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Heavy metal summer school 2017

12/06/2017 - 16/06/2017
SCK CEN Mol
SCK•CEN
Boeretang 200
Mol
Engels

Overzicht

Heavy liquid metal (HLM) coolants offer new perspectives for the development of innovative nuclear systems for materials research, nuclear waste transmutation and energy production. The Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK•CEN) is at the forefront of HLM nuclear technology worldwide with the development of the MYRRHA accelerator driven system.

During this summer school, participants will gain insight into the state-of-the-art of research focused to the development of MYRRHA and other HLM-based nuclear systems.  The summer school will cover several aspects of HLM technology that are essential for the engineering design and safety of nuclear systems.

Lectures will be given by experts from SCK•CEN and other internationally renowned research organizations. They will cover the most advanced HLM-based nuclear systems and deal with the chemical, thermal hydraulic and materials issues and challenges in instrumentation and design. Complementary to the lectures, visits are foreseen to various experimental facilities that were constructed at SCK•CEN in support of the MYRRHA project.

Throughout the course week, participants will have the opportunity to brainstorm on best practices and selections of technologies for HLM cooled nuclear systems in interactive sessions with the experts. More information can be found on http://academy.sckcen.be. Places for this summer school are limited to 35. Participants are invited to send in an abstract for a poster presentation on their research project.

Metal and liquids – from a different perspective

As a research center specializing in heavy liquid metal technology, it seems more than a coincidence that SCK•CEN is neighbor to one of the most successful Heavy Metal festivals in the world: the Graspop Metal Meeting (GMM). The GMM begins when the HLM summer school ends. The three best poster presentations will be awarded with a VIP ticket to enjoy metal and liquids at this unique festival.

Onderwerpen

To set the frame, the history of HLM-based nuclear systems and the design of the most developed HLM facilities will be introduced.

In a module on chemistry you will be introduced to the various sources of impurities in HLM and to methods for their purification, to oxygen monitoring and control systems, and to the chemistry of radioactive impurities.

In the module on materials you will learn to select materials for structural and functional components of reactors and get acquainted with irradiation damage processes and with liquid metal induced corrosion and its mitigation strategies. 

The thermal hydraulics module will start from the fundamentals of heat transfer in liquid metals to provide insight in the thermal hydraulic phenomena occurring in the fuel assembly and primary system. Experimental and numerical tools for the system safety analysis will also be covered.

In the instrumentation module you will get an overview of measurement techniques that can be used in liquid metals and focus in more detail on ultrasonic measurements.

Doelpubliek

This summer school is aimed at PhD students, post-docs and professionals with a particular interest in the domain of HLM technologies.

Programma

Het volledige programma kan hier worden gedownload:

Programme Heavy Metal Summer School 2017.pdf

Voorkennis

Participants are advised to have obtained their Master degree in physics or engineering.

Preparation

Participants are invited to send in an abstract (max. one page) before May 16, 2017 for a poster presentation during this summer school.

Leerdoelen

After participation to this course, participants will be able to:

Related to the module on chemical issues:

  • identify different chemical processes occurring in HLM systems and explain their relation to operation and safety
  • list the different sources of impurities in HLM systems
  • describe by which theoretical and experimental methods the different sources of impurities can be quantified
  • explain why and by which methods certain impurities are removed from heavy liquid metal coolants
  • explicate why oxygen control and monitoring is essential for operation of HLM nuclear systems
  • describe by which methods oxygen control can be achieved and explain their operation
  • explain the working principle and different designs of oxygen sensors
  • clarify which chemical processes govern the distribution of radionuclides in a system like MYRRHA
  • explain the physic chemistry of radionuclide evaporation from heavy liquid metals and experimental methods to measure evaporation

Related to the module on thermal hydraulics:

  • explain the general principles of liquid metal heat transfer
  • identify the possibilities and shortcomings of different numerical approaches for liquid metal heat transfer
  • select proper correlations for pressure loss and heat transfer coefficients in liquid metal cooled fuel assemblies
  • estimate the effects of blockages and deformations in fuel assemblies
  • explain the phenomena occurring in heavy liquid metal pools including mixing and stratification, sloshing etc.
  • describe the approach to design and instrument a scaled pool experiment
  • identify the possibilities and shortcomings of system analysis codes for heavy liquid metal cooled reactor systems
  • explain the issues related to system safety in heavy liquid metal cooled reactor systems

Related to the module on materials issues:

  • identify the general principles of selection and qualification of materials for structural and functional components of reactors
  • differentiate between screening tests and characterization of materials properties for design
  • list mechanical properties used for the design of structural and functional components
  • name the degradation effects of heavy liquid metals and neutron irradiation on mechanical properties used in the development of reactor components
  • describe the general principles of liquid metal corrosion and to give an example of mitigation approaches

Related to the module on instrumentation:

  • give an overview of measurement techniques for diagnostics and process monitoring of liquid metal systems
  • explain the major parameters that affect the performance of an ultrasonic system
  • specify the requirements for an ultrasonic sensor for a given application
  • estimate achievable resolution of an ultrasonic scanning system

Prijs

This one-week summer school costs 790 euro (TVA included).

This price includes participation to the course, coffee breaks and lunches, a welcome reception and the course material on hard-copy.

Cancellation with total refund is only possible until May 28, 2017.

Participation to the summer school is free of charge for contributing lecturers.

Registratie

You can register online using the button above until May 28, 2017.

Cancellation with total refund is only possible up until that day.

Accommodatie

Participants are requested to make their own travel arrangements. Pre-booking is made at the Corbie hotel for the period Sunday June 11 until Saterday June 17, 2017 in Mol. Please inform the SCK•CEN academy team (academy [at] sckcen [dot] be) to confirm your room reservation and make use of the daily transport between the Corbie hotel and the SCK•CEN Lakehouse.

As check-out at the Corbie hotel is on Saturday morning June 17, 2017, participants who want to stay for the GMM festival, are requested to look for their own accommodation. Possibilities can be found on the website of the GMM festival.

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