• About

    The long-term operation of existing nuclear power plants (NPP) has already been accepted in many countries as a strategic objective to ensure adequate supply of electricity over the coming decades. In this context, the effective maintenance of nuclear power plants is essential for their safe long-term operation and guarantees the level of reliability and effectiveness of all safety-relevant components and systems in accordance with their design assumptions.

    ADVISE and NOMAD are two European initiatives co-funded by the Euratom research and training programme 2014-2018 under the same NFRP-01-2016 call: “Continually improving safety and reliability of Generation II and III reactors”. They fulfil requirements for nuclear safety research in the framework of assessment of long-term operation and deal with the materials characterization of components of ageing existing nuclear power plants. ADVISE and NOMAD focus on complementary topics related to non-destructive evaluation of safety-relevant components.

    Additionally, successful networking is an important prerequisite for exchanging know-how with other consortia working on similar research topics, to define interaction schemes as well as to initiate further successful international cooperation and to achieve qualitatively and quantitatively high-quality cooperation.

    In this context, the ADVISE and NOMAD consortia will co-organise the:

    European Symposium on NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION for NPP
    on 4-5 May 2021

    This 2-day event will take place virtually and bring together both projects, as well as a number of other initiatives and will cover NDE topics with respect to relevant materials, operation conditions and components of European NPPs for a comprehensive workshop on NDE issues for long-term operation of plants.

    Experts working on international, European or national initiatives and stakeholders are expected to ensure an ideal uptake of the newly identified knowledge, an optimal know-how exchange and nevertheless to identify and define further opportunities and strategies for future cooperation on the topic of NDE for safety-relevant components of NPPs.

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  • Programme

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    DAY 1 - 4 May 2021
    PLENARY SESSIONS


    13:45

    Welcome and Introduction

    B. Valeske, M. Rabung (Fraunhofer)

    A. Schumm (EDF)

    14:00 – 14:20

    14:20 – 14:40

    14:40 – 14:55

    14:55 – 15:10

    General aspects of reactor safety in the context of LTO in Germany

    General aspects of reactor safety in the context of LTO in France

    ADVISE global presentation

    NOMAD global presentation

    H. Möller (GRS)

    T. Sollier (IRSN)

    A. Schumm (EDF)

    M. Rabung (Fraunhofer)

    15:10 – 15:30

    Coffee break

    15:30 – 16:00

    16:00 – 16:30

    16:30 – 17:00

    17:00 – 17:15

    17:15 – 17:30

    Microstructural and mechanical property characterization of primary loop materials using NDE

    Physical principles of NDE methods for characterization of embrittlement

    Eddy Current and Ultrasound Modelling Principles

    Q/A

    EURATOM Research and Training Programme 2021-2025

    J. Wall (EPRI)

    K. Szielasko (Fraunhofer)

    E. Demaldent (CEA List)

    P. Manolatos, K. Janatkova (EC)


    DAY 2 - 5 May 2021
    TECHNICAL SESSIONS


    Microstructure characterization (1/2)

    Chairperson: M. Lowe (ICL)

    Defect detection and characterization (1/2)

    Chairperson: P. Calmon (CEA)

    Non-metallic materials (1/2)

    Chairperson: R. Tschuncky (Fraunhofer)

    09:00 – 09:05

    Welcome

    Welcome

    Welcome

    09:05 – 09:25

    Effective Orientation Mapping of Locally Anisotropic Media from Ultrasonic Phased Array Data

    K. Tant (University of Strathclyde)

    Weld reconstruction

    M. Kalkowski (ICL)

    Long term monitoring of concrete structure using innovative NDT and SHM approaches: NDT-CE 4.0

    E. Niederleithinger (BAM)

    09:25 – 09:55

    Characterization of residual stresses by means of ultrasonics

    I. Veile (Fraunhofer)

    Transducers

    JF. Saillant (Framatome), V. Samaitis (KTU)

    Non-Destructive Testing methods in concrete structures for the life extension of Nuclear Power Plants

    A. Sillero (Tecnatom)

    09:55 – 10:15

    NDE characterization of embrittlement by means of magnetic methods

    A. Gasparics (EK)

    Model based defect characterization

    A. Velichko (UoB), R. Miorelli (CEA List)

    Non-destructive testing of concrete structures – Processes, Technique Development and Machine Learning

    D. Algernon (SVTI)

    10:15 – 10:35

    Non-destructive evaluation of RPV embrittlement by means of the Thermoelectric Power Method

    M. Niffenegger (PSI)

    Phased array imaging of complex materials

    S. Robert (CEA List)

    10:35 – 11:00

    Coffee break

    Microstructure characterization (2/2)

