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23rd (Tue.)

13:30-13:45  Opening ceremony
13:45-14:30  Keynote Lecture 1
14:50-15:20  Invited Lectures 1-3
15:20-16:50  Technical Sessions 1-3

24th (Wed.)

09:00-09:45  Keynote Lecture 2
10:00-10:30  Invited Lectures 4-6
10:30-12:00  Technical Sessions 4-6
12:00-13:30  Poster Session
13:00-14:30  Technical Sessions 7-9
14:45-17:30  Panel Discussion
18:00-21:00  Banquet

25th (Thur.)

09:00-09:45  Keynote Lecture 3
09:45-10:30  Keynote Lecture 4
10:50-12:20  Technical Sessions 10-12
13:30-14:00  Invited Lectures 7-9
14:00-15:30  Technical Sessions 13-15
15:45-17:15  Technical Sessions 16,17
17:15-17:30  Closing

26th (Fri.)

Technical tour





Detailed Program



Invited Lectures 1-3 [23rd (Tue.), 14:50-15:20]

Room 1 -SAKURA-  I-1 Current Status and Challenges at Fukushima Daiichi Decontamination and Decommissioning, Masato Hirano, TEPCO, Japan
Room 2 -MATSUSHIMA-  I-2 Piping System, Risk Management Based on Wall Thinning Monitoring and Prediction - PYRAMID, Toshiyuki Takagi, Tohoku University, Japan
Room 3 -ZAO-  I-3 Multiscale and Multiphysics Modeling and Simulations for Accident Tolerant Fuels with Improved Reactor Safety, Wenzhong Zhou, City University of Hong Kong, China

Invited Lectures 4-6 [24th (Wed.), 10:00-10:30]

Room 1 -SAKURA-  I-4 Do We Need a Renaissance of EMAT-technology in Nuclear Applications?, Gerd Dobmann, Saarland University, Germany
Room 2 -MATSUSHIMA-  I-5 Current Status, Activities and Plans for Fukushima Daiichi Decommissioning and Decontamination Program Project, Douglas M. Chapin, MPR, USA
Room 3 -ZAO-  I-6 Evaluation of the Thermal Aging of 316L Stainless Steel Welds, Changheui Jang, KAIST, Korea

Invited Lectures 7-9 [25th (Thur.), 13:30-14:00]

Room 1 -SAKURA-  I-7 Ultrasonic Sensors and Arrays for Advanced Monitoring and Inspection, Paul Wilcox, University of Bristol, UK
Room 2 -MATSUSHIMA-  I-8 Current R&D Activities on Decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi NPS, Keiji Chatani, JAEA, Japan
Room 3 -ZAO-  I-9 Effect of Dissolved Hydrogen Concentration on the Water Chemistry in the Primary Coolant Circuit of a Pressurized Water Reactor, Tsung-Kuang Yeh, Tsinghua University, China





Session 1 Safety Enhancement after Fukushima [23rd (Tue.), Room 1 -SAKURA-]

15:20-15:38  1-1 Initiatives for Responding to Severe Accident at Tomari Nuclear Power Station, Yasutaka Ito, Hokkaido Electric Power Company, Japan
15:38-15:56  1-2 Volcanic impact assessment on the Onagawa Nuclear Power Station, Masanori Tamura, Tohoku University, Japan
15:56-16:14  1-3 Safety analyses for beyond design basis accidents in a ABWR Power Plant, Masayuki Hiraide, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings,Inc, Japan
16:14-16:32  1-4 Continuous Improvements of Severe Accident Countermeasures at Onagawa Nuclear Power Station, Naoya Iinuma, Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc, Japan
16:32-16:50  1-5 Development of High Efficiency Filtered Containment Venting System and a High Efficiency Multi-Nuclide Aerosol Filters for Radiation Protection during a Process of Cutting Core Debris for Fukushima Daiich NPP, Tadashi Narabayashi, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Session 2 PYRAMID [23rd (Tue.), Room 2 -MATSUSHIMA-]

