ICNPE 2012 - International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering (ICNPE 2012)

The VIII. International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Nuclear Power Engineering. The conference will bring together leading researchers, engineers and scientists in the domain of interest from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

Nuclear physics: nuclear reactions, cross sections, neutron interactions
Nuclear reactor theory
Nuclear reactor types: fuel / moderator / coolant, slow and fast neutron reactors
Neutron lifecycle, prompt and delayed neutrons
Reactor kinetics
Reactor thermo-hydraulics
Approach to criticality by fuel addition and by control rod extraction
Reactor operation: reactor start up, reactivity effects
Rod global worth measurement by the rod drop technique
Global control rod weight measurement by the rod drop technique
Control rod calibration
Temperature effects
Influence of poisons on reactor operation
Presentation of the actual experimental and industrial reactors
Global power plant operation
Presentation of the generation IV reactors
Safety principles
Nuclear Reactors and Environment Protection
Nuclear power plants and operations
Thermal hydraulic design of reactor cores and plant components
Background in operational safety, analysis of reactor incidents
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