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Second IP EUROTRANS Internal Training Course
Nuclear Data for Transmutation: status, needs and methods
Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
June 7 - 10, 2006
The future of nuclear energy and its acceptance is -among others- heavily dependent on a solution for the safe disposal of the nuclear waste and the operation of final geological repositories. In this context, the strategy of partitioning and transmutation of the high- level nuclear wastes is of foremost priority. With this background, the Euratom Six Framework Program (FP6) has launched the EUROTRANS project aiming a first advanced design of an European Transmutation Demonstration.
It is one of the objectives of the EUROTRANS project to guarantee the training of young scientists and engineers working in all domains of interest for this project. This Second EUROTRANS Internal Training Course focuses on basic nuclear data for transmutation. The topics of this course are:
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low, intermediate and high energy data
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data evaluation
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validation of simulation tools
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sensitivity studies.
The GENP-USC (Experimental Group of Nuclear and Particle Physics) will be very pleased to host the Second IP EUROTRANS Internal Training Course in Santiago de Compostela.
List of Participants
GENERAL INFORMATION
Who should attend?
This course, the second of a series of ten courses organised over a period of 4 years, is primarily designed for PhD students and Postdocs involved in the IP EUROTRANS, and accessible as well to those involved in the projects EUROPART and RED-IMPACT. The number of participants is limited to about 20 participants.
An active participation of the PhD students and Postdocs is required. Therefore, when applying, the participants should submit a short abstract (15 to 20 lines) of a presentation related to their work (at this stage: a progress report). A small grant, distributed by the organizer, will help the students whose presentation has been selected by the organizer, to finance their accommodation expenditures.
How to apply?
Please fill in the attached application form and send it electronically to:
Mrs. Nadia NOWACKI
INSTN
Unité d'Enseignement Chimie et Cycle du Combustible
CEA-Saclay
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex
tel. +33 (0) 1 69 08 30 92
fax. +33 (0) 1 69 08 99 50
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Deadline for application:
Application should be mailed before the 5th May 2006. Applicants will be informed of their acceptance at the beginning of week 21 the latest.
Local information
Galicia is the green northwest corner of Spain, the land of the thousand rivers, wildest coast and endless woods. In such a mosaic of landscapes inhabits a quiet people, used to work hardly, invent incredible stories and owners of a blessed cooking.
In the Middle Ages, all roads led to Santiago de Compostela. Now Santiago is a cosmopolitan and modern city, open to the future, but still preserves all the spirit (and the charm) of the Middle Ages. The city was European Cultural Capital of the year 2000. Now, we will be very pleased to host the meeting in Santiago de Compostela, where tradition and modernity seem to live harmonically.
Meeting place and accomodation
The Meeting will take place at Centro de Estudios Avanzados (CEA). The CEA is placed in the old town, near the Cathedral and the Historical Center, as it is shown in this map (point 19 in the map).
The Local Organizers have booked rooms in several hotels located in the old town, closed to the meeting place. It is strongly recommended to make reservations as soon as possible. The reservation and payment should be done directly in the hotels.
In case you need some support to obtain the reservation at the hotels, you can contact the Centro de Estudios Avanzados / Casa de Europa administration:
Casa de Europa-Oficina de Congresos
Centro de Estudios Avanzados
Parque Vista Alegre - Rua Salvadas s/n
15705 Santiago de Compostela
Tel: 981 55 46 96 / Fax: 981 55 46 93
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For other problems or questions, please contact the local organizers:
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Tel: 981 594488 ext: 14079 / Fax: 981 52 10 91
Organising committee
- J. Knebel (EUROTRANS coordinator, FZF)
- M. Giot (ENEN ccordinator, UCL)
- E. Gonzalez (NUDATRA coordinator, CIEMAT)
- J. Benlliure (USC)
Local organisers
- H. Alvarez (hapol_AT_fpddux.usc.es)
- J. Benlliure (j.benlliure_AT_usc.es)
- I. Duran (iduran_AT_usc.es)
How to arrive
Santiago de Compostela has an international airport with connections to the most important European cities, directly or via Madrid or Barcelona. From the airport it is recommended to take a taxi to go to the historical city center (the price of the taxi is 15/20 euros, plus, eventually, an extra for baggage).
Weather conditions
In the month of June, temperatures in Santiago de Compostela are quite confortable, with a mean maximum of approx. 25 C and a mean minimum of 15 C. Anyway, do not forget your umbrella in Santiago!
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
More information:
- Tourism in Santiago and surroundings
- Route of Cities: Santiago de Compostela, a World Heritage City
- Tourism in Galicia
- More tourism in Galicia
- A Coruña (75 Km. from Santiago)
- Culture
- House of Sciences in A Coruña
- The Pilgrim's Way
- The Way of St. James. Official site of Xacobeo 99.
- The Route of Santiago de Compostela in UNESCO
- O Caminho de Santiago
- The Confraternity of St James
- Others...
- Santiago de Compostela in UNESCO
- All about Galicia and Santiago de Compostela.
