International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering ICNPE on October 28-29, 2026 in Paris, France

Approach to criticality by fuel addition and by control rod extraction
Background in operational safety, analysis of reactor incidents
Control rod calibration
Global control rod weight measurement by the rod drop technique
Global power plant operation
Influence of poisons on reactor operation
Neutron lifecycle, prompt and delayed neutrons
Nuclear physics: nuclear reactions, cross sections, neutron interactions
Nuclear power plants and operations
Nuclear reactor theory
Nuclear reactor types: fuel / moderator / coolant, slow and fast neutron reactors
Nuclear Reactors and Environment Protection
Presentation of the actual experimental and industrial reactors
Presentation of the generation IV reactors
Reactor kinetics
Reactor operation: reactor start up, reactivity effects
Reactor thermo-hydraulics
Rod global worth measurement by the rod drop technique
Safety principles
Temperature effects
Thermal hydraulic design of reactor cores and plant components