EFC Working Party 4: Nuclear Corrosion

Mission

• To provide links between European teams and EU-funded programs in the nuclear corrosion field, with an opening on to the world;
• To initiate and stimulate opportunities of exchange of scientific and technical subjects related to nuclear corrosion, particularly on today's main nuclear research areas (waste systems, water reactors, generation IV and fusion reactors);
• To promote corrosion science and technical developments through events such as seminars, workshops, publications, etc.

Nuclear Corrosion Awards

 

The following prizes are awarded by the WP 4 each year (usually during the annual EUROCORR congress):

• Henri Coriou Award: Awarded for outstanding contributions to corrosion science and engineering in the nuclear field (prize rules);
• Prize for the best oral presentation of an early-career presenter during the nuclear corrosion-related sessions (prize rules);
• Poster Prize for posters with nuclear corrosion-related topics (prize rules).

Please note: At the EUROCORR 2025 in Stavanger, the poster prize and the best early-career oral presenter prize will be awarded again. Nominations for the 2025 Henri Coriou Award should be submitted to the WP Chair or Vice-Chair no later than February 28, 2025. 

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Henri Coriou Award

2024

The 2024 Honorary Medal of the WP 4 for outstanding contributions to corrosion science and engineering in the nuclear field has been awarded to

Dirk Engelberg

The University of Manchester, UK

Dirk's distinguished career and groundbreaking research in corrosion science have significantly advanced our understanding of corrosion mechanisms and its implications for nuclear engineering. His pioneering work has encompassed a broad spectrum of topics, including stress corrosion cracking, hydrogen embrittlement, materials characterization, and corrosion electrochemistry, with a particular focus on the mitigation of material degradation for radwaste storage, nuclear reactors and related infrastructure. He is also at the forefront developing innovative techniques for rapid corrosion screening and surface decontamination. In addition to his groundbreaking research, Dirk has also demonstrated continuing commitment to mentorship, education, and student training. As a dedicated educator and advisor, he has inspired and guided a long list of students, early-career researchers, engineers, and scientists in the field of corrosion science and materials engineering. His mentorship has not only nurtured the talents of future generations but has also fostered a culture of excellence and innovation within the corrosion community. He has held terrific lectures in all three editions of WP 4’s Nuclear Corrosion Summer School and is well engaged in several EFC WPs and communities (e.g., he is Vice-Chair of WP 5 Environment Sensitive Fracture; co-organised a special session on Hydrogen Challenges in Energy & Transport Systems). 

Previous laureates

2023: Prof. Damien Féron, CEA/INSTN, France

2022: Prof. Pål Efsing, Ringhals AB, Sweden

2021: Prof. M. Grace Burke, University of Manchester, Materials Performance Centre, UK

2020: Mrs. Ulla Ehrnstén, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Finland

2019: Mr. Hans-Peter Seifert, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

2018: Dr. Gérard Pinard Legry, Consultant, France

2017: Prof. Hannu Hänninen, Aalto University, Finland

2016: Prof. David Tice, Jacobs, UK

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WP 4 Prize for the best Oral Presentation

2024

This year two prizes have been awarded for the best early-career presenter of the 2024 nuclear corrosion-related session(s) at the EUROCORR: To Annesha Das (Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland, right in the photo) for the presentation 'Exploring microstructural evolution in cavitation peened Alloy 182: Impact on oxide film formation in high-temperature water' and to Romain Malacarne (CEA Saclay, France, left in the photo) for the presentation ‘Comparison of the corrosion resistance of various alloys in molten NaCl-MgCl₂’.

The sponsorship of the prizes (see photo here) by Elsevier, ZAG and EFC is gratefully acknowledged!

   

2023

The prize for the best young presenter of the 2023 Nuclear Corrosion session at the EUROCORR has been awarded to Giacomo Gregori (SCK CEN, Belgium, see photo) for the presentation ‘Electrochemical determination of thermodynamic properties of corrosion products in lead-bismuth eutectic cooled nuclear systems’; co-authors: A. Aerts, J. Lim (SCK CEN, Belgium), Th. Doneux (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium).

The sponsorship of the prizes (see photo here) by Elsevier, Cormet and PSI is gratefully acknowledged!

   

2022

The prize for the best young presenter of the 2022 Nuclear Corrosion session at the EUROCORR has been awarded to Annabelle Vernouillet (CEA, CNRS, France, see photo) for the presentation ‘Corrosion of carbon-steel casing used in deep geological radioactive waste repository’; co-authors: C. Carré, D. Neff, P. Dillmann (all CEA, France), X. Bourbon, V. Maillot-Deydier, N. Michau (all Andra, France).