- About Galicia and Santiago de Compostela.
- Other map of Santiago
- Finisterrae. The end of the World
- Local weather in Galicia
- Finally, the bibliograph
Agenda & Talks
Wednesday, 7th June
9:00 - 10:30 welcome and courses
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome (J. Benlliure, USC)
9:15 - 10:30 IP EUROTRANS and NUDATRA (E. González, CIEMAT)
10:30 - 11:00 coffe break
11:00 - 12:30 Sensitivity studies (I) (G. Palmiotti, ANL)
12:30 - 14:00 lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Sensitivity studies (II) (G. Palmiotti, ANL)
15:30 - 16:00 coffe break
16:00 - 17:00 Data evaluation and libraries (A. Koning, NRG)
17:00 - 18:00 The European Nuclear Engineering Network (ENEN) (M. Giot)
20:30 Dinner, Casa Europa
Thursday, 8th June
9:00 - 12:30 Courses (continue)
9:00 - 10:30 Relevant low energy data for ADS (J.L. Tain, IFIC)
10:30 - 11:00 coffe break
11:00 - 12:30 Relevant low energy data for ADS (J.L. Tain, IFIC)
12:30 - 14:00 lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Relevant high energy data for ADS (K.H.Schmidt, GSI)
15:30 - 16:00 coffe break
16:00 - 17:00 Relevant high energy data for ADS (K.H.Schmidt, GSI)
Friday, 9th June
9:00 - 10:45 Students` presentations
9:00 - 9:35 Subcriticality level inferring in the ADS systems: spatial corrective factors for Area Method, Fabrizio GABRIELLI
9:35 - 10:10 Measurements at n_TOF of the Neutron Capture Cross Section of Minor Actinides relevant to Nuclear Waste Transmutation, Carlos GUERRERO
10:10 - 10:45 Measurements of the (n,xn) reactions cross sections using new digital methods, Habib KARAM
10:45 - 11:00 coffe break
11:00 - 11:35 A new photoneutron source using the ELBE accelerator and nTof neutron detector development for cross section measurements, David LEGRADY
11:35 - 12:10 On the accuracy of different theoretical models in the prediction of neutron induced reaction cross-sections above 0.1 MeV, Luigi MERCATALI
12:10 - 12:45 Analysis of Available Uncertainty Cross-Section Data and Progress in Defining Uncertainty Methodologies to Inventory Calculations, Garcia-Herranz NURIA
12:45 - 14:00 lunch
14:00 - 14:35 Neutron-induced fission data of interest for ADS, Carlos PARADELA DOBARRO
14:35 - 15:10 Measurement of the 241Am(n,2n) reaction cross section by the activation method, George PERDIKAKIS
15:10 - 15:45 (n,Xn) measurements at 96 MeV , I.C. Sagrado Garcia
15:45 - 16:00 coffe break
16:00 - 16:35 Investigation of the production of gas and volatile elements in lead-bismuth ADS spallation targets, Yoro TALL
16:35 - 17:10 Status of Pb and Bi nuclear data for XT-ADS and EFIT design, Mihail TODOROV
17:10 - 17:45 Review of the available experimental and evaluated capture cross section data for 241Am, Nikola Valkov VASILEV
Saturday, 10th June
9:00 - 10:45 General Discussion
9:00 - 10:00 General discussion: Panel discussion with participation of the experts
10:00 - 10:30 Course evaluation by students
10:30 - 11:00 coffe break
11:00 - 12:30 Examination or report by students
12:30 - 13:00 Adjourun
ACCOMMODATION
We have negotiated a small number of rooms at reduced price for the conference at the following hotels listed below. To make use of this special deal please specify the conference (mentioning "Facultad de Fisica" and "EUROTRANS course") when dealing directly with the hotel managements.
All of them are in the old town and close to the meeting place.
| Hotel | Telephone/Fax | Single Roon | Double Roon | Notes |
| Hotel Entrecercas | +34 981 571151 / +34 981 571112 | 45 € (Breakfast+IVA included) | 65 € (Breakfast+IVA included) | 7 rooms reserved |
| Hotel Altair | +34 981 554712 / +34 981 554712 | 65.97 € (Breakfast+IVA included) | 85.6 € (Breakfast+IVA included) | 0 rooms reserved |
| Hotel Transito dos Gramáticos | +34 981.572.640 / +34 981 572 699 | 45 € (+7% IVA) | 60 € (IVA included) | 0 rooms reserved |
| Costa Vella | +34 981 569530 / +34 981 569531 | 58 € (+7% IVA, breakfast included)) | 0 rooms reserved | |
| Bonaval | +34 981 558 883 / +34 981 558 883 | 45 € (Breakfast+IVA included) | 65 € (Breakfast+IVA included) | 10 rooms reserved |
| Sino Avenida | 45 € (Breakfast+IVA included) | 65 € (Breakfast+IVA included) | 0 rooms reserved |
Students' presentations