Technical papers, presentations and articles – 2011
Experts at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) are often requested to present technical papers and presentations about the nuclear industry at conferences, seminars, technical meetings and workshops in Canada and around the world. Also, these experts write technical articles that are published in various journals.
CNSC experts also contribute to the development of research projects. Abstracts and the final research reports are available under the CNSC Research and Support Program.
Below is a listing of abstracts for published papers, presentations and journal articles.
To obtain a copy of the abstract's document, contact the CNSC. When contacting the CNSC, please provide the title and date of the abstract.
2011
| Subject: | Review of the knowledge available to date on the effects of tritium exposure on health and the environment in Canada – A tool to guide regulatory compliance monitoring |
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| Published in: | Radioprotection |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Authors: | PA Thompson, MS Hamlat, R Lane, S Mihok, P Reinhardt and K Bundy |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
| Subject: | Tritium studies project: Health effects of Tritium |
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| Presented at: | Tritium Seminar between the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, the University of Ottawa and the Institut de Radioprotection et Sûreté Nucléaire |
| Date: | November 16, 2011 |
| Location: | Cherbourg-Octeville, France |
| Prepared by: | Pascale Reinhardt Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) |
| Type: | Technical presentation |
| Subject: | Tritium releases from Canadian nuclear facilities – synthesis and associated controls |
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| Presented at: | Tritium Seminar between the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, the University of Ottawa and the Institut de Radioprotection et Sûreté Nucléaire |
| Date: | November 16, 2011 |
| Location: | Cherbourg–Octeville, France |
| Prepared by: | Dr. Steve Mihok Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) |
| Type: | Technical presentation |
| Subject: | Transfers studies in terrestrial ecosystems |
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| Presented at: | Tritium Seminar between the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, the University of Ottawa and the Institut de Radioprotection et Sûreté Nucléaire |
| Date: | November 16, 2011 |
| Location: | Cherbourg–Octeville, France |
| Prepared by: | Dr. Steve Mihok Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) |
| Type: | Technical presentation |
| Subject: | Amplification of seismic input due to 1D, 2D and 3D effects, and their importance for nuclear power plant structures |
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| Presented at: | 21st International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT-21) |
| Date: | November 6–11, 2011 |
| Location: | New Delhi, India |
| Prepared by: | Nebojsa Orbovic and Andrei Blahoianu, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) B. Jeremic, N. Tafazzoli, University of California, Davis, U.S.A. |
| Type: | Technical presentation |
| Subject: | IRIS 2010 – Part III: Numerical simulations of Meppen II-4 test and VTT-IRSN-CNSC punching tests |
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| Presented at: | 21st International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT-21) |
| Date: | November 6–11, 2011 |
| Location: | New Delhi, India |
| Prepared by: | Nebojsa Orbovic and Andrei Blahoianu, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada F. Benboudjema, J.-B. Colliat, Y. Berthaud, ENS Cahan, France F. Tarallo and J.-M. Rambach, IRSN, Fontenay aux Roses, France |
| Type: | Technical presentation |
| Subject: | Tests on concrete slabs under hard missile impact to evaluate the influence of transverse reinforcement and pre-stressing on perforation capacity |
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| Presented at: | 21st International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT-21) |
| Date: | November 6–11, 2011 |
| Location: | New Delhi, India |
| Prepared by: | Nebojsa Orbovic and Andrei Blahoianu Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) |
| Type: | Technical presentation |
| Subject: | Use of a weight of evidence approach to determine the likelihood of adverse effects on human health from the presence of uranium facilities in Port Hope, Ontario |
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| Presented at: | Journal of Environmental Protection Vol.2 No.9, November 2011 |
| Date: | November 4, 2011 |
| Publisher: | Scientific Research Publishing |
| Prepared by: | Patsy Thompson, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
| Subject: | Quasi-heterogeneous 3-D discrete ordinates CANDU calculations using ATTILA |
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| Presented at: | International Conference on Future of Heavy Water Reactors |
| Date: | October 2–5, 2011 |
| Location: | Oshawa, Ontario |
| Prepared by: | T. Preeti and R.P. Rulko Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) |
| Type: | Technical presentation |
| Subject: | Fundamental safety principles for future reactors and the role of a technology demonstration program |
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| Presented at: | The International Conference on Future of HWR |
| Date: | October 2–5, 2011 |
| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Prepared by: | Alex Viktorov Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) |
| Type: | Technical paper |
| Subject: | Readiness to regulate SMRs in Canada |
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| Presented at: | ASME 2011 Small Modular Reactors Symposium |
| Date: | September 28–30, 2011 |
| Location: | Washington, DC |
| Prepared by: | S. Herstead, S. Cook and M. de Vos Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) |
| Type: | Technical paper |
| Subject: | Pragmatic application of the precautionary principle to deal with unknown safety challenges |
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| Presented at: | The 14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-14) |
| Date: | September 25–29, 2011 |
| Location: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Prepared by: | G. Frappier and A. Viktorov Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) |
| Type: | Technical paper |
| Subject: | Comparison of methods used for internal flood probabilistic safety analyses |
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| Presented at: | The Canadian Nuclear Society Conference |
| Date: | June 10–12, 2011 |
| Location: | Saskatoon, Saskatechewan, Canada |
| Prepared by: | Robert A. Gibb Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) |
| Type: | Technical presentation |
| Subject: | Safety margins in deterministic safety analysis |
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| Presented at: | The 32nd Annual CNS Conference |
| Date: | June 5–8, 2011 |
| Location: | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
| Prepared by: | A. Viktorov Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) |
| Type: | Technical paper |
| Subject: | Evolution of Canadian reliability requirements in a risk-informed environment |
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| Presented at: | American Nuclear Society – PSA 2011 |
| Date: | March 13–17, 2011 |
| Location: | Wilmington, North Carolina, USA |
| Prepared by: | Chantal Morin, P. Eng. Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) |
| Type: | Technical paper |
| Subject: | Projecting regulatory expectations for advanced reactor designs |
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| Presented at: | The 5th International Symposium on Supercritical-Water-Cooled-Reactors (ISSCWR-5) |
| Date: | March 13–16, 2011 |
| Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Prepared by: | A. Viktorov Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) |
| Type: | Technical paper |
| Subject: | Uranium toxicity to fish |
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| Presented in: | Fish Physiology Volume 31b: Homeostasis and Toxicology of non-essential metals, Editors: C.M.Wood, A.P. Farrell & C.J. Brauner |
| Date: | August 8, 2011 |
| Location: | Academic Press, Elsevier |
| Prepared by: | Richard R. Goulet Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
| Subject: | Minimum staff complement: Safety in numbers |
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| Presented at: | Canadian Nuclear Society Conference |
| Date: | June 7, 2011 |
| Location: | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Prepared by: | Suzanne Dolecki and Helen McRobbie Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
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