FR09

International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles
- Challenges and Opportunities -

December 7 - 11, 2009
Kyoto, Japan

What's New

Main Topics

Advanced and innovative reactor concept designs and associated objectives and driving forces
Recycle strategies for fast reactors and associated technologies
Proliferation resistance and physical protection
Economics and performance (including reliability, availability, service life, public acceptance)
Transition scenarios: the path to fast reactor deployment
Fast reactor safety:
- Design and assessment approaches, issues and requirements
- Special emphasis on severe accidents
- Licensing issues
Advanced fuels for fast reactors:
- Fuel concepts, targets, high burnup fuels
- Performance
- Manufacturing
- Irradiation experiments
Structural materials: new challenges, manufacturing and performance
Coolant technologies and instrumentation
In-service inspection and repair
Advanced and innovative fast reactor component and system design, and technologies (primary system, balance of plant, handling systems, simplification in plant layout, etc.)
Past 20 years' experience with fast reactors, lessons learned and perspectives: design, construction, commissioning, operation, decommissioning
Fundamental issues, new experiments and requirements (basic data, reactor physics, thermal hydraulics, etc.)
Advanced simulation, modelling and verification/validation/qualification in various areas
Availability and capability of experimental facilities
Human resources, education, infrastructures and knowledge management

May. 15, 2009	Submission of extended synopsis through FR09 Website upload system. Extended
June 15, 2009	Participation Form A, Paper Submission Form B, and (if grant is requested) Grant Application Form C received by IAEA through official channels
Beginning of Aug., 2009	Notification of acceptance of a paper to authors Delayed
Nov. 30, 2009	Submission of full paper through FR09 Website upload system. Changed
Nov. 30, 2009	Form A received by IAEA through official channels from participants without paper submission

Organized by		Hosted by


In cooperation with
Japan Atomic Energy Commission Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)



Sponsors
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Mitsubishi FBR Systems, Inc. TOSHIBA Corporation

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