The sponsorship of the prizes (see photo here) by Elsevier, Cormet and PSI is gratefully acknowledged!

   

2021

The prize for the best young presenter of the 2021 Nuclear Corrosion session at the EUROCORR has been awarded to Rachma Azihari, CEA, France (see photo) for the presentation ‘Experimental characterization and modelling of intergranular fracture of unirradiated and irradiated pre-oxidized austenitic stainless steels’; co-authors: Jérémy Hure, Benoît Tanguy (both CEA Saclay, France), Marc Legros (CEMES-CNRS, France).
The presentation slides can be downloaded: here

The sponsorship of the prizes (Green Book No.69) by Elsevier is gratefully acknowledged!

2019

The prize for the best oral presentation of the 2019 Nuclear Corrosion Session has been awarded to Annesha Das, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India (see photo) for the presentation ‘Effect of surface preparation on oxidation of austenitic SS 304L in high temperature water’; co-authors: Supratik Roychowdhury, Vivekanand Kain (BARC, Mumbai, India).
The paper can be downloaded: here

 

2018

‘Simulation of C-Ring, O-Ring and tensile ring specimens for Iodine induced SCC experiments on zirconium alloy’ by Kamila Wilczynska, CEA & INP Grenoble, France; co-authors: Matthew Bono (CEA, France), David Le Boulch (CEA, France), Marion Fregonese (INSA de Lyon, France), Valérie Chabretou (Framatome, France), Nathanael Mozzani (EdF, France), Martin Rautenberg (EdF, France).
The paper can be downloaded: here

2017

'Hydrogen trapping by irradiation-induced defects in 316L stainless steel', by Anne-Cécile Bach, CEA, France; co-authors: Frantz Martin (CEA, France), Cécilie Duhamel (MINES ParisTech, France), Stéphane Perrin (CEA, France), François Jomard (CNRS, France), Jérôme Crepin (MINES ParisTech, France).
The paper can be downloaded: here

2016

1^st place: 'Using tapered specimen to study the effect of hydrogen on SCC initiation in Alloy 182 under BWR condition', by Juxing Bai, Stefan Ritter, Hans-Peter Seifert (all Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland), and Sannakaisa Virtanen (University of Erlangen, Germany); 2^nd place: 'Pitting corrosion modelling by means of a stochastic cellular automata based model', by Cristian Felipe Pérez-Brokate (CEA, France), Dung di Caprio (CNRS - Chimie ParisTech, France), Damien Féron (CEA, France), Jacques de Lamare (CEA, France), and Annie Chaussé (Université d’Evry Val d’Essonne, France)

2015

'In situ imaging of corrosion processes in nuclear fuel cladding', by Alice Laferrere, Robert Burrows (National Nuclear Laboratory, UK), Ron Clark, Carol Glover, Geraint Williams (University of Swansea, UK), Oliver Payton, Loren Picco (University of Bristol, UK)

2014

'Intergranular oxidation of Alloy 600 exposed to simulated PWR primary water', by Jacqueline Caballero Hinostroza, Jérôme Crépin, Thierry Couvant and Cécilie Duhamel (Centre des Matériaux-Mines ParisTech and EDF R&D, France)

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WP 4 Poster Prize

2024

The prize for the best poster presentation of the 2024 nuclear corrosion session at EUROCORR has been awarded to Hossein Amiriyarahmadi (Western University, Canada) for the poster 'Deposition and stability of uranium oxide films for alpha-irradiation-electrochemistry experiments'; co-authors: M. Behazin, P.G. Keech (both Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Canada), L.V. Goncharova, J.J. Noël (both Western University, Canada).

The sponsorship of the prizes (see photo here) by Elsevier, ZAG and EFC is gratefully acknowledged!

  

2023

The prize for the best poster presentation of the 2023 Nuclear Corrosion Session at the EUROCORR has been awarded to Annesha Das (Paul Scherer Institute (PSI), Switzerland) for the poster 'Assessing the role of surface conditions in SCC susceptibility of Alloy 182 in simulated LWR environments'; co-authors: H.-P. Seifert, S. Ritter (all PSI, Switzerland).
The poster can be downloaded: here

The sponsorship of the prizes (see photo here) by Elsevier, Cormet and PSI is gratefully acknowledged!

