Subject Categories 2012

 

Section 1: Reactor Physics and Methods of Calculation
· Mathematical Methods, Including Numerical
  Procedures
· Computer Codes
· Application of Advanced Computer Systems
· Incore Management Codes
· Core Design
· Nuclear Data for Reactors
· Reactor Dynamics and Reactor Control
· Fuel Management Systems
· Physics Experiments and their Interpretation
· Criticality Analysis
· Actinides

Section 2: Thermo Dynamics and Fluid Dynamics
· Experiments and their Interpretation
· Mathematical Methods
· Computer Codes
· Design of Core Cooling Systems
· Thermo Dynamic and Fluid Dynamic Aspects in
  Safety
· Plant Dynamics and Plant Control
· Nuclear and Thermodynamic Design of Research
  Reactors

Section 3: Safety of Nuclear Installations – Methods, Analyses, Results
· Safety Analysis of the Reactor System and its
  Components
· Safety Analysis in Waste Management
· Safety Management
· Experimental Safety Studies
· Environmental Releases of Activity
· Reliability and Safety of Nuclear Power Plants
· Probabilistic Safety Analysis/Assessment
· Safety Evaluation of Backfitting Measures
· Severe Accident Investigations
· Accident Management Measures
· Periodic Safety Inspections
· Safety Aspects of Research Reactors

Section 4: Front End of the Fuel Cycle, Fuel Elements and Core Components
· Fuel Supply and Enrichment
· Nuclear Fuels
· Reprocessing
· Nuclear Materials Safeguards
· Materials for Core Components and Fuel
  Elements
· Fabrication of Fuel Elements
· Design
· In-pile Experiments
· Operational Behaviour
· Fuel Management

Section 5: Radioactive Waste Management, Storage
· Treatment and Storage of Fuel Elements
  and Radioactive Waste
· Management of Operational Waste
· Transportation
· Interim and Final Storage

Section 6: Operation of Nuclear Installations
· Reactor Chemistry and Power Plant Chemistry
· Component Materials and their Characteristics in
  Operation

· Mechanical Components and Systems in Reactor
  Plants
· Components of Auxiliary and Ancillary Systems
· Turbine Plants
· Electrical- and I & C-Equipment
· Computer Based Operation
· Protection and Safety Systems (Mechanical and
  Electrical)
· Maintenance and In-Service Inspection
· Quality Assurance
· Organisation of Power Plant Operation
· Man-Machine Interfaces
· Legal Aspects of Operation
· Operation of Research Reactors
· Application of Research Reactors

Section 7: New Build and Innovations
· New Build Projects
· Advanced Reactor Concepts
· Generation IV
· Innovations at Existing Plants
· Modernisation and Backfitting Projects
· Licensing Process
· Nuclear Energy Sources for Special Applications

Section 8: Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations
· Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants
  and Research Reactors
· Decommissioning Installations of the Fuel
  Cycle
· Old Contaminations
· Management of Decommissioning Waste
· Legal Aspects of Decommissioning

Section 9: Fusion Technology
· Plasma Physics Experiments
· Reactor-related Systems
· Blankets and Blanket Materials
· Fuel Cycle
· Magnetic and Plasma Heating
· Materials of the First Wall and Structural
  Materials
· Remote Handling in Fusion
· Safety and Environmental Impacts

Section 10: Energy Industry and Economics
· Energy Requirement, Energy Supply
· Sources of Primary Energy (Fossil, Nuclear,
  and Others)
· Electricity Economy
· Nuclear Energy Sources for Special Applications
· Micro- and Macroeconomics
· Environment, Risk Comparisons
· Economic Comparisons

Section 11: Radiation Protection
· Technology and Radiation Protections Applications
· Dosimetry
· Monitoring
· Emergency Radiation Protection Measures
· Data Processing in Radiation Protection
· Application of Radio Nuclids

Section 12: Education, Expert Knowledge, Know-how-Transfer
· Know How Management
· Simulators
· Education and Expert Knowledge