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Joint ICTP-IAEA Advanced Workshop on Multi-Scale Modelling for Characterization and Basic Understanding of Radiation Damage Mechanisms in Materials | (smr 2137)
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  • Monday, 12 April 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Registration and Administrative Formalities
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 09:00 Registration and Administrative Formalities 1h0'
    • 10:00 - 10:20 Computational material science
      • 10:00 Computational material science 20'
        Speaker: S. Scandolo (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:20 - 11:00 Introduction and opening
      • 10:20 Introduction and opening 40'
        Speaker: A. Zeman, V. Inozemtsev (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Principles of multi-scale modeling
      • 11:30 Principles of multi-scale modeling 1h0'
        Speaker: J.M. Perlado (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Fundamentals of radiation damage: mechanisms at the atomic, nano- and microscopic levels
      • 14:00 Fundamentals of radiation damage: mechanisms at the atomic, nano- and microscopic levels 1h0'
        Speaker: L. Malerba (Nuclear Research Centre of Belgium, Mol, Belgium)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Modelling of liquid metals for fusion reactors
      • 15:00 Modelling of liquid metals for fusion reactors 1h0'
        Speaker: J.M. Perlado (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
      • 16:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 ICTP Modeling at extreme conditions
      • 16:30 ICTP Modeling at extreme conditions 1h0'
        Speaker: S. Scandolo (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 17:30 - 18:30 Poster Session
      • 17:30 Poster Session 1h0'
  • Tuesday, 13 April 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 The multiscale modeling approach applied to radiation damage: from atoms to dislocations
      • 09:00 The multiscale modeling approach applied to radiation damage: from atoms to dislocations 1h0'
        Speaker: L. Malerba (Nuclear Research Centre of Belgium, Mol, Belgium)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 11:00 Modelling of Materials under high pressure, and metallic foams
      • 10:00 Modelling of Materials under high pressure, and metallic foams 1h0'
        Speaker: J.M. Perlado (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Electronic structure theory
      • 11:30 Electronic structure theory 1h0'
        Speaker: J.J. Kohanoff (The Queen's University of Belfast, United Kingdom)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Modeling of time-dependent damage in structural wall of inertial fusion reactors
      • 14:00 Modeling of time-dependent damage in structural wall of inertial fusion reactors 1h0'
        Speaker: J.M. Perlado (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Exchange and correlation in Density Functional Theory
      • 15:00 Exchange and correlation in Density Functional Theory 1h0'
        Speaker: J.J. Kohanoff (The Queen's University of Belfast, United Kingdom)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
      • 16:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:30 - 18:30 Poster Session
      • 16:30 Poster Session 2h0'
  • Wednesday, 14 April 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Computational methods for electronic structure
      • 09:00 Computational methods for electronic structure 1h0'
        Speaker: J.J. Kohanoff (The Queen's University of Belfast, United Kingdom)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 11:00 Multiscale modeling in the nuclear environment
      • 10:00 Multiscale modeling in the nuclear environment 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Samaras (Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Radiation damage in FeCr alloys
      • 11:30 Radiation damage in FeCr alloys 1h0'
        Speaker: L. Malerba (Nuclear Research Centre of Belgium, Mol, Belgium)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Modeling end experimental validation in the Fe-Cr system
      • 14:00 Modeling end experimental validation in the Fe-Cr system 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Samaras (Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland)
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Primary damage modeling in fcc metals at atomic scale
      • 15:00 Primary damage modeling in fcc metals at atomic scale 1h0'
        Speaker: L. Malerba (Nuclear Research Centre of Belgium, Mol, Belgium)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
      • 16:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 Introduction to the kinetic Monte Carlo in radiation damage physics
      • 16:30 Introduction to the kinetic Monte Carlo in radiation damage physics 1h0'
        Speaker: N. Lazarev (Akhiezer Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kharkov, Ukraine)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 17:30 - 18:30 Poster session
      • 17:30 Poster session 1h0'
  • Thursday, 15 April 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 MD simulation of interaction between radiation damages and microstructure: voids, helium bubbles and grain boundaries
      • 09:00 MD simulation of interaction between radiation damages and microstructure: voids, helium bubbles and grain boundaries 1h0'
        Speaker: N. Lazarev (Akhiezer Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kharkov, Ukraine)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 11:00 Connection between modeling and experiments
      • 10:00 Connection between modeling and experiments 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Victoria (Nuclear Fusion Institute, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 MD simulation of primary damage formation and phase transformations in zirconium
