Nuclear power – the way out of Europe’s energy crisis
The international conference will take place on September 14 - 15, 2023
at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic
Patronage was granted by
Rector of the University of West Bohemia, prof. RNDr. Miroslav Lávička, Ph.D.
Czech Minister of Industry and Trade, Ing. Jozef Síkela
President of The Engineering Academy of the Czech Republic, doc. RNDr. Vojtěch Petráček, CSc.
Student poster session
Would you like to present your bachelor's, master's or doctoral thesis in the field of nuclear energy?
Or do you have an interesting topic in this field and you are a student?
Do not hesitate, take the unique opportunity to present yourself at Nuclear Days 2023, prepare an interesting poster and win a financial reward!
All submitted posters will be divided into three categories as follows:
C) Dissertation or PhD students
Posters that deal with your thesis are accepted in case the thesis should be defended in 2023 or it was defended in 2022. Participation is open to students of Czech and foreign universities.
Posters in each category will be assessed by an expert commission and authors of the three best posters will be financially rewarded in the following order:
1st place - 600 EUR
2nd place - 400 EUR
3rd place - 300 EUR
Poster registration
Presentations for grammar and secondary schools
We live in a radiation field
- Lecture given by FNSPE CTU representative
- Sponsored by NUVIA a.s.
- September 20, 2023 from 9 AM
In case you are interrested, please contact us via
lucie.grusova@skoda-js.cz
The term “radiation” is often connected with concerns about the operation of nuclear power plants. However, few people realise that the Earth’s surface, fauna and flora also comprise radioactive elements. Moreover, all living organisms are exposed to the radiation coming from outer space. Yet humans have developed in this environment and live happily and without health consequences. Although radioactive radiation sources are often associated with the operation of nuclear power plants, ionizing radiation is also widely used in industry, chemistry, biology and medicine. Everyone has undergone an X-ray examination at some point in their life or heard about computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Ionizing radiation is used for non-destructive material testing, measuring the thickness of semi-finished products, in fire alarms, for food sterilisation and other purposes. Although ionizing radiation can be used in a great variety of applications and helps us in various fields of human activity, its potential hazards cannot be ignored. What radiation dose are we exposed to during a medical examination or visit to a nuclear power plant? What about the natural radionuclides around us?
From a natural nuclear reactor to nuclear power engineering
- Lecture given by Ing. Jan Zdebor, CSc. (UWB)
- Sponsored by ŠKODA JS a.s.
- September 27, 2023 from 9 AM
In case you are interrested, please contact us via
lucie.grusova@skoda-js.cz
Paradoxically, the first constructor of a nuclear reactor able to maintain a fission chain reaction was not a human, but nature itself. In the African area known as Oklo, there were several natural nuclear reactors. The lecture provides a historical description of the physical phenomenon of fission from these first natural reactors, through the first attempts at the artificial launch of a fission chain reaction, to the present-day mass utilisation of nuclear power in power engineering. All this and a lot more are included in this lecture. The lecture is accompanied by an attractive presentation of photographs, charts and drawings.
Myths and facts about the nucleus
(+ Fukushima 12 years on)
- Lecture given by: doc. Ing. Václav Dostál, Sc.D. (CTU/FME)
- Sponsored by ÚJV Řež, a. s.
- October 4, 2023 from 9 AM
In case you are interrested, please contact us via
lucie.grusova@skoda-js.cz
The accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant drew attention to the risks associated with the use of nuclear power. In some countries, it had a substantial impact on the further operation of nuclear power plants.
New myths keep cropping up with regards to the significant impact of the use of nuclear power plants on the environment. Responsible assessment of the risks associated with the use of nuclear power forms part of this lecture. The lecture also includes information about the accident at the Fukushima power plant, summarises the current situation there, and addresses the events that followed all over the world in reaction to the accident. The lecture is accompanied by an attractive presentation of photographs, charts and drawings.
Energy mix and the role of nuclear power engineering
- Lecture given by ČEZ, a. s. representative
- Sponsored by ČEZ, a. s.
