FISA02001: EU research in reactor safety

FISA-2001, a conference on EU research in reactor safety, will be held in Luxembourg from 12 to 14 November 2001, as part of the European Commission's Euratom framework programme Key Action 2.

The purpose of FISA-2001 is to offer a comprehensive overview of the current achievements of the 41 projects being conducted in the area of operational safety of existing installations. The emphasis will be on the applications of phenomenological research to plant life management and accident mitigation techniques, for present as well as future generation reactors.

In addition to the presentations by the 41 project coordinators, a series of invited lectures (5 plenary and 12 technical) will be delivered addressing issues of common interest and prospects for future research in reactor safety. A series of post-FISA workshops will also be organised to address networking activities aimed at strengthening the international reactor safety research community.

The conference programme includes:

- plant life extension and management (PLEM cluster, 16 projects): integrity of equipment and structure; on-line monitoring; organisation of safety;
- severe accident management (SAM cluster, 16 projects): assessment of severe accident risk (phenomenology); severe accident measures (implementation);
- evolutionary concepts (EVOL cluster, 9 projects): passive decay heat removal systems; high burn-up and MOX fuel;
in English)Registration forms and more information are available from:

URL: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp5-euratom/src/events.htm(opens in new window)

or, at the scientific secretary's office:

European Commission
DG Research
J-4 building MO75 V5-27
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
Tel. +32-2-2951424
Fax +32-2-2954991
E-mail: georges.van-goethem@ec.europa.eu