Thematic Sessions

SESSION 1 - Safety and Risk Assessment in Nuclear Installations

• Advanced methodologies for safety analysis: Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Event Tree Analysis (ETA).

• Severe accident modelling and mitigation: Simulation and experimental studies on accident scenarios and mitigation strategies.

• Risk-informed decision making: Applications of risk assessment in design, operation, and regulation.

• Innovative tools for safety monitoring: Real-time monitoring systems, predictive analytics, and digital twins.

• Experimental validation of safety systems: Testing and validation of safety-related components and systems.

SESSION 2 - Innovative Design and Modeling of Nuclear Systems

• Advanced simulation tools for nuclear system design: CFD, thermal-hydraulics, and multi-physics modelling

• Optimization of reactor performance: Core design, fuel management, and thermal efficiency.

• Integration of nuclear systems with renewable energy sources: Hybrid energy systems and grid stability.

• Small Modular Reactors: Design challenges and opportunities.

SESSION 3 - Advanced Technologies for Future Nuclear Applications

• Materials science for next-gen reactors: High-performance materials for Gen-IV and fusion reactors.

• Innovations in fuel cycles and waste management: Closed fuel cycles, reprocessing, and waste minimization.

• Digitalization and AI applications in nuclear technology: Predictive maintenance, data analytics, and machine learning.

• Nuclear applications beyond energy: Medical, industrial, and space applications.

SESSION 4 - Experimental Campaigns and Facility Updates

• Cutting-edge experimental campaigns: Highlights from recent experiments and their impact on nuclear science and technology.

• Facility-driven research: How experimental infrastructure enables breakthroughs in nuclear applications.

• Instrumentation and measurement techniques: Advanced tools for data collection and analysis in nuclear experiments.

• Cross-disciplinary experiments: Synergies between nuclear science and other fields.

• Facility updates and future developments: Upgrades, new capabilities, and planned initiatives at ENEA’s experimental facilities.

Roundtables

• Severe Accident Analysis for Advanced Reactors: Safety-by-Design, Mitigation Strategies, and Regulatory Challenges

• Experimental Data for Innovative Nuclear Reactors

Poster session

• LFR safety activities: CIRCE-THETIS pre-test and transients analysis

• Emissivity of MOX fuel: a review of experimental results

• DEMAGAGGER, a tool for optimizing the coolant flow distribution in core configurations based on closed assemblies

• A well-established methodology for the conceptual design and neutronic analysis of Accelerator-Driven Systems (ADS), based on both deterministic and Monte Carlo codes

• Toward High-Performance Structural Materials for the Next Generation of Nuclear Reactors

• Experimental activities using SOLEAD facility

• Experimental facility newcleo Brasimone for corrosion tests in liquid lead

• Monte Carlo method for the design of nuclear power reactors and research facilities