  

2022

The prize for the best poster presentation of the 2022 Nuclear Corrosion Session at the EUROCORR has been awarded to Adrianna Mackiewicz, (Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland, left on the photo) for the poster ‘Microstructural investigation of oxide films on Alloy 182 weld metal formed under BWR zinc water chemistry’; co-authors: Stefan Ritter, Kai Chen, Hans-Peter Seifert (all PSI, Switzerland), Sannakaisa Virtanen (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany).
The poster can be downloaded: here

The sponsorship of the prizes (see photo here) by Elsevier, Cormet and PSI is gratefully acknowledged!

  

2021

The prize for the best poster presentation of the 2021 Nuclear Corrosion Session at the EUROCORR has been awarded to Adrianna Mackiewicz, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland (see photo) for the poster ‘Zinc injection in light water reactors to mitigate stress corrosion cracking of Alloy 182 and cold-worked type 316L stainless steel’; co-authors: Stefan Ritter, Kai Chen, Hans-Peter Seifert (all PSI, Switzerland), Sannakaisa Virtanen (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany).
The poster can be downloaded: here

The sponsorship of the prizes (Green Book No.69) by Elsevier is gratefully acknowledged!

  

2020

The prize for the best poster presentation of the 2020 Nuclear Corrosion Session has been awarded to Ulrich Harm, Techn. Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany (see photo) for the poster ‘Electrochemical corrosion studies on zinc in boric acid containing electrolytes’; co-authors: H. Kryk, U. Hampel (all TU Dresden, HZDR, Germany).
The poster can be downloaded: here

The sponsorship of the prizes (see books on the left) by Elsevier and CEA is gratefully acknowledged!

  

2019

The prize for the best poster presentation of the 2019 Nuclear Corrosion Session has been awarded to Sriharitha Rowthu, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland (see photo) for the poster ‘Assessment of the Pt nanoparticle distribution on oxidized stainless steel surfaces by electrochemical techniques’; co-authors: Yu-Wei Yeh, Pascal V. Grundler, Stefan Ritter (all PSI, Switzerland), Reuben Holmes (NNL, UK).
The poster can be downloaded: here

2018

‘Investigation of the effects of irradiation on corrosive environments using in-situ electrochemical measurements during gamma-ray irradiation’ by Sato Tomonori, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan; co-author: Fumiyoshi Ueno (JAEA, Japan).
The poster can be downloaded: here

2017

'Effect of dissolved oxygen on flow-accelerated corrosion in neutral and alkaline solutions', by Kazutoshi Fujiwara, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry - CRIEPI, Japan (see photo); co-authors: Kimitoshi Yoneda, Fumio Inada, (both CRIEPI, Japan).
The paper can be downloaded: here

2015

'High temperature oxidation of 9-12% Cr materials P91 and P92 in supercritical conditions (25 MPa, 600°C)', by Zuzana Skoumalová, Jaroslav Burda (ÚJV Řež a.s., CZ)

2014

'Investigation of the temperature effect on the oxide layer formed on Alloy 182 in simulated PWR environment', by Renato de Mendonça, Rik-Wouter Bosch and Wouter Van Renterghem (CAPES Foundation, Ministry of Education, Brazil and SCK-CEN, Belgium)

2013

'Effects of chloride and sulphate ions on the corrosion of Alloy 800 steam generator tube', by Fabio A. Mansur, Monica Maria A.M. Schvartzman, Pedro Henrique B.O. Nogueira, Marco Antonio Dutra Quinan (Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear, Brazil)

Publications

 

2024

• EFC ‘Green Book’ Series No. 71: Corrosion Modelling with Cellular Automata
  Edited by Damien Féron (Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, France), Dung Di Caprio (CNRS, IRCP, France)
  Woodhead Publishing, March 2024, 230 pages, ISBN: 978-0-443-13786-0
  
  The current book bridges the gap between finer scales based on atomic physics and the larger-scale based on physico-chemical properties of materials and their environments. The book describes the simulation and modeling of corrosion phenomena by cellular automata and underlines the collaborative and interdisciplinary relationships that underpin them. It explores the major achievements that have been performed to date, covers basic knowledge on cellular automata and corrosion phenomena, and includes sections on CA modeling of generalized and uniform corrosion in 2D and 3D under various conditions, including aqueous environments and high temperature processes. Finals sections present examples on the use of cellular automata for modeling localized corrosion as well as recent developments on intergranular corrosion. There is also a review on the use of CA for modeling pitting corrosion.
    

