To increase and transfer knowledge about polymers in nuclear applications is considered very important for the industry.
Our annual meetings act as a platform for spreading and increasing competence among all participants: research institutes, universities, license holders, authorities, and manufacturers.
On March 4th, we gathered to learn more about these materials and what the next steps for the industry could be, networked with colleagues, experts, and professionals working with maintenance and design in the nuclear sector.
Programme (EET)
08:30 Coffe and registration
09:00 Welcome and introduction
Karin Westling, Energiforsk and Elvira Baygildina, TVO
09:10 Thresholds for Radiation Sensitivity of Polymers in Combined Thermal-Radiation Environments
Mathew Celina, visiting scientist to Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
09:40 Ageing Management of Composite and Elastomeric Components in Nuclear Power Plants
David Rouison, Kinectrics, Canada
10:10 Break
10:40 Experience from Testing and Qualification of Seals for NPP
Michal Zavadil, ÚJV Řež, Check Republic
11:10 Storage and shelf life of rubber components
Martin Bellander, MB Rubber Consulting, Sweden
11:40 How to handle the PFAS regulation from a supplier’s perspective
Tomas Nälsén, Habia Cables, Sweden
12:10 Lunch
13:30 Electrical cables diagnostic testing in NPP Krsko including electrical, mechanical and chemical methods
Marko Pirc, Krško NPP, Slovenia
14:00 NMR for the ageing assessment of polymers in Nuclear Power Plants
Mikael Hedenqvist, Royal Institue of Technology (KTH), Sweden
14:30 The Megapol polymer research program, assessment of phase 2 and continuation of phase 3
Marc Kuntz EDF, France
15:00 Break
15:30 Dielectric spectroscopy as a condition monitoring technique for LV cables in NPPs
Simone V. Suraci, University of Bologna, Italy
16:00 US DOE Research Supporting Nuclear Cable Aging Management
Leo Fifield PNNL, USA
16:30 Wrap up and summary – end of the day
Karin Westling, Energiforsk
18:30 Dinner at restaurant Carelia, Mannerheimintie 56, Helsinki
About Energiforsk's programme Polymeric materials in nuclear applications
Energiforsk, together with the Swedish and Finnish nuclear power producers, has formed a research programme to work jointly to research on safe long-term use of polymer components and improve their ageing management. Assessing the lifespan of polymeric material more accurately is important for nuclear power plants to maintain safety and high reliability as the fleet gets older. Read more here.