- October 11, 2023 from 9 AM
In case you are interrested, please contact us via
lucie.grusova@skoda-js.cz
A global view of power engineering in the world today, the necessity to realise the value of available energy, the importance of its sufficiency and of the availability and finite nature of resources - all this is addressed in this lecture. The lecture includes a brief description of all types of energy mix sources and their advantages and disadvantages, a comprehensible explanation of the principle and operation of a nuclear power plant, as well as descriptions of a fission reaction, methods of control, the basic components of nuclear power plants and their functions, and the safety of nuclear power plants and their place in the energy mix. The lecture is accompanied by an attractive presentation of photographs, charts and drawings.
The environment and radioactive wastes
- Lecture given by SÚRAO representative
- Sponsored by ALVEL, a.s.
- October 18, 2023 from 9 AM
In case you are interrested, please contact us via
lucie.grusova@skoda-js.cz
The operation of nuclear installations, not only nuclear power plants, and their decommissioning at the end of their service life, generates large quantities of radioactive wastes or only potentially radioactive materials. A part of such materials may be released into the environment without the necessity for their long-term controlled storage, while some others must be stored safely over a long period.
What are the perspectives and can we get rid of such wastes reliably?
The lecture also includes information on the path of uranium, from mining through the enrichment process, manufacture of nuclear fuel and irradiation in a nuclear reactor to the methods of handling the spent fuel from the moment it is removed from the nuclear reactor.
At the exhibition you will see
- Models of reactors
- Models of spent nuclear fuel containers
- Model of deep repository
for spent nuclear fuel - Cloud chamber
- Model of nuclear fuel cartridge for the PWR1000 reactor
- Radiometer
- and much more...
Conference presentations
September 15th, 2021 / 1st day of conference - video available here
10:00 Introduction
doc. Dr. RNDr. Miroslav Holeček, rector of the University of West Bohemia
guarantor of ND2021 – Ing. Jan Zdebor, CSc. (vice-dean FST/UWB)
Introduction moderated by Mgr. Kamila Kolářová, Head of Public Relations, UWB
10:30–12:15 Plenary session
PhDr. Tomáš Ehler, MBA – Deputy Minister of Nuclear Energy, Ministry of Industry and Trade - presentation here
Dr. John Roberts – Department of Nuclear Energy, IAEA - presentation here
Ing. Petr Závodský – Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director, EDU II a.s. - presentation here
Ing. František Krček – Vice-chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director, ŠKODA JS a.s. - presentation here
prof. Ing. Tomáš Čechák, CSc. – ČVUT/FJFI - Chairman of CENEN - presentation here
doc. Ing. František Hezoučký, Ph.D. – UWB - nuclear expert - presentation here
Plenary session moderated by Ing. Jan Zdebor, CSc. (vice-dean FST/UWB).
Sessions
13:30–15:30 1. SESSION „New projects and technology for NPPs“
guarantor: doc. Ing. František Hezoučký, Ph.D., ZČU
WESTINGHOUSE (USA) - presentation here
KHNP (Jižní Korea) - presentation here
ROSATOM (Rusko) - presentation here
EdF (Francie) - presentation here
Hanhikivi (Finsko) - presentation here
16:00–18:00 2. SESSION „I&C for NPPs - Current status and perspective for development“
guarantor: Ing. Karel Stočes, ZAT a.s.
Ing. Karel Stočes, ZAT a.s. - presentation here
Ing. Tomáš Záruba, ŠKODA JS a.s. - presentation here
Ing. Jana Kubínová, Rolls-Royce Civil Nuclear - presentation here
September 16th, 2021 / 2nd day of conference - video available here
9:00–11:00 3. SESSION „New materials and technology for NPPs“
guarantor: RNDr. Milan Brumovský, CSc., ÚJV Řež, a.s.
Ing. Jana Kalivodová, Ph.D., Centrum výzkumu Řež s.r.o. - presentation here
prof. Pablo Rubiolo, INP Grenoble, France - presentation here
Ing. Tomáš Soukup, ŠKODA JS a.s. - presentation here
Ing. Ladislav Benýr, ŠKODA JS a.s. - presentation here
Ing. Martin Vaňkát, Centrum výzkumu Řež s.r.o. - presentation here
Ing. Josef Běláč, ALVEL a.s. - presentation here
11:30–13:30 4. SESSION „NPP decommissioning and long-term radioactive waste storage“
guarantor: Ing. Jan Jílek, ŠKODA JS a.s.
guarantor: Ing. Miroslav Božik, Ph.D., JAVYS a.s.
Ing. Jan Hrbek, Ph.D., Centrum výzkumu Řež s.r.o. - presentation here
Ing. Tomáš Fischer, JAVYS a.s.
