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Joint ICTP/IAEA Workshop on Nuclear Power Plant Simulators for Education | (smr 2084)
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  • Monday, 12 October 2009
    • 09:00 - 10:30 REGISTRATION and ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES 
      ouside the Denardo Lecture Hall
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 09:00 REGISTRATION and ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES 1h30'
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Welcoming and Introduction
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Denardo Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Welcoming and Introduction 30'
        Speaker: Sama BILBAO Y LEON (IAEA, Vienna , Austria)
    • 11:00 - 11:15 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 11:00 Coffee break 15'
    • 11:15 - 12:00 Overview of Advanced Water Cooled Reactor Designs
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Denardo Lecture Hall
      • 11:15 Overview of Advanced Water Cooled Reactor Designs 45'
        Speaker: Sama BILBAO Y LEON (IAEA, Vienna , Austria)
    • 12:00 - 13:15 Overview of Nuclear Reactivity Control
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Denardo Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Overview of Nuclear Reactivity Control 1h15'
        Speaker: Larry FOULKE (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
    • 13:15 - 14:15 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 13:15 Lunch break 1h0'
    • 14:15 - 15:30 PCTRAN Simulator of a PWR with Active Safety Systems
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 14:15 PCTRAN Simulator of a PWR with Active Safety Systems 1h15'
        Speaker: Li-Chi Cliff PO (Micro-Simulation Technology, Montville, USA)
    • 15:30 - 15:45 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:30 Coffee break 15'
    • 15:45 - 17:15 PCTRAN Simulator of a PWR with Active Safety Systems
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:45 PCTRAN Simulator of a PWR with Active Safety Systems 1h30'
        Speaker: Li-Chi Cliff PO (Micro-Simulation Technology, Montville, USA)
    • 18:00 - 20:00 RECEPTION
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 18:00 RECEPTION 2h0'
  • Tuesday, 13 October 2009
    • 09:00 - 10:15 PCTRAN Simulator of a PWR with Active Safety Systems
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 09:00 PCTRAN Simulator of a PWR with Active Safety Systems 1h15'
        Speaker: Li-Chi Cliff PO (Micro-Simulation Technology, Montville, USA)
    • 10:15 - 10:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:15 Coffee break 15'
    • 10:45 - 12:15 PCTRAN Simulator of a PWR with Active Safety Systems
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:45 PCTRAN Simulator of a PWR with Active Safety Systems 1h30'
        Speaker: Li-Chi Cliff PO (Micro-Simulation Technology, Montville, USA)
    • 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch break 1h15'
    • 13:30 - 15:30 PCTRAN Simulator of a PWR with Active Safety Systems
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 13:30 PCTRAN Simulator of a PWR with Active Safety Systems 2h0'
        Speaker: Li-Chi Cliff PO (Micro-Simulation Technology, Montville, USA)
    • 15:30 - 15:45 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:30 Coffee break 15'
    • 15:45 - 17:00 Evolution of Full-Scope Simulators Development - Korean experience
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Denardo Lecture Hall
      • 15:45 Evolution of Full-Scope Simulators Development - Korean experience 1h15'
        Speaker: Seong-Deuk JO (IAEA, Vienna , Austria)
  • Wednesday, 14 October 2009
    • 09:00 - 10:15 PWR Response to Severe Accidents
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 09:00 PWR Response to Severe Accidents 1h15'
        Speaker: Li-Chi Cliff PO (Micro-Simulation Technology, Montville, USA)
    • 10:15 - 10:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:15 Coffee break 15'
    • 10:45 - 12:15 TRIGA simulator
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:45 TRIGA simulator 1h30'
        Speaker: Li-Chi Cliff PO (Micro-Simulation Technology, Montville, USA)
    • 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch break 1h15'
    • 13:30 - 15:15 CANDU 9 Systems and Overall Unit Control
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 13:30 CANDU 9 Systems and Overall Unit Control 1h45'
        Speaker: Glenn HARVEL (University of Ontario, Canada)
    • 15:15 - 15:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:15 Coffee break 15'
    • 15:30 - 16:45 CANDU 9 Reactor Systems and Regulation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:30 CANDU 9 Reactor Systems and Regulation 1h15'
        Speaker: Glenn HARVEL (University of Ontario, Canada)
  • Thursday, 15 October 2009
    • 09:00 - 10:15 CANDU-9 Heat Transport System and Control
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 09:00 CANDU-9 Heat Transport System and Control 1h15'
        Speaker: Glenn HARVEL (University of Ontario, Canada)
    • 10:15 - 10:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:15 Coffee break 15'
    • 10:45 - 12:15 CANDU-9 Heat Transport System and Control
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:45 CANDU-9 Heat Transport System and Control 1h30'
