___________________________________________ THE EUROPEAN NUCLEAR EDUCATION NETWORK ASSOCIATION ___________________________________________________
ENEN ASSOCIATION is a non-profit international organization established under the
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE
French law whose mission is the preservation and further development of higher nuclear education and expertise. ENEN ASSOCIATION main objectives: -
To deliver a certification for the European Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering
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To encourage PhD studies, to promote exchange of students and teachers participating in the network
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To foster and strengthen the relationships between universities, nuclear research laboratories, industries and regulatory bodies
ENEN ASSOCIATION results from the cooperative action of partners of the ENEN project funded by the European Commission under the Euratom 5th framework programme ENEN ASSOCIATION effective members are academic institutions providing high level scientific education in nuclear disciplines. Associated members are nuclear companies, research institutes and organizations having an established tradition in the field of nuclear education, research and training About 43 institutions from 18* European countries are members of ENEN ASSOCIATION CONTACTS: Peter De Regge Nadia Nowacki
peter.de.regge@sckcen.be sec.enen@cea.fr
UNITED KINGDOM 19th – 30th November 2007 ENEN ASSOCIATION Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucleaires Centre CEA de Saclay F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France Tel. +33 1 69 08 30 92 Fax. +33 1 69 08 77 62
The University of Manchester
* AUSTRIA, BELGIOUM, CZECH REPUBLIC, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, ITALY, POLAND, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWIZTERLAND, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM
SEMINAR AIMS
TOPICS
To disseminate comprehensive information and acquire in-depth
VENUE
Please note that registering for
During the first week the seminar will
the seminar is a commitment to
be based in the University of
attend all lectures and technical
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The nuclear fuel cycle: an overview
knowledge on the industrial operations
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Historical perspectives for the UK
Manchester. Accommodation will be in
visits and a condition to receive the
related to the nuclear fuel cycle in the
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uranium: mining and milling
the Manchester Business School Hotel.
attendance certificate at the end of
UK, from the extraction of the uranium
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From uranium ore concentrates to uranium hexafluoride UF6: The
There will be two visits that week to
the seminar.
ore to the reprocessing of spent fuel, as well as on the management of waste production during the different stages of the fuel cycle.
conversion stage
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Uranium enrichment
week will be based near the Sellafield
Reactor core: general design &
site in Cumbria with lectures and
historic overview
accommodation at Summergrove, and
Fuel design and in-core fuel management
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mechanical design
INCLUDED IN FEE
Fuel inventory
Lectures, documentation, workshop
Options for spent fuel management Reprocessing operations and
LECTURERS
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accommodation (3 star hotels) and
Recycling processed uranium
transportation to and from Manchester
Recycling industry: mixed oxide
during the seminar and the technical
Transport of nuclear fuel cycle
Fuels, Storage
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was formerly the Research and Technology division of BNFL. It provides consultancy expertise to the
Non-proliferation, safeguards and security
Solutions is part of the BNFL Group and
VISITS -
expense to Manchester.
REGISTRATION FOR THE SEMINAR
R&D for advanced fuel cycle: Transmutation, Thorium Matrix
industrial and academic leading nuclear institutions in the UK. Nexia
Nuclear repository
Urenco, Capenhurst (uranium enrichment)
To obtain a registration form and for further details please contact: Nuclear.Group@manchester.ac.uk The number of participants is limited to approximately 25. All applicants are required to submit a short curriculum vitae which will be used for selection
nuclear industry and operates specialist
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Springfields (Fuel fabrication)
purposes. UK Ionising Radiation’s
facilities for handling radioactive
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Sellafield, Cumbria (THORP)
Regulations (1999) require certain
materials. The University of
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Sellafield (HLW store, Vitrification
conditions to be met before a visitor
Manchester and the Nuclear Department, HMS Sultan are members of the Nuclear Technology Education Consortium (www.ntec.ac.uk)
plant, WAMAC, Visitors Centre) -
Sellafield Technology Centre
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Drigg LLW repository
Springfields
visits. The fee does not cover travel
Inventory of fuel cycle waste
GNEP, GenIV, Separation,
The seminar is hosted and organised by
papers, lunches, most dinners, hotel
technology
materials University of Manchester, Main Arch
site visits to Sellafield facilities.
Fuel rod and assembly: thermo-
fuel
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Urenco and Springfields. The second
Place: Manchester, England Duration: 2 weeks 19th – 30th November 2007 ___________________________ Registration deadline: 2nd October 2007 (subject to availability) ___________________________ Registration fee: £4,500 50% of fee is refundable for cancellations received between 2nd – 30th October 2007 ___________________________ Language: English ___________________________
can gain access to the facilities. A list of these requirements will also be provided upon review of applications.
WEBSITE www.nuclear.manchester.ac.uk/fuel-cycle