    Chairperson: A. Gasparics(EK)

    Defect detection and characterization (2/2)

    Chairperson: A. Schumm(EDF)

    Non-metallic materials (2/2)

    Chairperson: R. Tschuncky (Fraunhofer)

    11:00 – 11:20

    Fast electromagnetic models for simulation of material characterization applications

    A. Skarlatos (CEA List)

    Comparison of FMC-TFM imaging and PWI imaging by using TRL transducers and linear transducers for coarse-grained materials

    K. Sy (Eddyfi)

    Non-destructive characterization of polymers with terahertz systems

    C. Stumm (Fraunhofer)

    11:20 – 11:40

    Microstructure- and stress-independent materials characterization in reactor safety research

    C. Zimmer (Fraunhofer)

    Research Project PIONIC - Program for Investigation of NDE by International Collaboration

    S. Feistkorn (SVTI)

    Ultrasound as a non-destructive tool to estimate polymer embrittlement

    J. Rinta-aho (VTT)

    11:40 – 12:00

    CASS Microstructure reconstruction

    V. Samaitis (KTU)

    Inspection and monitoring of pipelines for defects using ultrasonic guided waves

    M. Lowe (ICL)

    12:00 – 12:20

    Machine learning and multimethod-NDE for estimating neutron-induced embrittlement

    J. Rinta-aho (VTT)

    Passive Guided Wave Tomography for the monitoring of corrosion in pipes

    B. Chapuis (CEA List)


    12:20 – 12:50

    Concluding remarks and perspectives

  • Registration

    Please click HERE to register for the sessions you would like to attend.

    • May 4: Plenary Sessions
    • May 5: Technical Session “Microstructure characterization (1/2)”
    • May 5: Technical Session “Microstructure characterization (2/2)”
    • May 5: Technical Session “Defect detection and characterization (1/2)”
    • May 5: Technical Session “Defect detection and characterization (2/2)”
    • May 5: Technical Session “Non-metallic materials (1/2)”
    • May 5: Technical Session “Non-metallic materials (2/2)”
    • May 5: Plenary Session “Concluding remarks and perspectives”
  • Speakers

    Download Event Booklet incl. speaker profiles and abstracts

    • Algernon D.
      Algernon D.
    • Chapuis B.
      Chapuis B.
    • Demaldent E.
      Demaldent E.
    • Feistkorn S.
      Feistkorn S.
    • Gasparics A.
      Gasparics A.
    • Kalkowski M.
      Kalkowski M.
    • Lowe M.
      Lowe M.
    • Miorelli R.
      Miorelli R.
    • Möller H.
      Möller H.
    • Niederleithinger E.
      Niederleithinger E.
    • Niffenegger M.
      Niffenegger M.
    • Rabung M.
      Rabung M.
    • Rinta-aho J.
      Rinta-aho J.
    • Robert S.
      Robert S.
    • Saillant J.F.
      Saillant J.F.
    • Samaitis V.
      Samaitis V.
    • Schumm A.
      Schumm A.
    • Sillero J.-A.
      Sillero J.-A.
    • Skarlatos A.
      Skarlatos A.
    • Sollier T.
      Sollier T.
    • Stumm C.
      Stumm C.
    • Sy K.
      Sy K.
    • Szielasko K.
      Szielasko K.
    • Tant K.
      Tant K.
    • Veile I.
      Veile I.
    • Velichko A.
      Velichko A.
    • Wall J.
      Wall J.
    • Zimmer C.
      Zimmer C.
  • Thank you

    Dear Participant,

    We would like to thank you for attending the virtual NDE Symposium 2021 and hope you enjoyed the experience and found it both useful and interesting!

    If you missed some of the presentations, or would like to consult certain presentations again, please use our replay service, sending an email request to the Symposium Secretariat at nde-symposium-2021@eurtd.net. This service will be available until 31 May 2021.

    The Event Booklet is available on the event webpage here.

    For more information about the ADVISE and NOMAD projects current developments, events and latest results, please visit our websites:

    https://www.advise-h2020.eu/
    https://nomad-horizon2020.eu/

    Thank you again for your interest.

    Sincerely,


    Dr.-Ing. Madalina RabungDr.-Ing. Andreas Schumm
    Chair, European NDE Symposium for NPPChair, European NDE Symposium for NPP
    Fraunhofer Institute for Nondestructive TestingEDF - Electricité de France
    Tel: +49 681 9302 3882Tel: +33 160 73 7533
    madalina.rabung@izfp.fraunhofer.deandreas.schumm@edf.fr
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