      • 11:30 MD simulation of primary damage formation and phase transformations in zirconium 1h0'
        Speaker: N. Lazarev (Akhiezer Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kharkov, Ukraine)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h0'
    • 13:30 - 16:30 Visit to ELETTRA
      • 13:30 Visit to ELETTRA 3h0'
  • Friday, 16 April 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Modeling helium effects in bcc iron
      • 09:00 Modeling helium effects in bcc iron 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Samaras (Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 11:00 Mesoscale connection and macoscopic response
      • 10:00 Mesoscale connection and macoscopic response 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Victoria (Nuclear Fusion Institute, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:15 Atomistic simulations of irradiation – single crystal and nanocrystal
      • 11:30 Atomistic simulations of irradiation – single crystal and nanocrystal 45'
        Speaker: M. Samaras (Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Atomistic simulation of a swift ion track development in a model Ni-Al alloy
      • 14:00 Atomistic simulation of a swift ion track development in a model Ni-Al alloy 1h0'
        Speaker: N. Lazarev (Akhiezer Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kharkov, Ukraine)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Radiation damage summary
      • 15:00 Radiation damage summary 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Victoria (Nuclear Fusion Institute, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
      • 16:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:30 - 18:30 Discussion
      • 16:30 Discussion 2h0'
  • Monday, 19 April 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Theoretical modeling of plastic deformation in materials under heavy ion, light ion and fast neutron irradiations
      • 09:00 Theoretical modeling of plastic deformation in materials under heavy ion, light ion and fast neutron irradiations 1h0'
        Speaker: A. Ryazanov (Russian Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, Russian Federation)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 11:00 Radiation damage of biomolecular systems
      • 10:00 Radiation damage of biomolecular systems 1h0'
        Speaker: J.J. Kohanoff (The Queen's University of Belfast, United Kingdom)
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Radiation growth of amorphous alloys under heavy ion irradiation
      • 11:30 Radiation growth of amorphous alloys under heavy ion irradiation 1h0'
        Speaker: A. Ryazanov (Russian Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, Russian Federation)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Theoretical modeling of track formation in materials under heavy ion irradiation
      • 14:00 Theoretical modeling of track formation in materials under heavy ion irradiation 1h0'
        Speaker: A. Ryazanov (Russian Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, Russian Federation)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Radiation damage of biomolecular systems: a first-principles molecular dynamics approach
      • 15:00 Radiation damage of biomolecular systems: a first-principles molecular dynamics approach 1h0'
        Speaker: J.J. Kohanoff (The Queen's University of Belfast, United Kingdom)
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
      • 16:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 Global energy: supplies and challenges
      • 16:30 Global energy: supplies and challenges 1h0'
        Speaker: N. Dytlewski (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
  • Tuesday, 20 April 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Principles of positron annihilation and positron response calculations
      • 09:00 Principles of positron annihilation and positron response calculations 1h0'
        Speaker: J. Kuriplach (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 11:00 Modeling positron response from computer generated samples of materials
      • 10:00 Modeling positron response from computer generated samples of materials 1h0'
        Speaker: J. Kuriplach (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Modelling of cascade and sub-cascade formation in fission and fusion structural materials under fast neutron and ion irradiations
      • 11:30 Modelling of cascade and sub-cascade formation in fission and fusion structural materials under fast neutron and ion irradiations 1h0'
        Speaker: A. Ryazanov (Russian Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, Russian Federation)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 15:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 2h30'
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Positron annihilation in oxides
      • 15:00 Positron annihilation in oxides 1h0'
        Speaker: J. Kuriplach (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
      • 16:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 New radiation based microscopes
      • 16:30 New radiation based microscopes 1h0'
        Speaker: C. Tuniz (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
  • Wednesday, 21 April 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Relating modeled positron response to experiment
      • 09:00 Relating modeled positron response to experiment 1h0'
        Speaker: J. Kuriplach (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 11:00 SANS studies of microstructural radiation damage evolution in model alloys and technical steels for nuclear applications/part 1
      • 10:00 SANS studies of microstructural radiation damage evolution in model alloys and technical steels for nuclear applications/part 1 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Coppola (ENEA-Casaccia, Rome, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 SANS studies of microstructural radiation damage evolution in model alloys and technical steels for nuclear applications/part 2
