The Advanced Boiling Water Reactor

Hitachi-GE is organising a series of seminars on boiling water reactor technology at Imperial College London, Manchester and Birmingham Universities supported by JICC. This free seminar will be held at the University of Birmingham, 21–22 April 2015. The Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) is the only advanced (generation 3+) reactor already constructed and operating in the world (with four units operating in Japan). With the purchase of Horizon Nuclear Power by Hitachi Ltd this technology will now be deployed as the UK ABWR at Horizon’s sites at Wylfa and Oldbury.

The seminar will be a valuable introduction to ABWR technology, and an opportunity to meet key people in the Hitachi-GE team and network with other key players in the UK nuclear industry. The topics covered at the seminar will be:

• Overview of ABWR
• Nuclear Material
• Water Chemistry
• Manufacturing Technology
• Invited Lectures

AGENDA 

Tuesday 21 April 2015

10:00–10:30
Registration
10:30–10:40
Greetings -  University of Birmingham
10:40–11:00
Introduction (purpose of the seminar etc.)  - Hitachi-GE
11:00–12:00
Overview of ABWR  - Hitachi-GE
12:00–12:30
Status of Wylfa Project HNP
12:30–13:30
Lunch
13:30–15:30
Robotics Technology in Japan (invited lecture) TBD
15:30–15:50
Break (with tea and coffee)
15:50–17:20
Lessons Learn from Fukushima Accident -  Hitachi-GE
17:20–18:00
Discussion -  All
18:00–19:00
Drink Reception  - All

Wednesday 22 April 2015

9:00–10:30
Construction Technology and Plant CEA in ABWR - Hitachi-GE
10:30–12:30
Inspection and Remote Technology in ABWR - Hitachi-GE
12:30–13:30
Lunch
13:30–15:00
Instrumentation and Control System in ABWR - Hitachi-GE
15:00–15:30
Discussion - All
15:30–15:40
Close R15

Venue
The seminar will take place in room G29 of the Mechanical Engineering Building on the main University of Birmingham campus.

Download an interactive map for directions

Registration fee
This is a free workshop

To register, please contact Laura Myatt