Ing. Peter Krupa, JAVYS a.s.
Ing. Jaromír Sud, SÚRAO - presentation here
Ing. Václav Svoboda, ŠKODA JS a.s. - presentation here
Ing. Michal Mikulášek, ŠKODA JS a.s.- presentation here
14:00–16:00 5. SESSION „Turbines for NPPs & district heating“
guarantor: Ing. Jiří Fiala, expert in energetics
prof. Ing. Michal Kolovratník, CSc., doc. Ing. Václav Dostál, Ph.D., ČVUT - presentation here
Ing. Luboš Prchlík, Ph.D., Doosan Škoda Power - presentation here
doc. Ing. Martin Luxa, Ph.D., Ing. David Šimurda, Ph.D., Institute of Thermomechanics, Czech Academy of Sciences - presentation here
Ing. Petr Neuman, CSc., NEUREG - presentation here
Ing. Hussein Abushamah, FEL UWB - presentation here
Ing. Jan Černý, CPE - presentation here
September 14th, 2022 / 1st day of conference - video available here
10:00 Introduction
doc. Dr. RNDr. Miroslav Holeček, rector of the University of West Bohemia
guarantor of ND2022 – Ing. Jan Zdebor, CSc. (vice-dean FST/UWB)
Introduction moderated by Mgr. Šárka Stará, press agent UWB.
10:15–12:15 Plenary session
Ing. Pavel Šotola – Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Nuclear Energy Department - presentation here
Dr. John Roberts – Department of Nuclear Energy, IAEA - presentation here
Ing. Zbyněk Mrázek – Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Project Director, EDU II a.s. - presentation here
Ing. František Krček – Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director, ŠKODA JS a.s. - presentation here
prof. Dr. Leon Cizelj – President ENS a ENEN - presentation here
prof. Ing. Tomáš Čechák, CSc. – CTU/FNSPE - Chairman of CENEN - presentation here
RNDr. Vladimír Wagner, CSc. – CAS - presentation here
Plenary session moderated by Ing. Jan Zdebor, CSc. (vice-dean FST/UWB).
Jednání v sekcích
13:30–15:30 1. SESSION „New projects and technology for NPPs“
guarantor: doc. Ing. František Hezoučký, Ph.D., ZČU
Arnaud Douveneau, Nuward, EDF (Francie) - presentation here
Min Whan Chang, KHNP (Jižní Korea) - presentation here
Julie Gorgemans, Westinghouse (USA) - presentation here
Noel Camarcat, Jan Bartak, NucAdvisor (Francie) - presentation here
Balazs Lakatos, MVM EGI (Maďarsko) - presentation here
16:00–18:00 2. SESSION „I&C for NPPs - Current status and perspective for development“
guarantor: Ing. Tomáš Záruba, ŠKODA JS a.s.
Ing. Tomáš Záruba, ŠKODA JS a.s. - presentation here
Ing. Robert Peca, OSC, a.s. - presentation here
Bc. Zdeněk Ondráček, TES s.r.o. - presentation here
Ing. Michal Pánik, Framatome Controls Bratislava - presentation here
Ing. Karel Stočes, ZAT a.s. - presentation here
September 15th, 2022 / 2nd day of conference - video available here
9:00–11:00 3. SESSION „New materials and technology for NPPs“
guarantor: Ing. Daneš Burket, Ph.D., ČNS
Ing. Leoš Křivský, CV Řež s.r.o. - presentation here
prof. Pablo Rubiolo, INP Grenoble, France - presentation here
Ing. Ladislav Benýr, ŠKODA JS a.s. - presentation here
Ing. Stanislav Linhart, Ph.D., ALVEL a.s. - presentation here
Ing. Antonín Rudolf, ŠKODA JS a.s. - presentation here
11:30–13:30 4. SESSION „NPP decommissioning and long-term radioactive waste storage“
guarantor: RNDr. Lukáš Vondrovic, Ph.D., SÚRAO
Ing. Jan Hrbek, Ph.D., CV Řež s.r.o. - presentation here
RNDr. Lukáš Vondrovic, Ph.D., SÚRAO - presentation here
Ing. Zdena Lahodová, SÚRAO - presentation here
Ing. Marián Vrtoch, JAVYS, a.s.- presentation here
14:00–16:00 5. SESSION „Turbines for NPPs & district heating“
guarantor: Ing. Jiří Fiala, expert in energetics
prof. Ing. Vladimír Slugeň, DrSc., STU Bratislava - presentation here
doc. Ing. Martin Luxa, Ph.D., Ing. David Šimurda, Ph.D., Ústav termomechaniky AV ČR - presentation here
Ing. Jan Peterka, Doosan Škoda Power s.r.o. - presentation here
Ing. Petr Neuman, CSc., NEUREG sdr. Praha - presentation here
The conference programme will be announced soon.
