Technical papers, presentations and articles – 2017
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 document that is related to an abstract, contact the CNSC. When contacting the CNSC, please provide the title and date of the abstract.
2017
| Subject: | Status of Canadian cyber security regulatory framework and implementation at nuclear facilities |
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| Presented at: | 2017 International Symposium on Future I&C for Nuclear Power Plants (ISOFIC) |
| Date: | November 26–30, 2017 |
| Location: | Gyeongju, South Korea |
| Prepared by: | Chul Hwan Jung |
| Type: | Abstract of a presentation |
| Subject: | Role of soil-to-leaf tritium transfer in controlling leaf tritium dynamics: Comparison of experimental garden and tritium-transfer model results |
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| Published in: | Journal of Environmental Radioactivity |
| Date: | November 2017 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Author(s): | Masakazu Ota, Nana-Owusua A. Kwamena, Steve Mihok and Volodymyr Korolevych |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
| Subject: | CNSC research related to impactive and impulsive loading |
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| Presented at: | University of Western Ontario |
| Date: | October 26, 2017 |
| Location: | London, Ontario |
| Prepared by: | Neb Orbovic |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Analysis of Fault-Tolerant Design Methods and Architectures for Digital I&C Systems Using the Dynamic Flowgraph Methodology |
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| Presented at: | 2nd International Seminar on Probabilistic Methodologies for Nuclear Applications |
| Date: | October 25–26, 2017 |
| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Prepared by: | Phillip McNelles, Zhao Chang Zeng, Guna Renganathan, Lixuan Lu, Eric Lemoine, Yolande Akl |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper/presentation |
| Subject: | Environmental Qualification Program Requirements for the Long-Term Operation of Canadian Nuclear Power Plants |
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| Presented at: | Fourth International Conference on NPP Life Management |
| Date: | October 23–27, 2017 |
| Location: | Lyon, France |
| Prepared by: | Meliha Vlatkovic |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper/presentation |
| Subject: | Modelling the Short- and Long-Term Hydro-Mechanical Behaviour of Argillaceous Limestone |
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| Presented at: | IACMAG Conference |
| Date: | October 19-23, 2017 |
| Location: | Wuhan, China |
| Prepared by: | T.S. Nguyen |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | The Application of CNSC Fukushima Action Plan in the Design of Small Modular Reactors |
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| Presented at: | CNS 11th International Conference on CANDU® Maintenance and Nuclear Components |
| Date: | October 1–4, 2017 |
| Location: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Prepared by: | Magdy El-Hawary and Noreddine Mesmous |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper and presentation |
| Subject: | Severe Accident Strategies, Review and Validation of Guidelines at Canadian NPPs |
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| Presented at: | CNS 11th International Conference on CANDU® Maintenance and Nuclear Componentst |
| Date: | October 1–4, 2017 |
| Location: | Toronto, ON |
| Prepared by: | Noreddine Mesmous |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Implementation of SAMG and Integration with Emergency Response in Canada |
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| Presented at: | IAEA Technical Meeting on Implementation and Integration of Accident Management Guidelines and Interface with Emergency Preparedness and Response |
| Date: | September 27–29, 2017 |
| Location: | Vienna, Austria |
| Prepared by: | Peter Devitt |
| Type: | Presentation for Technical Meeting |
| Subject: | Regulatory Perspectives on the Condition Assessment and Monitoring of Safety Significant Major Reactor Components for Long-Term Operation |
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| Presented at: | IAEA Fourth International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management |
| Date: | October 23–27, 2017 |
| Location: | Lyon, France |
| Prepared by: | Sankar Laxman, Blair Carroll and John Jin |
| Type: | Paper |
| Subject: | Applications of Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics for Pressure Tubes With Flaws |
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| Presented at: | 2nd International Seminar on Probabilistic Methodologies for Nuclear Applications |
| Date: | October 25–26, 2017 |
| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Prepared by: | B. Wasiluk, K. Tsembelis and J. Jin |
| Type: | Abstract of a presentation |
| Subject: | Regulatory Research on Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical Processes |
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| Presented at: | IACMAG Conference |
| Date: | October 29–23, 2017 |
| Location: | Wuhan, China |
| Prepared by: | T. S. Nguyen |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | WGRISK Site-Level PSA Project: Status Update and Preliminary Insights for the Risk Aggregation Focus Area |
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| Presented at: | International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis |
| Date: | September 24–28, 2017 |
| Location: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Prepared by: | Smain Yalaoui, Yolande Akl and Marina Röwekamp (GRS) |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
| Subject: | Quantification of Plant-Level HCLPF Capacity in Probabilistic Safety Assessment-Based Seismic Margin Assessment |
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| Presented at: | International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis |
| Date: | September 24–28, 2017 |
| Location: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Prepared by: | Zhaoliang Wang, Smain Yalaoui and Yolande Akl |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
