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13th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics, Operation and Safety – cancelled
August 23, 2020 @ 12:00 am - August 26, 2020 @ 12:00 am
13th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear
Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics, Operation and Safety
(NUTHOS-13)
CANCELLATION NOTICE:
After discussions with various stakeholders, the 13TH INTERNATIONAL TOPICAL MEETING ON NUCLEAR REACTOR THERMAL-HYDRAULICS, OPERATION AND SAFETY (NUTHOS13) conference scheduled for Aug 23 – 26 at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, Vancouver, BC has been cancelled. The CNS regrets having to make this decision; however, the risk to holding a successful conference was too great.
Further discussion with stakeholders will continue to look for opportunities for the CNS to host NUTHOS in the future.
Possible impact on COVID-19 other CNS events planned for 2020 are considered daily. Further updates will be made as the situation unfolds.
Host Sponsor
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Canadian Nuclear Society |
Conference Co-sponsors
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American Nuclear Society |
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Chinese Nuclear Society |
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Korean Nuclear Society |
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Atomic Energy Society of Japan |
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Chung-Hwa Nuclear Society |
Conference Objectives and Themes
This conference brings together persons from Asia, North America, South America and Europe who are engaged in the many areas of nuclear thermal hydraulics, as applied to existing and new nuclear power technologies. The NUTHOS series of conferences have traditionally been rotated every two years between Japan, South Korea, China and Taiwan. It was decided to bring the 2020 conference to the Pacific Coast of North America for the first time and the Canadian Nuclear Society volunteered to host the conference.
The conference will be held in the beautiful city of Vancouver which has consistently been recognized as one of the most beautiful and liveable cities in the world.
The conference organization is structured as a multinational effort with significant support from the Asian countries/region as well as Canada and the United States of America.
Conference Themes
The conference covers all the current thermal-hydraulic areas in nuclear research and development, as well as plant operational safety, maintenance, diagnostics and monitoring. Attendees will be able to report on challenges impacting the nuclear industry and share lessons learned from reviews, drills, and major exercises. The topics include:
1. Fundamental Thermal-Hydraulics
1.1 Liquid Metal Thermal-Hydraulics
1.2 Two-Phase Flow
1.3 Boiling and Condensation Thermal-Hydraulics
1.4 Turbulence Modeling
1.5 Other Fundamental Issues
2. Computational Thermal-Hydraulics
2.1 Advances in Numerical Methods
2.2 Code Development and V&V
2.3 CFD Method and CFD Application to Nuclear Engineering
2.4 Multi-Scale and Multi-Physics Coupling Simulation
3. Experimental Thermal-Hydraulics
3.1 Fundamental Thermal-Hydraulics Phenomena
3.2 Advanced Measurement Techniques
3.3 Separate Effects Experiments
3.4 Integral Effect Experiments
4. Safety and Severe Accidents
4.1 Design Base Accidents
4.2 Severe Accidents Analysis, Mitigation and Management
4.3 In-Vessel Related Phenomena
4.4 Ex-Vessel Related Phenomena
4.5 Containment Thermal-Hydraulics and Source Term
4.6 Safety Culture
5. Thermal-Hydraulics and Safety of Advanced Reactors
5.1 Water Cooled Reactors
5.2 Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors
5.3 Gas Cooled Reactors
5.4 Molten Salt Reactors
5.5 Small Module Reactors
5.6 Reactors for Other Applications
5.7 Research Reactors
6. Plant Operation and Maintenance
6.1 Plant Transients Behavior and System Improvement
6.2 Operation, I&C and Inspection
6.3 Risk Informed and Performance Based Regulation
6.4 Big Data Application and Related Challenges
6.5 Plant Licensing Renewal and Life Extension
7. Plant Diagnostics and Monitoring
7.1 Plant Simulators, Analyzers and Operator Training
7.2 PRA Application to Design, Operation and Maintenance
7.3 Components Diagnostics and Maintenance
7.4 Fuel Management, Waste management and Radiation Protection on Site
7.5 Environmental Nuclear Safety
8. Special Sessions
To be developed
9. Panel Sessions and Key Note lectures
To be developed
The three-day conference program is organized around these themes, with plenary sessions, invited keynote lectures from leading researchers and practitioners in the field and up to six parallel technical streams in breakout rooms.
Conference Organizing Committee
Honorary Chairs
Prof. Guanxing Li (CNS, China)
Prof. Hee Cheon No (KAIST, Korea)
Prof. Hisashi Ninokata (POLIMI, Italy & Japan)
General Chair
Prof. David Novog (McMaster, Canada)
General Co-Chairs
Prof. Bao-Wen Yang (XJTU, China)
Prof. Xu Cheng (KIT, Germany)
Prof. Fan Bill Cheung (Penn State U, USA)
International Steering Committee Chairs
Prof. Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU, USA)
Dr. Hideo Nakamura (JAEA, Japan)
Prof. Kwang Hyun Bang (KMOU, Korea)
Prof. Yican Wu (FDS, China)
Professional Conference Organizer (PCO)
Redstone Agency Inc.
Technical Program Committee Chair
Prof. David Novog (McMaster, Canada)
Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs
Prof. Xiaodong Sun (UMich, USA)
Prof. Yanhua Yang (SPIC, China)
Prof. Chul-Hwa Song (KAERI, Korea)
Prof. Koji Okamoto (Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)
Prof. Elia Merzari (Penn State U, USA)
Key Dates and Call for Papers Flyer
Submission of Abstracts and Papers
Abstracts
Short abstracts of papers (~ 200 words) including title, authors and affiliations. The abstracts will assist in planning the technical sessions.
Submit abstracts to https://www.softconf.com/k/nuthos-13
Due date: January 31, 2020
Click here to access the Abstarct Template
Papers
Draft papers 14 pages in length including figures, tables and references.
Submit papers to https://www.softconf.com/k/nuthos-13
Draft papers due: March 30, 2020
Final papers due: June 15, 2020
Click here to access the Paper Template
NOTE: Presenters requiring a Canadian Visa should submit papers prior to March 30, 2020 in order to ensure adequate timing to get both the paper accepted AND to allow for the presenters to initiate the Visa process
Early Registration deadline: TBD
Click here for the Call for Papers flyer