Joint ICTP-IAEA INPRO School on Strategic Planning for Sustainable Nuclear Energy

Description

An ICTP-IAEA meeting

Focused on strategic planning for sustainable nuclear energy, the INPRO School brings together IAEA and international experts to share practical insights and experience, equipping participants with core concepts, methodologies, and tools for modelling, analysis, and sustainability assessment of nuclear energy systems.

The International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO) was established within the IAEA in 2000, with the goal to unsure that nuclear energy is available to contribute, in a sustainable manner, to the growing energy needs of the current century and beyond. INPRO is one of several key IAEA programmes.

The IAEA has developed a set of decision support tools for developing nuclear energy scenarios and conducting studies for formulating national strategies for sustainable nuclear energy systems. The INPRO School aims to disseminate these tools and to develop and strengthen the competencies needed for long-term strategic planning of sustainable nuclear energy systems at the national, regional, and global levels. This objective is accomplished by providing knowledge and basic practical experience on the INPRO analytical approaches, methods and tools for assessment and analysis of nuclear energy systems.

The School programme focuses on the following topics related to the sustainability of nuclear energy systems:

Energy planning and strategies for sustainable development
Planning for nuclear energy sustainability
INPRO methodology for assessing sustainability of nuclear energy systems
The role of innovations for sustainability of nuclear energy systems
Methods and tools for modelling and analysis of nuclear energy systems
Nuclear reactor technology assessment for near term deployment
Evolutionary and innovative reactor designs, including SMRs

Speakers
M. B. Ben Ticha, IAEA
A. Bychkov, International Expert
Y. Chernyakhovskaya, International Expert
I. Jalal, International Expert
J. M. C. Johari, IAEA
M. Khoroshev, Nuclear Expert
I. L. Pioro, University of Ontario
C. Scherer, IAEA

Poster: Applicants are encouraged to submit an abstract for a poster presentation, the priority will be given to those applicants who intend to present the poster.

Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.

Material

Abstract Templates Group Photo Poster Preliminary list of Participants Slides

Joint ICTP-IAEA INPRO School on Strategic Planning for Sustainable Nuclear Energy | (smr 4231)

Go to day

Monday, 10 August 2026
- 08:45 - 09:30
  - 08:45 Registration formalities 45' ( Adriatico Guest House Lower Level )
- 09:30 - 18:00
  - 09:30 Welcome / Opening Remarks 10' ( Adriatico Guest House - Giambiagi Lecture Hall )
    
    Speaker: Carolynn SCHERER (INPRO Section Head, IAEA, Austria (Remote), Ralf KAISER (Head of Programmes, ICTP))
  - 09:40 Self introduction of Participants 20'
  - 10:00 INPRO School objectives, scope, and programme 30'
    
    Speaker: Maxim GLADYSHEV (IAEA, Austria)
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 INPRO, the Project and its concept of sustainable nuclear energy 45'
    
    Speaker: Maxim GLADYSHEV (IAEA, Austria)
  - 11:45 Global energy supply-demand trends and challenges for sustainable development 45'
    
    Speaker: Ahmed Irej JALAL (Senior Expert)
  - 12:30 Group Photo 5'
  - 12:35 Lunch Break 55'
  - 13:30 Planning for sustainable energy development 45'
    
    Speaker: Ahmed Irej JALAL (Senior Expert)
  - 14:15 Energy planning and modelling tools provided by IAEA 45'
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    Speaker: Mohamed Bassam BEN TICHA (IAEA, Austria)
  - 15:00 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:30 Overview of INPRO Methodology and Nuclear Energy System Assessment (NESA) 45'
    
    Speaker: Mikhail KHOROSHEV (Nuclear Expert)
  - 16:15 Current status of electricity generation in the world - Part I 45'
    
    Speaker: Igor PIORO (Ontario Tech University, Canada)
  - 17:00 Current status of electricity generation in the world - Part II 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Igor PIORO (Ontario Tech University, Canada)
- 19:00 - 21:00
  - 19:00 Welcome reception 2h0' ( Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria )
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All Participants are cordially invited to the Welcome Reception
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Tuesday, 11 August 2026
- 09:00 - 18:30
  - 09:00 INPRO Methodology: Infrastructure 45'
    
    Speaker: Mikhail KHOROSHEV (Nuclear Expert)
  - 09:45 Nuclear Energy Programme Planning and the Role of Nuclear Infrastructure 45'
    
    Speaker: Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA (Nuclear Expert)
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Current status and future trends in the world nuclear-power industry - Part I 45'
    
    Speaker: Igor PIORO (Ontario Tech University, Canada)
  - 11:45 Current status and future trends in the world nuclear-power industry - Part II 45'
    
    Speaker: Igor PIORO (Ontario Tech University, Canada)
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h0'
  - 13:30 Economics of nuclear power: understanding the cost structure of a nuclear power project 45'
    