        Speaker: Glenn HARVEL (University of Ontario, Canada)
    • 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch break 1h15'
    • 13:30 - 15:15 CANDU-9 Balance of Plant Systems
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 13:30 CANDU-9 Balance of Plant Systems 1h45'
        Speaker: Glenn HARVEL (University of Ontario, Canada)
    • 15:15 - 15:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:15 Coffee break 15'
    • 15:30 - 16:45 Balance of Plant Systems
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:30 Balance of Plant Systems 1h15'
        Speaker: Glenn HARVEL (University of Ontario, Canada)
  • Friday, 16 October 2009
    • 09:00 - 10:15 Advanced CANDU Reactor (ACR)
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 09:00 Advanced CANDU Reactor (ACR) 1h15'
        Speaker: Glenn HARVEL (University of Ontario, Canada)
    • 10:15 - 10:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:15 Coffee break 15'
    • 10:45 - 12:15 Advanced CANDU Reactor (ACR)
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:45 Advanced CANDU Reactor (ACR) 1h30'
        Speaker: Glenn HARVEL (University of Ontario, Canada)
    • 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch break 1h15'
    • 13:30 - 15:15 CANDU and ACR major unit events
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 13:30 CANDU and ACR major unit events 1h45'
        Speaker: Glenn HARVEL (University of Ontario, Canada)
    • 15:15 - 15:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:15 Coffee break 15'
    • 15:30 - 16:45 CANDU and ACR major unit events
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:30 CANDU and ACR major unit events 1h15'
        Speaker: Glenn HARVEL (University of Ontario, Canada)
  • Monday, 19 October 2009
    • 09:00 - 10:15 Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (APWR) NPP Description and Characteristics. APWR Overview. Demonstrate Simulation Effects using APWR Simulator.
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Denardo Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (APWR) NPP Description and Characteristics. APWR Overview. Demonstrate Simulation Effects using APWR Simulator. 1h15'
        Speaker: Larry FOULKE (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
    • 10:15 - 10:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:15 Coffee break 15'
    • 10:45 - 12:15 Presentation of APWR Simulator Core Model and Demonstration of Reactor Controls and Passive Safety System Responses.
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Denardo Lecture Hall
      • 10:45 Presentation of APWR Simulator Core Model and Demonstration of Reactor Controls and Passive Safety System Responses. 1h30'
        Speaker: Larry FOULKE (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
    • 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch break 1h15'
    • 13:30 - 15:15 Advanced PWR Simulator Exercises 
      (a) Hands-on interaction with the simulator ? freeze, run, IC, malfunctions, etc.; (b) Review each major APWR subsystem; (c) Practice power maneuver; (d) Trips and Recovery.
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 13:30 Advanced PWR Simulator Exercises 1h45'
        Speaker: Larry FOULKE (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
    • 15:15 - 15:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:15 Coffee break 15'
    • 15:30 - 16:45 APWR Simulator Malfunction Exercises 
      (a) Study Abnormal/Emergency Event Evolutions, Safety Limits and Operational Guidelines; (b) Malfunctions with special focus on Passive Safety System Responses.
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:30 APWR Simulator Malfunction Exercises 1h15'
        Speaker: Larry FOULKE (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
  • Tuesday, 20 October 2009
    • 09:00 - 10:15 Review of basic thermal-hydraulics. Introduction to BWRs, the ABWR and the ESBWR. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) Overview: NPP Description and Characteristics
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Denardo Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Review of basic thermal-hydraulics. Introduction to BWRs, the ABWR and the ESBWR. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) Overview: NPP Description and Characteristics 1h15'
        Speaker: George YADIGAROGLU (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
    • 10:15 - 10:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:15 Coffee break 15'
    • 10:45 - 12:15 Presentation of ABWR Steady State Model and Dynamic Model as the mathematical basis for the Simulator. Introduction of simulator.
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Denardo Lecture Hall
      • 10:45 Presentation of ABWR Steady State Model and Dynamic Model as the mathematical basis for the Simulator. Introduction of simulator. 1h30'
        Speaker: George YADIGAROGLU (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
    • 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch break 1h15'
    • 13:30 - 15:15 ABWR Steady State Mass & Energy Model Exercise 
      (a) find out how the coolant quality plays an important role in reactor power control; (b) Nuclear Boiler System; Safety Systems; Auxiliary Systems; BOP; Plant Operation.