15:20-15:38  2-1 Evaluation of Mass Transfer Coefficient for Prediction of Pipe Wall Thinning Rate in Solid-Liquid Multiphase Flow, Ryota Nakagawa, Tohoku university, Japan
15:38-15:56  2-2 Advanced Simulation Tools for Nondestructive Assessment of Corrosion Affecting Steel Pipes, Christophe Reboud, CEA, France
15:56-16:14  2-3 Corrosion Induced Roughness Characterization by Ultrasonic Attenuation Measurement, Hiroyuki Nakamoto, Kobe University, Japan
16:14-16:32  2-4 Piping System, Risk Management Based on Wall Thinning Monitoring and Prediction -Numerical Evaluation of Flow Structure of Liquid-Solid Two Phase Flow-, Shun Watanabe, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japan
16:32-16:50  2-5 Bayesian Evaluation of Damage Risk from Monitoring Data, Atsushi Iwasaki, Gunma University, Japan

Session 3 Advanced Maintenance Technology [23rd (Tue.), Room 3 -ZAO-]

15:20-15:38  3-1 Laser Based Maintenance Technologies and a Heat Storage Power Station, Akihiko Nishimura, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan
15:38-15:56  3-2 Higher Harmonics Diagnostic Technology for Electric Devices, Hidekazu Yoshikawa, Symbio Community Forum, Japan
15:56-16:14  3-3 A Mathematical Programing Model for Maintenance Scheduling Problem in Nuclear Power Plant, Mari Ito, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
16:14-16:32  3-4 Self-evaluating Algorithms for Automated Analysis of Steam Generator Tube Inspection Signals, Portia Banerjee, Michigan State University, USA
16:32-16:50  3-5 A New Stress Measurement for Coarse Grain Materials Using Hard Synchrotron Radiations, Kenji Suzuki, Niigata University, Japan

Session 4 Inspection (ECT) [24th (Wed.), Room 1 -SAKURA-]

10:30-10:48  4-1 Application of J-A model in FEM-BEM Hybrid Method for Simulation of Nonlinear Magnetic Flux Leakage Signals, Manru He, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
10:48-11:06  4-2 Eddy Current Testing System for Heat Affected Zone of In-Core Monitor Housing Inner Surface, Noriyasu Kobayashi, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Japan
11:06-11:24  4-3 Quantitative Eddy Current Testing for Defects in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Laminates, Yali Du, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
11:24-11:42  4-4 Characterization of Stress-corrosion Crack Cross-section Using Distribution of Magnetic Flux Density Induced by Uniform Eddy Current, Cherdpong Jomdecha, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

Session 5 Decommissioning for Accident-Damaged Nuclear Plant [24th (Wed.), Room 2 -MATSUSHIMA-]

10:30-10:48  5-1 Research on Hydrogen Safety Technology Utilizing the Automotive Catalyst, Hitomi Ono, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
10:48-11:06  5-2 Current status and future tasks of inside the PCV investigation for fuel debris retrieval, Kiyoshi Haruna, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc., Japan
11:06-11:24  5-3 A New Concept to Retrieve the Fuel Debris in The Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP, Shunichi Suzuki, The University of Tokyo, Japan
11:24-11:42  5-4 Visualization of radioactive substances on a 3D building model of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, Yuki Sato, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan
11:42-12:00  5-5 3D Environment Reconstruction Based on Images Obtained by Reconnaissance Task in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, Toshihide Hanari, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan

Session 6 Irradiation Effect [24th (Wed.), Room 3 -ZAO-]

10:30-10:48  6-1 Effect of Si Addition on Mechanical Property and Microstructural Change in Ion-irradiated SUS Steel, Takeshi Doi, Univ. of FUKUI, Japan
10:48-11:06  6-2 Identification of Ni-Si Precipitates in Irradiated Stainless Steels for better Hardening Prediction, Dongyue Chen, The University of Tokyo, Japan
11:06-11:24  6-3 Irradiation Hardening Measurement from The Dynamic Motion of Fislocation Pinning/Depinning in Ion-irradiated SUS304 Steel, Ken-Ichi Fukumoto, Univ. of Fukui, Japan
11:24-11:42  6-4 Modeling of Solute Distribution in the Clusters of Reactor Pressure Vessel Model Alloy, Liuming Wan, Tsinghua University, China
11:42-12:00  6-5 Overview and Current State of Research Project for Irradiation-induced Concrete Degradation, Junji Eto, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc., Japan