    Speaker: Ahmed Irej JALAL (Senior Expert)
  - 14:15 Economics of nuclear power: economic competitiveness of nuclear power 45'
    
    Speaker: Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA (Nuclear Expert)
  - 15:00 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:30 INPRO Methodology: Economics 45'
    
    Speaker: Ahmed Irej JALAL (Senior Expert)
  - 16:15 Innovative Financing Models and Cooperation Mechanisms for Investment Raising in Nuclear Power and SMR Projects under INPRO Economics UR2 (Ability to Finance) 45'
    
    Speaker: Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA (Nuclear Expert)
  - 17:00 Poster session 1h30'
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Moderators: Ahmed Irej JALAL, Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA, Mikhail KHOROSHEV, Alexander BYCHKOV, Igor PIORO
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Wednesday, 12 August 2026
- 09:00 - 15:30
  - 09:00 Role of innovations: Technological and Institutional 45'
    
    Speaker: Alexander BYCHKOV (Nuclear Expert)
  - 09:45 INPRO Methodology: Safety of nuclear reactors 45'
    
    Speaker: Mikhail KHOROSHEV (Nuclear Expert)
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 INPRO Methodology: Nuclear fuel cycle safety 45'
    
    Speaker: Alexander BYCHKOV (Nuclear Expert)
  - 11:45 Advancing Sustainable Nuclear Energy: The Role of Gen IV Reactors in Fulfilling INPRO Methodology Criteria: Introduce the Gen IV Handbook and ASME Journal NERS 45'
    
    Speaker: Igor PIORO (Ontario Tech University, Canada)
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h0'
  - 13:30 Overview of INPRO Methods and Tools for Nuclear Energy Planning 45'
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    Speaker: Christina JOHARI (IAEA, Austria)
  - 14:15 IAEA INPRO tool for economic analysis NEST 45'
    
    Speaker: Ahmed Irej JALAL (Senior Expert)
  - 15:00 Coffee Break 30'
- 15:30 - 18:30 Work session in computer Lab
  
  Location: InfoLab
  - 15:30 Introduction to Group Projects 45'
    
    Speaker: Ahmed Irej JALAL, Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA, Maxim GLADYSHEV
  - 16:15 Economic analysis using NEST 45'
    
    Speaker: Ahmed Irej JALAL, Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA, Maxim GLADYSHEV
  - 17:00 Poster session 1h30' ( Boards outside the Giambiagi LH )
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Moderators: Ahmed Irej JALAL, Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA, Mikhail KHOROSHEV, Alexander BYCHKOV, Igor PIORO
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Thursday, 13 August 2026
- 09:00 - 18:30
  - 09:00 INPRO Methodology: Proliferation resistance 45'
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    Speaker: Carolynn SCHERER (INPRO Section Head, IAEA, Austria)
  - 09:45 Current status of SMRs in the world - Part I 45'
    
    Speaker: Igor PIORO (Ontario Tech University, Canada)
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Current status of SMRs in the world - Part II 45'
    
    Speaker: Igor PIORO (Ontario Tech University, Canada)
  - 11:45 Nuclear Fuel Cycle: technologies, innovations, national and international approaches 45'
    
    Speaker: Alexander BYCHKOV (Nuclear Expert)
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h0'
  - 13:30 INPRO Methodology: Environmental impacts and resources for future nuclear power 45'
    
    Speaker: Alexander BYCHKOV (Nuclear Expert)
  - 14:15 Future nuclear energy systems with hydrogen and fusion 45'
    
    Speaker: Mikhail KHOROSHEV (Nuclear Expert)
  - 15:00 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:30 Nuclear energy system (NES) simulators: Approach, Assumptions and Applications 45'
    
    Speaker: Ahmed Irej JALAL, Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA, Maxim GLADYSHEV
  - 16:15 NES Simulators 45'
    
    Speaker: Ahmed Irej JALAL, Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA, Maxim GLADYSHEV
  - 17:00 Poster session 1h30'
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Moderators: Ahmed Irej JALAL, Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA, Mikhail KHOROSHEV, Alexander BYCHKOV, Igor PIORO
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Friday, 14 August 2026
- 09:00 - 17:00
  - 09:00 Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) – Challenges and Track Record 45'
    
    Speaker: Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA (Nuclear Expert)
  - 09:45 Current status of radioactive waste management. Nuclear power wastes for current and innovative systems 45'
    
    Speaker: Alexander BYCHKOV (Nuclear Expert)
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 INPRO Methodology: Waste management 45'
    
    Speaker: Alexander BYCHKOV (Nuclear Expert)
  - 11:45 INPRO Methodology: Recent Applications of INPRO Methodology 45'
    
    Speaker: Mikhail KHOROSHEV (Nuclear Expert)
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h0'
  - 13:30 Global nuclear energy scenarios in INPRO collaborative projects and role of SMRs 45'
    