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 13:30 ABWR Steady State Mass & Energy Model Exercise 1h45'
        Speaker: George YADIGAROGLU (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
    • 15:15 - 15:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:15 Coffee break 15'
    • 15:30 - 16:45 ABWR Simulator Exercises 
      Practice Power Maneuver. ABWR Trips and Recovery
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:30 ABWR Simulator Exercises 1h15'
        Speaker: George YADIGAROGLU (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
  • Wednesday, 21 October 2009
    • 09:00 - 10:15 Introduction of dynamic simulator model of the ABWR. More detailed presentation of simulator
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Denardo Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Introduction of dynamic simulator model of the ABWR. More detailed presentation of simulator 1h15'
        Speaker: George YADIGAROGLU (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
    • 10:15 - 10:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:15 Coffee break 15'
    • 10:45 - 12:15 ABWR and ESBWR Safety. The passive ESBWR ? an overview
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Denardo Lecture Hall
      • 10:45 ABWR and ESBWR Safety. The passive ESBWR ? an overview 1h30'
        Speaker: George YADIGAROGLU (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
    • 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch break 1h15'
    • 13:30 - 15:15 ABWR Simulator Malfunction exercises with discussion of safety issues.
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Denardo Lecture Hall
      • 13:30 ABWR Simulator Malfunction exercises with discussion of safety issues. 1h45'
        Speaker: George YADIGAROGLU (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
    • 15:15 - 15:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:15 Coffee break 15'
    • 15:30 - 16:45 Additional ABWR Simulator exercises
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:30 Additional ABWR Simulator exercises 1h15'
        Speaker: George YADIGAROGLU (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
    • 18:00 - 20:00 RECEPTION
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 18:00 RECEPTION 2h0'
  • Thursday, 22 October 2009
    • 09:00 - 10:15 Overview of the WWER simulator. Reactor system equipment. Constructional and physical characteristics of the core.
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Denardo Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Overview of the WWER simulator. Reactor system equipment. Constructional and physical characteristics of the core. 1h15'
        Speaker: Nikolai V. TIKHONOV (Moscow Engineering & Physics Institute, ENIKO TSO, Russian Federation)
        Material: slides
    • 10:15 - 10:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:15 Coffee break 15'
    • 10:45 - 12:15 Overview of the WWER simulator. Scope of simulation, simulator display formats, distinctive features and capabilities. User interface.
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:45 Overview of the WWER simulator. Scope of simulation, simulator display formats, distinctive features and capabilities. User interface. 1h30'
        Speaker: Nikolai V. TIKHONOV (Moscow Engineering & Physics Institute, ENIKO TSO, Russian Federation)
    • 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch break 1h15'
    • 13:30 - 15:15 WWER simulator exercises. 
      Demonstration of transients. Review of reactor systems response.
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 13:30 WWER simulator exercises. 1h45'
        Speaker: Nikolai V. TIKHONOV (Moscow Engineering & Physics Institute, ENIKO TSO, Russian Federation)
    • 15:15 - 15:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:15 Coffee break 15'
    • 15:30 - 16:00 WWER simulator exercises. 
      Practice - Reactor trips and recovery.
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:30 WWER simulator exercises. 30'
        Speaker: Nikolai V. TIKHONOV (Moscow Engineering & Physics Institute, ENIKO TSO, Russian Federation)
    • 16:00 - 16:45 Safety Culture
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Denardo Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Safety Culture 45'
        Speaker: Seong-Deuk JO (IAEA, Vienna , Austria)
  • Friday, 23 October 2009
    • 09:00 - 10:15 WWER simulator exercises. 
      Stationary processes, fuel burnup, determination of the core major neutron-physics characteristics.
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 09:00 WWER simulator exercises. 1h15'
        Speaker: Nikolai V. TIKHONOV (Moscow Engineering & Physics Institute, ENIKO TSO, Russian Federation)
    • 10:15 - 10:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:15 Coffee break 15'
    • 10:45 - 12:15 WWER Simulator exercises. 
      Reactor startup from hot standby.
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Eklund Informatics Lab (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:45 WWER Simulator exercises. 1h30'
        Speaker: Nikolai V. TIKHONOV (Moscow Engineering & Physics Institute, ENIKO TSO, Russian Federation)
    • 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch break 1h15'
    • 13:30 - 15:30 Feedback and closing session
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Denardo Lecture Hall
      • 13:30 Feedback and closing session 2h0'
        Speaker: Seong-Deuk JO (IAEA, Vienna , Austria)
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