Session 7 Inspection (Magnetic Method) [24th (Wed.), Room 1 -SAKURA-]

13:00-13:18  7-1 Reliability Analysis of Low Frequency Electromagnetic Method for Monitoring Local Wall Thinning in Ferromagnetic Pipes, Haicheng Song, Tohoku University, Japan
13:18-13:36  7-2 Modeling and Experimental Magnetic Barkhausen Noise Non-destructive Evaluation of 12 Cr-Mo-W-V Steel Creep Test Samples, Bhaawan Gupta, Universite de Lyon, France
13:36-13:54  7-3 Phenomenologic Model for Incremental Permeability Micro-magnetic Non-destructive Testing Technique, Benjamin Ducharne, INSA, France
13:54-14:12  7-4 Magneto-mechanical Coupling Constitutive Relation and Quantitative Theory for Metal Magnetic Memory Testing Methods, Peng Peng Shi, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

Session 8 Decommissioning for Normal Nuclear Plant [24th (Wed.), Room 2 -MATSUSHIMA-]

13:00-13:18  8-1 Study on Water-Jet Guided Laser Cutting for Decommissioning, Itaru Chida, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Japan
13:18-13:36  8-2 Effective Utilization of Radiation Resistant RFID Tag in the Decommissioning Work Management, Kunio Ito, Japan NUS Co., Ltd., Japan
13:36-13:54  8-3 Development of Practical Realization for Laser-Gouging Decontamination Method, Masaru Watanabe, MHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES,LTD, Japan
13:54-14:12  8-4 Decommissioning Planning and actions for Unit 1 and 2 at Mihama Nuclear Power Plant, Koichi Kamahori, The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan

Session 9 Radiation Embrittlement of RPV [24th (Wed.), Room 3 -ZAO-]

13:00-13:18  9-1 Microstructural Characterization of U.S. PWR Surveillance Materials, Tomohiro Kobayashi, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japan
13:18-13:36  9-2 Application of Charpy specimen Reconstituted by Electron Beam Welding for the Evaluation of Irradiation embrittlement of Reactor Pressure Vessel, Seiji Sakuraya, Nippon Nuclear Fuel Demelopment., Japan
13:36-13:54  9-3 3D-CFD and FEM Based Deterministic PTS Analysis for Optimizing RPV Maintenance Strategy, Xiaoyong Ruan, Kyoto University, Japan
13:54-14:12  9-4 Risk-based Maintenance of Reactor Pressure Vessel, Toshiki Nakasuji, Kyoto university, Japan
14:12-14:30  9-5 Verification of Safety Margin of Reactor Pressure Vessel Exposed to Various Thermal Transients based on Probabilistic Approach, Masahide Suzuki, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan

Session 10 Inspection (AE/Microwave) [25th (Thur.), Room 1 -SAKURA-]

10:50-11:08  10-1 Hammering Inspection Using AE Sensor for Embedded Hardware, Susumu Miura, Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited, Japan
11:08-11:26  10-2 Study on Structural Monitoring Aimed at Detecting the Soundness of Nuclear Facilities After A Huge Disaster, Masuo Kado, JGC Corporation, Japan
11:26-11:44  10-3 Experimental Evaluation of Effects of a Bend on Microwave NDT, Guanren Chen, Tohoku University, Japan
11:44-12:02  10-4 Social Infrastructural Diagnosis by Hammering Inspection with AE Sensor, Takashi Matsunaga, Nuclear Fuel Industries ltd., Japan

Session 11 Repair/Replacement [25th (Thur.), Room 2 -MATSUSHIMA-]

