Technical papers, presentations and articles – 2019
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.
2019
| Subject: | Battery Aging: Battery Degradations in Safety Electrical Power Systems for Nuclear Power Plants |
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| Presented at: | IAEA Technical Meeting of Direct Current Power Systems and Application of New Devices in Safety EP for NPPs |
| Date: | December 2-6, 2019 |
| Location: | Vienna, Austria |
| Prepared by: | D. Ndomba and N. El Dabaghi |
| Type: | Presentation |
| Title: | Regulatory Perspective on Chemistry Control at NPPs |
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| Topic: | Chemistry |
| Presented at: | Technical Meeting on the Control and Monitoring of Coolant Chemistry and Related Issues on Fuel Reliability in Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors |
| Date: | November 25-28, 2019 |
| Location: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Prepared by: | S. Gingras and C. Holvey |
| Type: | Paper and presentation |
| Subject: | The development of regulatory requirements to manage alcohol and drug use in Canada’s high security nuclear facilities |
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| Presented at: | Issues of Substance Conference |
| Date: | November 25-27, 2019 |
| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Prepared by: | Aaron Derouin and Lynda Hunter |
| Type: | Abstract of a poster presentation |
| Title: | Assessing Cyber Security in Small Modular Reactors |
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| Topic: | Cyber security |
| Presented at: | WINS Workshop on the Security of Small Modular Reactors |
| Date: | November 21, 2019 |
| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Prepared by: | Yubo (Kevin) Lei |
| Type: | Abstract of a presentation |
| Title: | Uranium Concentrations in Soil and Vegetation near Uranium Processing Facility |
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| Topic: | Behaviour of uranium in soil and its transfer to vegetation |
| Presented at: | The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America 40th Meeting |
| Date: | November 7, 2019 |
| Location: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Prepared by: | Michael Ilin and Andrew McAllister |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
| Title: | The Canadian Nuclear Regulator’s Perspective on Safety Culture |
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| Topic: | Safety and security culture |
| Presented at: | International Conference on Effective Nuclear and Radiation Regulatory Systems |
| Date: | November 4–7, 2019 |
| Location: | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Prepared by: | Greg Lamarre |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Title: | Technical and Scientific Support Organization Forum – Supporting the Development of Technical and Scientific Capacities in Member States |
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| Topic: | TSO Forum Initiative |
| Presented at: | International Conference on Effective Nuclear and Radiation Regulatory Systems |
| Date: | November 4–7, 2019 |
| Location: | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Prepared by: | Greg Lamarre |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Title: | Mathematical Modelling of Fault Activation from Water Injection at an Underground Research Facility |
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| Topic: | Fault hydromechanics |
| Presented at: | The DECOVALEX Coupled Processes Symposium |
| Date: | November 4-5, 2019 |
| Location: | Brugg, Switzerland |
| Prepared by: | Son Nguyen |
| Type: | Abstract of a poster presentation |
| Subject: | Improving the CNSC Technical Reactor Safety Group for the EOC |
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| Presented at: | 3rd International CNS Technical Meeting on Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness for the Nuclear Industry |
| Date: | October 27–30, 2019 |
| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Prepared by: | Sam Gyepi-Garbrah |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Overview of Liquid Sodium Fires: A Case of Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors |
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| Presented at: | 25th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT 25) – 16th International Post Conference Seminar on Fire Safety in Nuclear Power Plants and Installations |
| Date: | October 27–30, 2019 |
| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Prepared by: | J. Eduful, A. Bounagui and H. Shalabi |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
| Subject: | Evaluation Of The Fire Stop In Preventing Fire Spread Along Cable Trays Using Fire Dynamics Simulator |
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| Presented at: | 3rd International Meeting on Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness for the Nuclear Industry |
| Date: | October 27–30, 2019 |
| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Prepared by: | A. Bounagui |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Canadian Fire Protection Regulatory Requirements for Small Modular Reactors |
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| Presented at: | 25th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT 25) – 16th International Post Conference Seminar on Fire Safety in Nuclear Power Plants and Installations |
| Date: | October 27–30, 2019 |
| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Prepared by: | A. Bounagui, J. Eduful and H. Shalabi |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
| Title: | Probabilistic Assessments: Principles and Computational Methods |
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| Topic: | Probabilistic Methods |
| Presented at: | 3rd International Seminar on Probabilistic Methods for Nuclear Applications |
| Date: | October 22-24, 2019 |
| Location: | Rockville, MD, USA |
| Prepared by: | B. Wasiluk (CNSC-OEAD) and M. Pandey (University of Waterloo) |
| Type: | Technical Presentation |
| Subject: | Status Report on Hydrogen and Combustible Gases SOAR to NEA–WGAMA |
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| Topic: | Severe accidents |
| Presented at: | NEA–WGAMA Plenary Meeting, September 16-19 |
| Date: | September 16-19, 2019 |
| Location: | Paris, France (delivered by WebEx) |
| Prepared by: | Samuel Gyepi-Garbrah |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | SERPENT-based Few-Group Cross Section Data for NESTLE-C |
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| Presented at: | M&C 2019 International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering |
| Date: | August 25-29, 2019 |
| Location: | Portland, Oregon, USA |
| Prepared by: | A. Trottier, S. Pfeiffer and D. Serghiuta |
| Type: | Technical paper |
| Subject: | Challenging Test Problems for Coupled Transient Simulations of Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors |
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| Presented at: | M&C 2019 International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering |
| Date: | August 25-29, 2019 |
| Location: | Portland, Oregon, USA |
| Prepared by: | A. Trottier, N. Aydemir, M. Krause, M. Dahmani and D. Serghiuta |
| Type: | Technical paper |
| Subject: | Recent Developments in Ensuring Seismic Safety of NPPs Post-Fukushima: A Canadian Perspective |
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| Presented at: | Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT) 25 Conference |
| Date: | August 5-9, 2019 |
| Location: | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
| Prepared by: | T. Aziz and G. Stoyanov |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
| Subject: | OECD/NEA/CSNI Project ASCET on Numerical Simulations of Squat Shear Walls with Alkali-Silica Reaction |
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| Presented at: | SMiRT 25 Conference |
| Date: | August 4-9, 2019 |
| Location: | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
| Prepared by: | N. Orbovic, O. Nevander and C. Cole |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
| Subject: | Influence of Bottomed out Spring Hanger Support on Steam Generator Nozzle Weld |
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| Presented at: | SMiRT 25 |
| Date: | August 4-9, 2019 |
| Location: | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
| Prepared by: | K. Chaudhry |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper/presentation |
| Subject: | FE Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures Under Missile Impact Using Sub-modelling Technique |
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| Presented at: | SMiRT 25 Conference |
| Date: | August 4-9, 2019 |
| Location: | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
| Prepared by: | G. Sagals, N. Orbovic and C. Cole |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
| Subject: | Applications of Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics for Pressure Tubes |
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| Presented at: | Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology Conference (SMiRT 25) |
| Date: | August 4–9, 2019 |
| Location: | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
| Prepared by: | B. Wasiluk, K. Tsembelis and J. Jin |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper/presentation |
| Subject: | Overview of CNSC EOC Technical Tools Supporting Accident Prognosis |
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| Presented at: | IAEA consultancy meeting to discuss the implementation of the IAEA assessment and prognosis process in case of a nuclear or radiological emergency at a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) |
| Date: | July 23–25, 2019 |
| Location: | Vienna, Austria |
| Prepared by: | Mohamed E. Shawkat |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Specimen Curvature and Size Effects on Crack Growth Resistance from Compact Tension Specimens of CANDU Pressure Tubes |
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| Presented at: | 2019 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference |
| Date: | July 14–19, 2019 |
| Location: | The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
| Prepared by: | Bogdan Wasiluk (and Bruce W. Williams, William R. Tyson, C. Hari M. Simha) |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed conference technical paper |
| Subject: | Finite Element Analysis of Walls with Alkali–Silica Reaction Subject to Quasi Static Cyclic Loading |
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| Presented at: | 12th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering – CCEE 2019 |
| Date: | June 17–20, 2019 |
| Location: | Quebec City, QC |
| Prepared by: | Genadijs Sagals, Nebojsa Orbovic, Thambiayah Nitheanandan |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Title: | Safety Culture – The Canadian Nuclear Regulator’s Perspective |
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| Topic: | Regulator Safety Culture |