Student posters
1. place - Jana Kittnerová and others: Sorpce vybraných radionuklidů na cementové materiály
2. place - J. Závorka and others: Analýza axiální profilace palivového proutku s Gd2O3 pro palivo VVER-1000
3. place - J. Syblík and others: Subchannel Analysis of VVER-440 using SUBCHANFLOW
M. Cihlář and others: Czech Nickel-based Superalloy MoNiCr Is a Superior Construction Material for Molten Salt Reactors
D. Mašata and others: TEPLATOR: Basic Economics Study on the Competiveness of the Concept
T. Peltan and others: Natural Uranium as Alternative Fuel for TEPLATOR
E. Vilímová and others: Possible Implementation of Ex-Core Measurement in TEPLATOR
M. Volf and others: CFD Simulation of the Cooling System of a Calorimeter Detector
M. Zeman and others: TEPLATOR DEMO: Basic Design of the Primary Circuit
Bachelor study programme
1st place - Jana SKÁLOVÁ, Faculty of Health Care Studies, UWB in Pilsen: Effect of the Ionizing Radioation Dose on Histone H2AX
2nd place - Anna GOLUBKO, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague: Corrosion behaviour of materials for molten-solt reactors
3rd place - Konstiantyn SKRYPNYK, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, Ukraine: Modelling of automated controls processes of the water level in the steam generators of the nuclear power plants
Master study programme
1st place - Pavol KOSIAK, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UWB in Pilsen: Modelling of transonic flow through turbine blade cascade TR-U-9
2nd place - Ivan MYKHAILYUK, Vinnytsya National Technical University, Ukraine: Improving the quality of diagnosing power transformers using FRAnalizer
3rd place - Kamila KHUZHAZHINOVA, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russia: Development of a psychophysical testing metodology aimed at identyfying persons potentiallly prone to committing malicious acts at nuclear fuel cycle facilities
Ph.D. study programme
1st place - Miroslav GLEITZ, Czech Technical University in Prague: High Heat Flux Cooling
2nd place - Petr KLAVÍK, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UWB in Pilsen: PIV Modeling of the Flow behind the Mixing Grids
3rd place - Jan SYBLÍK, Czech Technical University in Prague: Supercritical CO2 Cycles for Fusion Power Plants
Bachelor study programme
1st place - Ondřej LACHOUT, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, CTU, Prague: Analysis of Operational Characteristics of a SMR with ATF
2nd place - Jan ULLMANN, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UWB, Pilsen: SMRs Technologies for District Heating in the Czech Republic
3rd place - Josef SABOL,Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, CTU, Prague: Nuclear Reactors for Space Exploration
Master study programme
1st place - Matyáš JUNEK, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, CTU, Prague: Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger (PCHE) Design Code Development in Python Language
2nd place - Jakub ŠPAČEK, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, CTU, Prague: Liquid Salt Measurement Technologies
3rd place - Vojtěch SMOLÍK, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, CTU, Prague: High Heat Flux Cooling Techology
Ph.D. study programme
1st place - Jiří ZÁVORKA, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen: The New Concept Of Neutron Absorbers Placed Directly Within Spent Nuclear Fuel
2nd place - Petr KLAVÍK, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UWB, Pilsen: Investigation Of Heat Transfer In The Annular Channel Around The Heated Wall Of The Fuel Rod
3rd place - Daniel VLČEK, Czech Technical University in Prague: Two Phase Flow Boiling Simulations Of Debora Experiments Using Eulerian CFD Approach
Student posters can be downloaded here
The winners of the Nuclear Days 2023 poster session will be announced during the opening conference.
Student posters can be downloaded here
Photo gallery
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This event has been partially supported by the ENEN2plus project founded by the European Union (HORIZON-EURATOM- 2021-NRT-01-13 101061677).