech Republic

Review and Analysis of Organizational Charts and Personnel Management for the Nuclear Power Plant Krško 2

Jan Kuhar, Boris Vovčko, Tomaž Ploj

GEN energija, d.o.o., Slovenia

Replacement of a part of SI pipeline in NPP Krško

Domen Zorko¹, Ana Nađ¹, Franci Škrabec¹, Andrej Lešnjak¹, Matej Pleterski¹, Robert Planinc²

¹Numip d.o.o., Slovenia; ²NEK d.o.o., Slovenia

Calculating Uncertainties of Environmental Qualification Instrument Channels in NPP Krško (NEK)

Primož Vintar¹, Maja Mikec¹, Jaka Jenškovec¹, Rajmund Mlakar¹, Gordan Janković², Peter Klenovšek²

¹Sipro inženeiring, Cesta krških žrtev 135c, 8270 Krško, Slovenia; ²Nuklearna Elektrarna Krško, Vrbina 12, 8270 Krško, Slovenia

What we learned from the Krško NPP Spent Fuel Dry Storage Project - the Regulatory Aspect

Andreja Persic, Roman Celin, Tom Bajcar, Matjaž Podjavoršek, Sebastjan Šavli

SNSA, Slovenia

Metroscope: software for monitoring and diagnostics of industrial assets

Loïc Salleyrette

Metroscope, France

On the Impact of Cross Section and Fission Product Yield Data on PWR Design Calculations with CORD-2

Jan Malec, Andrej Trkov, Marjan Kromar

Institut Jožef Stefan, Slovenia

Investigating the potential fuels for DFRm reactor concept

Semra DAYDAŞ, Ali TİFTİKÇİ

Sinop University, Turkiye

Lagrangian simulation of flow boiling experiments in horizontal annulus

Boštjan Zajec, Žiga Perne, Boštjan Končar

Reactor engineering division, Jožef stefan institute, Slovenia

Evolution of Safety Concepts in Pressurized Water Reactors

Daniel Hackl¹, Eileen Langegger², Helmuth Böck³

¹Vienna University of Technology, Austria; ²Vienna University of Technology, Austria; ³Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Automated object detection and position extraction of legacy nuclear waste using a robotic manipulator

Alex Jackie Carpenter, David Megson-Smith, Thomas Bligh Scott

University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TL (University of Bristol Physics), United Kingdom

Crack growth prediction with phase-field method

Patrik Tarfila^1,2, Oriol Costa Garrido¹, Mitja Uršič¹

¹Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia; ²University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics

The Utilisation of Legacy Mine Sites as Training Environments for Radiological Emergency Response Preparedness

Ewan Woodbridge¹, Billy Murphy¹, Dean T Connor^1,3, Yannick Verbelen¹, David Megson-Smith^1,2, Thomas Bennett^1,2, Sofia Leadbetter^1,2, Thomas B Scott¹

¹University of Bristol, United Kingdom; ²Hot Robotics, University of Bristol H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, UK ; nnuf-hr@bristol.ac.uk; ³National Nuclear Laboratory, Warrington, UK

Preliminary Results of the Dudváh River Contamination from the 1977 A1 Nuclear Reactor Accident

Otto Glavo, Branislav Vrban, Jakub Lüley, Vendula Filová, Vladimír Nečas

Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, STU in Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Analysis of four heat flux partitioning model at divertor cooling conditions

Aljoša Gajšek^1,2, Matej Tekavčič¹, Boštjan Končar^1,2

¹Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia; ²Fakulteta za matematiko in fiziko, Univerza v Ljubljani

FE Model Development of Different Solutions for the Inner Top FW Module of DTT

Nejc Kromar¹, Oriol Costa Garrido¹, Maurizio Furno Palumbo², Gabriele De Sano², Selanna Roccella²

¹Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ²ENEA, Via Enrico Fermi 45, 00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy

Visualization experiment for analysis of two-phase flow in divertor cooling channels

Gregor Kozmus, Jakob Jakše, Boštjan Končar

Institute Jožef Stefan, Slovenia

Licensing procedure for a new nuclear power plant JEK2

Sonja Torkar, Barbara Vokal Nemec, Tomaž Nemec, Špela Krajnc, Benja Režonja Gumpot, Tomi Živko

Slovenian Nulear Safety Administration, Slovenia

Oxidation Behaviour of Accident Tolerant Fuel Cladding Materials at High Temperatures

Tamas Novotny, Erzsebet Perez-Fero

HUN-REN EK