Technical Meeting on Advanced Manufacturing and Qualification Programmes for New Materials for Small Modular Reactors and Non-Water Cooled Reactors: Safety Considerations

Objectives

The objective of this event is to provide a platform for Member States to exchange information and insights regarding the safety considerations related to the utilization of new materials and advanced manufacturing techniques for SMRs and non-water cooled reactors, including their qualification for the specific and highly challenging environments encountered in those reactor technologies.The IAEA is planning to develop a new publication (TECDOC) entitled "Considerations for Qualification of Advanced Manufacturing and Materials for Components Important to Safety in Small Modular Reactors and Non-Water Cooled Reactors". The event will make a valuable contribution to the ongoing development of the TECDOC.

Target Audience

Participation is targeted at professionals from institutions involved in research, design, manufacturing, and standard development, licensee organizations, national regulatory bodies, and technical support organizations, who have knowledge of, or experience in, advanced manufacturing techniques, material qualification, including related codes and standards, or safety assessment in this context. Although the main focus of the event will be on SMRs and non-water cooled reactors, participation is encouraged from professionals involved in the topical areas for existing nuclear power plant projects to share their knowledge and experience.

The event is open to representatives of all Member States with an active nuclear power programme, including those from embarking countries in Phase 3 of their nuclear programme, and Member States with large expertise in the topics covered by the event.The event is in principle open to all officially designated persons. The IAEA, however, reserves the right to restrict participation due to limitations imposed by the available meeting facilities. It is, therefore, recommended that interest persons take the necessary steps for the official designation as early as possible.

Topics

The event will be focused on the safety considerations related to the utilization of new materials and advanced manufacturing techniques in SMRs and non-water cooled reactors. The following topics will be covered:

• Qualification of new materials utilized for items important to safety: challenges and solutions.
• Advanced manufacturing techniques used for items important to safety: challenges and solutions.
• Safety demonstration of items important to safety that incorporate new materials or are manufactured using advanced techniques.
• Regulatory perspectives and case studies on assessing safety cases for items important to safety that incorporate new materials or manufactured using advanced techniques.
• Experience gained from past or ongoing nuclear power plants projects involving advanced manufacturing and new materials.
• Feedback on the application of IAEA safety standards in nuclear power plants projects involving advanced manufacturing techniques and new materials.