      • 11:30 SANS studies of microstructural radiation damage evolution in model alloys and technical steels for nuclear applications/part 2 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Coppola (ENEA-Casaccia, Rome, Italy)
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Poster Winners Presentations
      • 14:00 Poster Winners Presentations 1h0'
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Modeling of radiation effects in vanadium
      • 15:00 Modeling of radiation effects in vanadium 1h0'
        Speaker: A. Ryazanov (Russian Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, Russian Federation)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
      • 16:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:00 Complementary Techniques for Materials Characterization: Practical Example
      • 16:30 Complementary Techniques for Materials Characterization: Practical Example 30'
        Speaker: P. Salame (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
    • 17:00 - 17:40 Investigations of behavior of SiC materials under neutron and charged particle irradiation
      • 17:00 Investigations of behavior of SiC materials under neutron and charged particle irradiation 40'
        Speaker: A. Ryazanov (Russian Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, Russian Federation)
        Material: lecture notes
  • Thursday, 22 April 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Introduction to fuel behaviour modeling: purpose and application of fuel modeling codes, main components and code structure, basic measurements for in-core experiments
      • 09:00 Introduction to fuel behaviour modeling: purpose and application of fuel modeling codes, main components and code structure, basic measurements for in-core experiments 1h0'
        Speaker: W. Wiesenack (OECD Halden Reactor Project, Halden, Norway)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 11:00 Fuel temperature modeling and phenomena: pellet-clad gap heat transfer, fuel temperature distribution
      • 10:00 Fuel temperature modeling and phenomena: pellet-clad gap heat transfer, fuel temperature distribution 1h0'
        Speaker: W. Wiesenack (OECD Halden Reactor Project, Halden, Norway)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Nuclear fuel behavior under irradiation: introduction to multi-scale modeling and experimental characterization
      • 11:30 Nuclear fuel behavior under irradiation: introduction to multi-scale modeling and experimental characterization 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Freyss (CEA, Centre de Cadarache, Saint Paul lez Durance, France)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Fission gas release: release mechanisms, gas mixing and gas flow
      • 14:00 Fission gas release: release mechanisms, gas mixing and gas flow 1h0'
        Speaker: W. Wiesenack (OECD Halden Reactor Project, Halden, Norway)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Dimensional changes and pellet-clad interaction: stresses and strains, fuel thermal expansion, densification and swelling, interaction between fuel and cladding
      • 15:00 Dimensional changes and pellet-clad interaction: stresses and strains, fuel thermal expansion, densification and swelling, interaction between fuel and cladding 1h0'
        Speaker: W. Wiesenack (OECD Halden Reactor Project, Halden, Norway)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
      • 16:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 Special experiments and their evaluation
      • 16:30 Special experiments and their evaluation 1h0'
        Speaker: W. Wiesenack (OECD Halden Reactor Project, Halden, Norway)
        Material: lecture notes
  • Friday, 23 April 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Multiscale modeling of thermal fatigue damage in austenitic steels
      • 09:00 Multiscale modeling of thermal fatigue damage in austenitic steels 1h0'
        Speaker: C. Robertson (CEA, Centre de Cadarache, Saint Paul lez Durance, France)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 11:00 Dislocation dynamics simulations of post-irradiation plastic deformation in austenitic stainless steels
      • 10:00 Dislocation dynamics simulations of post-irradiation plastic deformation in austenitic stainless steels 1h0'
        Speaker: C. Robertson (CEA, Centre de Cadarache, Saint Paul lez Durance, France)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Application of DD modeling to plastic deformation of RPV steel in the ductile to brittle transition regime
      • 11:30 Application of DD modeling to plastic deformation of RPV steel in the ductile to brittle transition regime 1h0'
        Speaker: C. Robertson (CEA, Centre de Cadarache, Saint Paul lez Durance, France)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Numerical simulation of transport properties in nuclear fuels : from the atomistic scale to the mesoscopic scale
      • 14:00 Numerical simulation of transport properties in nuclear fuels : from the atomistic scale to the mesoscopic scale 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Freyss (CEA, Centre de Cadarache, Saint Paul lez Durance, France)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Experimental simulation of nuclear fuels: separate effect studies
      • 15:00 Experimental simulation of nuclear fuels: separate effect studies 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Freyss (CEA, Centre de Cadarache, Saint Paul lez Durance, France)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:15 Distribution of certificates
      • 16:00 Distribution of certificates 15'
        Speaker: N. Dytlewski (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
    • 16:15 - 16:45 Coffee Break
      • 16:15 Coffee Break 30'
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