10:50-11:08  11-1 Effect of Ultrasonic Condition on Metal Surface in New Water Jet Peening, Masataka Ijiri , Sanyo-onoda City University, Japan
11:08-11:26  11-2 Application of Ice Plug Technology to Nitric Acid Pipe Systems, Daiki Osanai, J-tech Co., Ltd.., Japan
11:26-11:44  11-3 Renewal Work of the Process Computer in the Higashidori Nuclear Power Station, Kouta Watanabe, Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc, Japan
11:44-12:02  11-4 The Safety Handling Technic of the Sea Water that intruded Reactor Buildings in Fukushima-Daini NPP at the Tsunami Disaster 2011, Masao Uesaka, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc, Japan

Session 12 SCC/FAC/Thermal Aging [25th (Thur.), Room 3 -ZAO-]

10:50-11:08  12-1 Cracking in Access Hole Cover Weld, Shimane Unit 2, Hideki Watanabe, The Chugoku Electric Power Company, Japan
11:08-11:26  12-2 The effect of Dissolved Hydrogen and Loading Stress on PWSCC Initiation of Alloy 600, Takaaki Kobayashi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD., Japan
11:26-11:44  12-3 Effect of Thermal Aging on Fracture Property of Type 316L Stainless Steel Welds, Yasufumi Miura, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japan
11:44-12:02  12-4 The Relationship with Flow Accelerated Corrosion and Frequency Characteristic of Turbulent Velocity Fluctuation, Tatsuru Kaneko, Tohoku University, Japan
12:02-12:20  12-5 Mechanistic Study of Flow-accelerated Corrosion Suppression by Trace Chromium in Carbon Steels, Kazuki Kushida, Tohoku University, Japan

Session 13 Inspeciton (UT) [25th (Thur.), Room 1 -SAKURA-]

14:00-14:18  13-1 Applicability of Ultrasonic-wave Based Method for Integrity Assessment of Concrete Severely Damaged by Heat, Vu Nhut Luu, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
14:18-14:36  13-2 Phased Array UT System for Complicated Surface Shape Components of Cast Austenitic Stainless Steel, Setsu Yamamoto, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Japan
14:36-14:54  13-3 Evaluation of Deformation of Internal Pressure Creep Test Specimen of ASME P91 by Electromagnetic Acoustic Resonance Method, Yuichi Hirose, Tohoku University, Japan
14:54-15:12  13-4 Potential of an Examination Personnel in the Ultrasonic Examination of Piping Welds Based on Signal Detection Theory, Hajime Shohji, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
15:12-15:30  13-5 Thickness Measurement of Uneven Specimen Using Frequency Domain Signal of Pulse Echo by Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer, Hongjun Sun, Tohoku University, Japan

Session 14 Condition Monitoring [25th (Thur.), Room 2 -MATSUSHIMA-]

14:00-14:18  14-1 The Effects of Long-term shutdown period on Ageing Degradation of Major Components/Structures of Nuclear Power Plants, Masanobu Iwasaki, The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc, Japan
14:18-14:36  14-2 Advanced nondestructive inspection using System Invariant Analysis Technology (SIAT) - (1) Application of SIAT to signal processing of ECT data, Tomoya Soma, NEC Solution Innovators Tohoku Branch, Japan
14:36-14:54  14-3 Advanced nondestructive inspection using System Invariant Analysis Technology (SIAT) - (2) Feasibility study of extraction of crack indication from ECT data by SIAT, Shichao Cai, Tohoku University, Japan
14:54-15:12  14-4 Development of a Pipe-wall Thinning Inspection Method Based on a Wireless UT Sensor, Akinori Tamura, Hitachi Ltd., Japan

Session 15 Material Issues [25th (Thur.), Room 3 -ZAO-]