    Speaker: Alexander BYCHKOV (Nuclear Expert)
  - 14:15 Group projects: NEST tool and nuclear energy system (NES) simulators 45'
    
    Speaker: Ahmed Irej JALAL, Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA, Maxim GLADYSHEV
  - 15:00 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:30 Poster session 1h30'
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Moderators: Ahmed Irej JALAL, Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA, Mikhail KHOROSHEV, Alexander BYCHKOV, Igor PIORO
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Monday, 17 August 2026
- 08:50 - 17:00
  - 08:50 Recap from first week 10'
  - 09:00 Evolutionary water-cooled reactor designs 45'
    
    Speaker: Frederik REITSMA (IAEA, Austria)
  - 09:45 Innovative Reactor Designs 45'
    
    Speaker: Frederik REITSMA (IAEA, Austria)
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Sustainability of legal and institutional infrastructure for NPP projects 45'
    
    Speaker: Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA (Nuclear Expert)
  - 11:45 Comparative evaluation of NES options with multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA): the KIND approach and tool 45'
    
    Speaker: Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA (Nuclear Expert)
  - 12:30 Group Photo 5'
  - 12:35 Lunch Break 55'
  - 13:30 Demonstration of KIND tool for comparative evaluation of a NES 45'
    
    Speaker: Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA (Nuclear Expert)
  - 14:15 Group Project KIND 45'
    
    Speaker: Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA (Nuclear Expert)
  - 15:00 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:30 Group projects: NEST tool and nuclear energy system (NES) simulators 1h30'
    
    Speaker: Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA, Maxim GLADYSHEV
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
- 09:00 - 17:00
  - 09:00 Small Modular Reactor designs. IAEA SMR Platform 45'
    
    Speaker: Frederik REITSMA (IAEA, Austria)
  - 09:45 Non-electric applications 45'
    
    Speaker: Frederik REITSMA (IAEA, Austria)
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Overview of MESSAGE tool for exploring energy pathways 45'
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    Speaker: Ahmed Irej JALAL (Nuclear Expert)
  - 11:45 Modelling nuclear power and fuel cycle in MESSAGE-NES 45'
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    Speaker: Ahmed Irej JALAL (Nuclear Expert)
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h0'
  - 13:30 Overview of FRAMES tool 45'
    
    Speaker: Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA (Nuclear Expert, Hungary)
  - 14:15 FRAMES case study on SMR: the Hungarian case 45'
    
    Speaker: Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA (Nuclear Expert, Hungary)
  - 15:00 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:30 Practical exercises on FRAMES tool and group projects 1h30'
    
    Speaker: Maxim GLADYSHEV (IAEA, Austria) and Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA (Nuclear Expert, Hungary)
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
- 09:00 - 17:45
  - 09:00 INPRO Perspective on Knowledge Management Aspects 45'
    
    Speaker: Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA (Nuclear Expert, Hungary)
  - 09:45 Stakeholder engagement and sustainable development 45'
    
    Speaker: Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA (Nuclear Expert)
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Role playing game on national consultation on NES selection 1h30'
    
    Speaker: Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA (Nuclear Expert)
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h0'
  - 13:30 Nuclear Reactor Technology Assessment (RTA) 45'
    
    Speaker: Frederik REITSMA (IAEA, Austria)
  - 14:15 Group projects: Nuclear Reactor Technology Assessment (RTA) 45' ( InfoLab )
    
    Speaker: Frederik REITSMA (IAEA, Austria)
  - 15:00 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:30 Group projects: NEST tool, NES simulators, KIND, RTA 1h30' ( InfoLab )
    
    Speaker: Frederik REITSMA, Maxim GLADYSHEV, Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA
Thursday, 20 August 2026
- 09:00 - 17:00
  - 09:00 AI deployment in Nuclear Industry 45'
    
    Speaker: Frederik REITSMA (IAEA, Austria)
  - 09:45 Dealing with uncertainties and sensitivity analysis 45'
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    Speaker: Ahmed Irej JALAL (Nuclear Expert, Austria)
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Role-playing game on roadmaps for a transition to sustainable nuclear energy systems 1h30'
    
    Speaker: Ahmed Irej JALAL, Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h0'
  - 13:30 Preparation of group project presentations 1h30' ( InfoLab )
    
    Speaker: Maxim GLADYSHEV, Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA, Frederik REITSMA
  - 15:00 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:30 Preparation of group project presentations - Part II 1h30'
    
    Speaker: Maxim GLADYSHEV, Yulia CHERNYAKHOVSKAYA, Frederik REITSMA
Friday, 21 August 2026
- 09:00 - 13:30
  - 09:00 Presentation of Participants Group Projects - Part I 1h30'
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Presentation of Participants Group Projects - Part II 1h0'
  - 12:00 Lunch Break 1h0'
  - 13:00 Wrap-up, Feedback, Certificates and Closing Remarks 30'