| Date: | June 5–6, 2019 |
| Location: | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Prepared by: | Ross Richardson |
| Type: | Abstract of a presentation |
| Title: | The Analytic Hierarchy Process in Global Assessments |
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| Topic: | Periodic Safety Reviews |
| Presented at: | FISA 2019, 9th European Commission Conference on EURATOM Research and Training in Safety of Reactor Systems |
| Date: | June 4–7, 2019 |
| Location: | Pitesti, Romania |
| Prepared by: | Sanja Simic |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper/presentation |
| Subject: | REGDOC 2.1.2 – Safety Culture – Information for DNSR licensees |
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| Presented at: | Canadian Radiation Protection Association (CRPA) |
| Date: | May 27-30, 2019 |
| Location: | Ottawa, ON |
| Prepared by: | Tanya Hewitt |
| Type: | Regulatory position |
| Subject: | Structural Integrity Investigation of Class 1 Piping During a Seismic Event with an Assumed Failed Support |
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| Presented at: | ASME-sponsored International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE) 27 |
| Date: | May 19-24, 2019 |
| Location: | Ibaraki, Japan |
| Prepared by: | Khalid Chaudhry |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical paper |
| Subject: | Regulatory Perspective on Fitness-for-Service Requirements for the Pressure Tube to Calandria Tube Contact in CANDU Reactors |
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| Presented at: | 1st International Conference of Materials, Chemistry & Fitness-For-Service Solutions for Nuclear Systems |
| Date: | May 15-17, 2019 |
| Location: | Markham, ON |
| Prepared by: | S. Laxman, K. Tsembelis and J. Jin |
| Type: | Presentation |
| Subject: | Regulatory Considerations for the Adoption of Probabilistic Assessment Methodologies for Pressure Boundary Component Aging Evaluations |
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| Presented at: | 1st International Conference of Materials, Chemistry and Fitness-For-Service Solutions for Nuclear Systems |
| Date: | May 15–17, 2019 |
| Location: | Markham, ON |
| Prepared by: | Blair Carroll |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Use of the Commercial Grade Dedication (CGD) Process for Installed Commercial Grade Equipment for Safety Related Application |
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| Topic: | Physical Design |
| Presented at: | International Symposium Emergency Power Systems at NPPs |
| Date: | May 16-17, 2019 |
| Location: | Munich, Germany |
| Prepared by: | Jasmina Vucetic and Jeff Stevenson |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | CNSC Cyber Security Program Implementation and Inspections at NPPs |
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| Topic: | Cyber Security |
| Presented at: | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRCs) Regulatory Information Conference (RIC) 2019 |
| Date: | March 12, 2019 |
| Location: | North Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A |
| Prepared by: | Chul Hwan Jung |
| Type: | Abstract of a presentation |
| Title: | Licensing Challenges of Advanced Nuclear Reactors in Canada |
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| Presented at: | The 9th International Symposium on Super-Critical Water-cooled Reactors (ISSCWR-9) |
| Date: | March 10–14, 2019 |
| Location: | Vancouver, BC |
| Prepared by: | R.P. Rulko |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | A Comparison of Fault Trees and the Dynamic Flowgraph Methodology for the Analysis of FPGA-Based Safety Systems Part 2: Theoretical Investigations |
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| Published in: | Reliability Engineering and System Safety (under review) |
| Date: | March 2019 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Authors: | Phillip McNelles, Zhao Chang Zeng, Guna Renganathan, Marius Chirila and Lixuan Lu |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
| Subject: | Low radon exposures and lung cancer risk: joint analysis of the Czech, French, and Beaverlodge cohorts of uranium miners |
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| Published in: | International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Date: | January 23, 2019 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Authors: | Rachel S. D. Lane, Ladislav Tomášek, Lydia B. Zablotska, Estelle Rage, Franco Momoli, Julian Little |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
| Subject: | Use of the Phenomena Identification and Ranking Table (PIRT) in the assessment of Source Term (ST) phenomena |
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| Presented at: | OECD-NEA CSNI Working Group on Analysis and Management of Accidents |
| Date: | January 21–22, 2019 |
| Location: | Paris, France |
| Authors: | Mounia Berdaï and Quanmin Lei |
| Type: | Abstract of a technical presentation |
| Subject: | Leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma mortality (1950-1999) and incidence (1969-1999) in the Eldorado uranium workers cohort |
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| Published in: | Environmental Research |
| Date: | January 9, 2014 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Author(s): | Lydia B. Zablotska, Rachel S. D. Lane, Stanley E. Frost, Patsy A. Thompson |
| Type: | Peer-reviewed journal article |
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