Papers are invited for ASTM International’s Symposium on Structural Material Challenges for the Long-Term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants, to be held Feb. 4-5, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia. The event is sponsored by ASTM International’s nuclear technology and applications committee (E10) and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s standards development meetings.
Currently operating nuclear power plants continuing work beyond the term of their initial license has been a topic of discussion as well as practical application for over two decades. Recent disturbances to global oil supplies have sparked a renewed interest in this topic. Additionally, modern plants, including small modular reactors, are increasingly designed to operate longer.
This meeting will provide a forum for an international exchange of ideas about new approaches to facilitate nuclear plant license extension, as well as the optimal use of high fluence data from different sources in predicting vessel embrittlement.
The event welcomes a spectrum of attendees including researchers, industry engineers, plant life management executives, and regulators. Discussion among and across these expert groups will be crucial to creating efficient pathways for the extended operation of existing nuclear plants, and meeting the design challenges of new reactors.
To participate in the symposium, authors must submit a 250 to 300-word abstract in the online Abstract Submission Portal no later than Jan. 10, 2025. To ensure your abstract was received in the ASTM database, please email symposia@astm.org and let us know that you have submitted an abstract.
Additional information is available from technical chair Mark Kirk (kirk@peaiconsulting.com), or any of the co-chairs: Susan Ortner (susan.r.ortner@uknnl.com); Caleb Massey (masseycp@gmail.com); Inge Uytdenhouwen (inge.uytdenhouwen@sckcen.be); Radim Kopriva (radim.kopriva@ujv.cz); and Masato Yamamoto (masatoy@criepi.denken.or.jp).
For a full list of topics and more information about this symposium, please visit: https://go.astm.org/material-challenges-for-nuclear-powerplants.
Symposia Operations Contact: Tammy Schane tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org
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