| Subject: | Effect of brine on swelling pressure of MX-80 bentonite and bentonite-sand mixture |
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| Presented at: | Clay Conference 2017 – The 7th International Conference on Clays in Natural and Engineered Barriers for Radioactive Waste Confinement |
| Date: | September 24–27, 2017 |
| Location: | Davos, Switzerland |
| Prepared by: | G. Su |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Analysis of mortality in a pooled cohort of Canadian and German uranium processing workers with no mining experience |
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| Published in: | International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Date: | September 22, 2017 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Author(s): | Lydia B. Zablotska, Nora Fenske, Maria Schnelzer, Sergey Zhivin, Dominique Laurier and Michaela Kreuzer |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
| Subject: | CNSC Technical EOC Tools for Accident Assessment and Prognosis |
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| Conference: | 2nd International CNS Conference on Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness for the Nuclear Industry |
| Date: | September 17–20, 2017 |
| Location: | Toronto, ON |
| Prepared by: | T. Nguyen |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Hydrogen Assessment Tool for the Emergency Operating Centre |
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| Presented at: | 2nd International CNS Conference on Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness for the Nuclear Industry |
| Date: | September 17–20, 2017 |
| Location: | Toronto, ON |
| Prepared by: | S. Gyepi-Garbrah |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Analysis of mortality in a pooled cohort of Canadian and German uranium processing workers with no mining experience |
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| Published in: | International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Date: | September 11, 2017 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Author(s): | Lydia B. Zablotska, Nora Fenske, Maria Schnelzer, Sergey Zhivin, Dominique Laurier, Michaela Kreuzer2 |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
| Subject: | Accident Tolerance Perspective on Evolution of CANDU Fuel Design |
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| Presented at: | 2017 Water Reactor Fuel Performance Meeting |
| Date: | September 10–14, 2017 |
| Location: | Ramada Plaza Jeju, Jeju Island, Korea (R.O.K.) |
| Prepared by: | Ho Chun Suk |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper/presentation (and a full paper to be submitted) |
| Subject: | Addressing Challenges in the Application of the Design Safety Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants to Small and Medium Sized Reactors in Pre-Licensing Vendor Design Reviews in Canada |
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| Presented at: | IAEA Technical Meeting on Challenges in the Application of the Design Safety Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants to Small and Medium Sized Reactors |
| Date: | September 4–8, 2017 |
| Location: | Vienna |
| Prepared by: | Yi Zeng |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Role of Tritiated Hydrogen in Formation of HTO and OBT in Soil and Vegetation in Vicinity of a Tritium Processing Facility |
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| Presented at: | 4th International Conference on Radioecology and Environmental Radioactivity (ICRER 2017) |
| Date: | September 3–8, 2017 |
| Location: | Berlin, Germany |
| Prepared by: | M. Ilin and M. Rinker |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper/presentation |
| Subject: | Technetium 99m – From Reactors to Accelerators – Regulatory and Safety Aspects |
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| Presented at: | International Topical Meeting on the Nuclear Applications of Accelerators |
| Date: | August 2, 2017 |
| Location: | Québec City |
| Prepared by: | Abdul Alwani |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | A systemic view of human factors: Connecting the domains through a human performance program |
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| Presented at: | Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference |
| Date: | July 17–21, 2017 |
| Location: | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Prepared by: | Alice Salway |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject : | Considerations for the Use of Probabilistic Assessments in Regulatory Decision Making Related to Pressure Boundary Component Aging |
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| Presented at: | 2017 ASME PVP Conference |
| Date : | July 16-20, 2017 |
| Location : | Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA |
| Prepared by : | Blair Carroll and John Jin |
| Type : | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject : | Regulatory Perspective on Fitness for Service Assessments of CANDU Pressure Boundary Components |
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| Presented at: | 2017 ASME PVP Conference |
| Date: | July 16–20, 2017 |
| Location: | Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA |
| Prepared by: | John Jin, Blair Carroll |
| Type : | Paper and presentation |
| Subject: | Beyond the Modified Kersey’s Method |
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| Presented at: | Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists Annual Scientific Meeting |
| Date: | July 13, 2017 |
| Location: | Ottawa |
| Prepared by: | Adam Dodd |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Effects of Glaciation on the Rock Formations Around a Proposed Nuclear Waste Repository |
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| Presented at: | GeoProc conference |
| Date: | July 5–7, 2017 |
| Location: | Paris, France |
| Prepared by: | T. S. Nguyen |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Progress of CNSC regulatory research on geological disposal |
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| Presented at: | IAEA URF Technical Meeting on Global Progress in Developing Geological Disposal Solutions |
| Date: | June 19–23, 2017 |
| Location: | Turku, Finland |
| Prepared by: | G. Su |
| Type: | Oral presentation |
| Subject: | Minimum Staff Complement and Workload |
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| Presented at: | 10th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies |
| Date: | June 11–15, 2017 |
| Location: | San Francisco, California |
| Prepared by: | Aaron Derouin |
| Type: | Oral presentation of conference paper |
| Subject: | Performance of MX-80 bentonite seal materials in a brine environment |
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| Presented at: | Nuclear Waste Management Organization Geoscience Seminar |
| Date: | June 7–8, 2017 |
| Location: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Prepared by: | G. Su |
| Type: | Oral presentation |
| Subject: | Reflecting Digital I&C Design Lessons Learned in Technology-Neutral Design Requirements |
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| Presented at: | International Conference on Topical Issues in Nuclear Installation Safety: Safety Demonstration of Advanced Water-Cooled NPPs |
| Date: | June 6–9, 2017 |
| Location: | Vienna, Austria |
| Prepared by: | Zhao Chang Zeng, Guna Renganathan, Marcel de Vos, Jean-Yves Fiset, Jason Churchill, Gilbert Chun |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
| Subject: | CANDU Reactors: Long-Term Operation and Refurbishment, CNSC Perspective |
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| Presented at: | 37th Annual Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and 41st Annual CNS/CAN Student Conference |
| Date: | June 4–7, 2017 |
| Location: | Sheraton on the Falls Hotel, Niagara Falls, ON |
| Prepared by: | M. Santini, A. Omar |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper/presentation |
| Subject: | Integrated Framework for Propagation of Uncertainties in Nuclear Cross-Sections in CANDU Steady-State and Transient Reactor Physics Simulations |
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| Presented at: | 37th Annual Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society |
| Date: | June 2017 |
| Location: | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
| Prepared by: | Dumitru Serghiuta |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
| Subject: | Application of Bayes Method in Evaluation of ROP/NOP Trip Setpoint |
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| Presented at: | 37th Annual Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society |
| Date: | June 2017 |
| Location: | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
| Prepared by: | Dumitru Serghiuta |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
| Subject: | Assessment of the Effect of the Advanced Drift-Flux Model of ASSERT-PV on CHF, Flow and Void Fraction Distributions |
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| Published in: | Annals of Nuclear Energy |
| Date: | June 2017 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Authors: | N. Hammouda and Y. F. Rao |
| Type: | Abstract of a peer reviewed technical journal paper |
| Subject: | CNSC Regulatory Research on Geological Disposal |
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| Presented at: | CNSC-EA Information Exchange Teleconference |
| Date: | May 9, 2017 |
| Location: | Ottawa / UK (teleconference) |
| Prepared by: | T.S. Nguyen |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Validation of Thermalhydraulic Computer Codes Used in Safety Analysis: Regulatory Perspective |
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| Presented at: | ASME Verification and Validation Symposium (V&V) |
| Date: | May 3-5, 2017 |
| Location: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Prepared by: | J.E. Kowalski |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper/presentation |
| Subject: | The Pseudo-Resonant Isotope Model for Predicting the Resonance-Interference Effect in Self-Shielding Calculation |
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| Presented at: | International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering |
| Date: | April 16-20, 2017 |
| Location: | Jeju, Republic of Korea |
| Prepared by: | Wei Shen |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper/presentation |
| Subject: | Introduction to steam generators – from Heron of Alexandria to nuclear power plants: Brief history and literature survey |
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| Published in: | Steam Generators for Nuclear Power Plants |
| Date: | Spring 2017 |
| Publisher: | Woodhead Publishing, Elsevier, Duxford, UK |
| Author(s): | Jovica R. Riznic |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed book chapter |
| Subject: | Assessment of Critical Subcooled Flow Through Cracks in Large and Small Pipes Using TRACE and RELAP5 |
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| Published in: | International Agreement Report, NUREG/IA-0457 |
| Date: | February 2017 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| Author(s): | A. Oussoren, J. Riznic, S. T. Revankar |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed technical report in NUREG series |
| Subject: | Modelling a heater experiment for radioactive waste disposal |
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| Published in: | Environmental Geotechnics |
| Date: | March 31, 2017 |
| Publisher: | ICE Publishing |
| Authors: | T.S. Nguyen, Z. Li, B. Garitte and J.D. Barnichon |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
| Subject: | Comparative modelling approaches of hydro-mechanical processes in sealing experiments at the Tournemire URL |
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| Published in: | Environmental Earth Sciences |
| Date: | January 1, 2017 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Authors: | A. Millard, N. Mokni, J.D. Barnichon, K.E. Thatcher, A.E. Bond, A. Fraser-Harris, C. McDermott, R. Blaheta, Z. Michalec, M. Hasal, T.S. Nguyen, O. Nasir, H. Yi and O. Kolditz |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
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