14:00-14:18  15-1 Quantitative Evaluation of Void Hardening due to Molecular Dynamics Simulation in BCC Materials, Keisuke Taniguchi, Univ. of FUKUI, Japan
14:18-14:36  15-2 nter-diffusion of Nitrogen and Helium in HTR-PM Nuclear Graphite, Yumeng Zhao, Tsinghua University, China
14:36-14:54  15-3 Degradation of Nuclear Grade Graphite used in HTR-PM by Oxidation at Low Temperatures, Mingyang Li, Tsinghua University, China
14:54-15:12  15-4 Hydrogenation Behavior of Hafnium Under Corrosion Compared with zirconium Alloys, Kenta Murakami, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
15:12-15:30  15-5 Magnetic Hysteretic Characterization of Plastic Deformation in Low Carbon Steel, Xiaodong Zhang, Beijing University of Technology, China
15:30-15:48  15-6 Interaction of Collision Cascades with Free Surfaces: an MD study, Roman Voskoboinikov, National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Russia

Session 16 Safety and Reliability [25th (Thur.), Room 1 -SAKURA-]

15:45-16:03  16-1 Development of Reliability Assessment Model for Seismic Loading Considering Fatigue Damage, Masayuki Kamaya, Institute of Nuclear Safety System, Inc., Japan
16:03-16:21  16-2 Verification Benchmark Analysis of Structural Reliability Evaluation Codes for Fast Reactor Components, Shigeru Takaya, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan
16:21-16:39  16-3 Ex-Reactor Experiment Measurement of Deformation and Contact Force for Fuel Assembly, Kaiqiang Wang, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
16:39-16:57  16-4 Continuos Functional Improvement of Plant Simulators, Masaaki Mizoguchi, Hokuriku Electric Power Company, Japan

Session 17 Maintenance Related Issues [25th (Thur.), Room 2 -MATSUSHIMA-]

15:45-16:03  17-1 Rainwater Inflow into Shika Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 Reactor Building, Tatsuya Kawase, Hokuriku Electric Power Company, Japan
16:03-16:21  17-2 Operation and Maintenance experience of Sodium Leak Detector in Monju, Daisuke Hamano, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (Monju), Japan
16:21-16:39  17-3 Practical Use of Nuclear Power Plant Component Models, Systems That Reproduce Inspectional Environment and Experiences at Nuclear Power Plant and Plant Simulators for Training Regulatory Inspectors, Kazuhiko Kishioka, Nuclear Reguration Authority, Japan
16:39-16:57  17-4 Investigation on Leakages from Stainless Steel Piping Welded Joints, Hamaoka NPS Unit 5, Munehito Hattori, Chubu Electric Power Co.,Inc., Japan
16:57-17:15  17-5 TEPCO’s Work Management Initiatives, Hidenori Sato, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Japan

Poster Session [24th (Wed.) 12:00-13:30, Room 4]

 P-1 Numerical Investigation on Persistence of Modified Residual Stresses due to Shot Peening, Kazuki Ikushima, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
 P-2 Development of FEM Analysis Method for Prediction of the Long-term Sustainability of Compressive Stress by Shot Peening, Satoru Nishikawa, Iwate University, Japan
 P-3 Development of Low Frequency Eddy Current Testing for the Evaluation of Double Walled Tank, Yohei Ono, Tohoku University, Japan
 P-4 Evaluation of Applicability of Electromagnetic Acoustic Resonance System for Pipe Wall Thickness Measurement in Nuclear Power Plants, Ryoich Urayama, Tohoku University, Japan
 P-5 Material research on RPV in decommissioning Hamaoka unit-1 (progress report), Hideki Yuya, Chubu electric power , Japan
 P-6 An accelerated Event Kinetic Monte Carlo approach, Zi Qin Shen, Tsinghua University, China
 P-7 Modeling and Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Fe-ion Irradiation Damage in Fe-Cu Model Alloy, Ke Jia, Tsinghua University, China
 P-8 Pre-existing Plastic Strain Quantification of Austenitic Stainless Steel by Potentiostatic Etching Method: Relation with Plastic Deformation Mechanism in Stacking Fault Energy, Taiki Nishimura, Tohoku university, Japan
 P-9 Comparison of the Attitudes of University Students toward Nuclear Energy among three Asian Countries, Noritaka Yusa, Tohoku University, Japan