Conference Theme:

“Helping the Environment with Advances in Thermalhydraulics”

Background

Canada is the hosting country for the 14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermalhydraulics (NURETH-14). Continuing the tradition of the highly successful series of thirteen conferences, NURETH-14 will gather an international group of leading academic and industry researchers and practitioners engaged in engineering and scientific work focused on nuclear reactor thermalhydraulics. This is the only major conference series devoted solely to the advancement of knowledge in the nuclear reactor thermalhydraulics field.  NURETH-14 is a unique opportunity for researchers and practitioners in the field to present results of their work and discuss challenges and new ideas.

Venue

The NURETH-14 conference will be held at Hilton Toronto Hotel:

   Hilton Toronto 
   145 Richmond Street West
   Toronto, ON M5H 2L2
   Phone: 416 860-6804

Paper Submission:

Call for Papers

The Technical Program Committee welcomes the contribution of 300-to-400-word abstracts of papers for oral or poster presentation in the following general subject areas:

• Two-Phase Flow and Heat-Transfer Fundamentals
• Boiling and Condensation Phenomena
• Rod Bundle Thermalhydraulics
• Subchannel Analysis
• Thermalhydraulics and Safety for Nuclear Reactor Plant and Core
• Computational Methods, Modelling, Verification/Validation
• Applications of Computational Methods to Nuclear Systems
• Advanced Code Development and Validation/Verification/Applications
• Experimental Methods and Instrumentation
• Severe Accidents, Phenomena, Modelling and Experiments
• Thermalhydraulics in Accident Management
• Thermalhydraulics in Power Uprating/Life Extension
• Neutronics/Thermalhydraulics Coupling
• Fluid-Structures and Materials Interactions
• Thermalhydraulics and Materials Degradation Issues
• Generation IV and Future Innovative Nuclear Reactors Thermalhydraulics
• Thermalhydraulics of Small Modular Reactors
• Nano-Fluid Applications in Nuclear Technology
• Micro-Channel Flow and Heat Transfer Phenomena in Nuclear Thermalhydraulics
• Thermalhydraulics of Non-Electricity Generating Nuclear Equipment
• Thermalhydraulics of Waste Disposal
• Others 

Abstracts and full papers must be submitted via an on-line submission link using the following Microsoft Word templates:

• Abstract
• Full Paper

Link to submission of NURETH-14 abstract and papers on line: Submit here

Publication Schedule/Key dates: 

Abstract submission Dec. 20, 2010
Acceptance/author notification Jan. 10, 2011
Draft paper submission Mar. 07, 2011
Comments to authors May 23, 2011
Final paper submission July 10, 2011

Initiating Conference Organizers:

Honorary Chair: M. Ishii (Purdue U.)
General Chair: J. Luxat (McMaster U.) 
General Co-Chair: F.B. Cheung (Penn. State U.)
Technical Program Chair:  J. Riznic (CNSC) 
Technical Program Co-Chair:  C. Oh (INL)
Steering Committee Chair:   L.K.H. Leung (AECL)
Local Organizing Committee Chair:   Y. Parlatan (OPG)
Local Arrangement: B. Rouben (12 & 1 Consulting)
Technical Program Committee: To be announced shortly

Major Expectations and Considerations

• Participation expected
  • ~ 300 paper contributions
  • ~ 400 participants
• Paper solicitation: Internet, Nuclear News, Direct mails, International Journals
• Publication of Proceedings: CD-ROM together with a concise bound volume for abstracts

History of NURETH Meetings

1980 1st Saratoga Springs, USA
1983 2nd Santa Barbara, USA
1985 3rd Newport, USA
1989 4th Karlsruhe, Germany
1992 5th Salt Lake City, USA
1993 6th Grenoble, France
1995 7th Saratoga Springs, USA
1997 8th Kyoto, Japan
1999 9th San Francisco, USA
2003 10th Seoul, Korea
2005 11th Avignon, France
2007 12th Pittsburg, USA
2009 13th Kanazawa, Japan
2011 14th Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Further Information

Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Technical Program Chair: Jovica Riznic, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, 280 Slater St., Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5S9, CANADA, Tel: (613) 943-0132; Fax: (613) 943-1292, E?mail: jovica.riznic@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca.