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RAD 2014 conference

Sunday 30 December 2012 by ASGARD

The Second International Conference on Radiation and Dosimetry in Various Fields of Research - RAD 2014 - will take place on May 27-30 2014 in Niš, Serbia.

RAD 2014 is a biannual international conference on radiation and radiation dosimetry in various fields of research organized by Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia.

The aim of the Conference is to provide the forum for researchers and professionals involved with radiation and radiation dosimetry to exchange and discuss their findings and experiences. The fields covered by the Conference are physics, electronics, medicine, biology, chemistry, environmental protection, and other areas related to ionizing and nonionizing radiation and their detection.

More information about the conference can be found at

http://www.rad2014.elfak.rs

Winterschool 2013 Leaflet

Monday 26 November 2012 by ASGARD

Winterschool 2013 leaflet with programme is donwloadable from Publications.

ASGARD Winterschool and 2nd Project Meeting

Monday 5 November 2012 by Petr Koran

Joint ASGARD/FAIRFUELS/CINCH Winterschool on Fabrication Methods and Irradiation Performance will be held on 29 - 30 January 2013 at NRG, Petten, Netherlands. Details can be acquired and students may apply for ASGARD Travel Fund support at winterschool2013@project-asgard.eu.

The Winterschool will be followed by ASGARD 2nd Project Meeting on January 31 - February 1, 2013.

SNE-TP newsletter June 2012 - ASGARD presented

Wednesday 10 October 2012 by ASGARD

SNE-TP newsletter from June 2012 includes short presentation of ASGARD project.

The newsletter is downloadable from:

http://www.snetp.eu/www/snetp/images/stories/Newsletters/snetp%20n10_final.pdf

and the other newsletters are at:

http://www.snetp.eu/www/snetp/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32&Itemid=38

Conference Nuclear Fission Research for Low Carbon Economy

Wednesday 10 October 2012 by Petr Koran

The European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee organizes conference "Nuclear Fission Research for Low Carbon Economy" on 26-27 February 2013 in Brussels, Charlemagne building, Rue de la Loi.

No participation fee.

Please, see details at:

http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.fr.events-and-activities-symposium-on-nuclear-fission

2 PhD positions at the Division of Nuclear Engineering, Chalmers

Wednesday 10 October 2012 by Mirka Stilijanova

Division of Nuclear Engineering of Chalmers Technical University offers two PhD posistions:

- PhD student position in Models Accuracy for Thermal-Hydraulic Simulations of JHR (MATHS-JHR)
- PhD student position in Uncertainties in Core Depletion Simulations for JHR (UCODE-JHR)

The positions are open until filled. Please, see details at

http://www.chalmers.se/sv/om-chalmers/ledigatjanster/Sidor/default.aspx

Reference numbers are 20120293 and 20120295.

More information: Assist. Prof. Paolo Vinai (e-mail: paolo@nephy.chalmers.se ; tel: +46 (0)31-772 3080).

The University of Manchester - job opportunity

Wednesday 12 September 2012 by ASGARD

The University of Manchester is seeking to employ a Postdoctoral Research Associate within the School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science on a full-time basis from 1st October 2012 for a fixed-term period of 12 months.

More information at:

www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/

with job reference EPS-01462.

Nordic-Gen4 Seminar at Risø, Denmark

Monday 3 September 2012 by Petr Koran

The 2012 Nordic-Gen4 Seminar, 29-31 October 2012, will provide a forum for addressing current issues and perspectives related to Generation IV Nuclear Reactors. It will be hosted by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) at the DTU Risø Campus, near Roskilde, Denmark.

Please, see the seminar webpage for details:

www.nutech.dtu.dk/nordic-gen4-riso-2012

More information on travel support for students can be found on the NKS website:

http://www.nks.org/en/nksr/travel_assistance/

FR13 Fast Reactors Conference

Tuesday 26 June 2012 by ASGARD

Conference "FR 13 Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles - Safe Technologies and Sustainable Scenarios" will take place in Paris between March 4-7, 2013.

Please, see details at SFEN website.

Fellowship program for postdocs at PSI

Tuesday 5 June 2012 by Petr Koran (EVALION)

Please, see fellowship program for postdocs at PSI webpage:

http://www.psi.ch/pa/psi-fellowcofund-international-fellowship-programme-for-postdocs

In the research area of Materials and Matters there are several topics concerning the nuclear fuel cycle listed, e.g.

- Corrosion and Deposition Layers in Pressurized Water Reactors: compositional, molecular and structural investigations using advanced micro-analytical techniques (contact Daniel Grolimund)

- Fuel development and processing for advanced reactor type (contact Marco Streit)

- Development of new experimental methods for the investigation of nuclear materials as a mean to validate theoretical analyses (contact Stephane Portier)

The deadline for applications is August 6th, 2012.

1st Regular PCC and Plenary Meeting in Jachymov announced

Monday 23 April 2012 by ASGARD

The 1st ASGARD Regular PCC and Plenary Meeting will take place in Radium Palace Hotel in Jachymov (CZ) between June 11-14.

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ASGARD poster available

Saturday 7 January 2012 by Petr Koran - EVALION

ASGARD poster in downloadable format was added to Publications. Please, let us know your comments if you want...

ASGARD Kickoff in Uddevalla

Saturday 7 January 2012 by Petr Koran - EVALION

ASGARD Project Kickoff Meeting will be held in Bohusgarden Hotel in Uddevalla (Sweden) between January 11 - 13, 2012.

The meeting has been added to the Events calendar on this webpage, so it is possible to copy the details of the event to your personal Google calendars.

ASGARD Project launched

Sunday 1 January 2012 by ASGARD

FP7 Euratom Project "ASGARD - Advanced Fuels for Generation IV Reactors: Reprocessing and Dissolution" (contract number 295825) started on January 1, 2012. Its duration is 48 Months.

This official project webpage was launched.