2023

• Proceedings of the 8^th Int. Workshop on Long-term Prediction of Corrosion in Nuclear Waste Systems (LTC 2022)
  Guest editors: Nikitas Diomidis (Nagra, Switzerland), Fraser King (Integrity Corrosion Consulting, Canada)
  Special issue in Materials and Corrosion, Vol.  74, No. 11-12, Nov.-Dec. 2023 (mostly open access)

The 8^th International Workshop on Long-term Prediction of Corrosion in Nuclear Waste Systems (LTC 2022) was held in Baden, Switzerland in June 22-24, 2022. The event was hosted by the Swiss National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste, Nagra, and was attended by 70 representatives of nuclear waste management organizations; university, government, and industrial researchers; and regulators from 15 different countries. The meeting was Event No. 480 of the European Federation of Corrosion.

 

2022

• Special issue "Corrosion and Materials Degradation under Irradiation: From Understanding to Mitigation…"
  Guest editor: Bernard Normand (INSA Lyon, France)
  Corrosion and Materials Degradation journal (open access)
  

 

2021

• Proceedings of the 7^th Int. Workshop on Long-Term Prediction of Corrosion Damage in Nuclear Waste Systems (LTC 2019)
  Guest editors: Damien Féron and Valérie Deydier
  Special issue in Materials and Corrosion, Vol.  72, No. 1-2, January 2021
   

2020

• EFC ‘Green Book’ Series No. 69: Nuclear Corrosion: Research, Progress and Challenges
  Edited by Stefan Ritter
  Woodhead Publishing, August 2020, 497 pages, ISBN: 978-0-12-823719-9

In 2017, the EFC’s Working Party (WP) 4 on Nuclear Corrosion marked its 50^th anniversary with a workshop comprising invited talks from renowned experts covering almost the entire range of nuclear corrosion topics. As a result of these workshop contributions, Nuclear Corrosion: Research, Progress and Challenges is being published as part of the “Green Book” series of the EFC. This book will build upon the foundations of the very first book published in this series in 1989 (Number 1—A Working Party Report on Corrosion in the Nuclear Industry). Since that publication, this WP has guided and supported the research and application of results in the broad field of nuclear corrosion.
This newest volume provides an overview on the state-of-the-art of research in some of the most important areas of nuclear corrosion. The chapters covered include ageing phenomena in light water reactors, reprocessing plants, as well as in nuclear waste disposal, supercritical water, and liquid metal systems. This book will be a vital resource for researchers and engineers working within the nuclear field in both academic and industrial environments.

 

2017

• Selected papers from the Nuclear Corrosion sessions of EUROCORR 2015 & 2016
  Guest editors: Stefan Ritter and Damien Féron
  Special issue in Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, Vol.  52, No. 8, November 2017

• Proceedings of the 6^th Int. Workshop on Long-Term Prediction of Corrosion Damage in Nuclear Waste Systems (LongTermCorr 2016)
  Guest editors: David S. Hall, Fraser King, Peter Keech and Lisa Lang
  Special issue in Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, Vol.  52, Sup.1, August 2017
   

2016

• Stress Corrosion Cracking of Nickel Based Alloys in Water Cooled Nuclear Reactors, 1st Edition: The Coriou Effect (EFC No. 67)
  Edited by Damien Féron and Roger W. Staehle
  Woodhead Publishing, February 2016, 384 pages, ISBN: 9780081000496
  
  

2014

• Proceedings of the 5^th Int. Workshop on Long-Term Prediction of Corrosion Damage in Nuclear Waste Systems (2013)
  Guest editors: H. Asano, D. Féron, R. Gens, C. Padovani and N. Taniguchi
  Special issue in Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, Vol. 49, No. 6, September 2014
  
  

2012

• NUCPERF 2012 - Long Term Performance of Cementitious Barriers and Reinforced Concrete in Nuclear Power Plants and Radioactive Waste Storage and Disposal
  Edited by V. L'Hostis and R. Gens
  Special issue of European Physical Journal Web of Conferences, Vol. 56, July 2013, ISBN: 978-2-7598-1046-8
  
  

2011

• Corrosion Monitoring in Nuclear Systems (selected papers from the workshop during EUROCORR 2011 and additional 'Nuclear Corrosion' papers)
  Guest editors: S. Ritter and A. Molander
  Special issue of Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology, Volume 47, No. 7, November 2012

• Sulphur-Assisted Corrosion in Nuclear Disposal Systems (EFC No. 59)
  Edited by F. Druyts, D. Féron and B. Kursten
  Maney Publishing, August 2011, 192 pages, ISBN: 978-1-907975-17-2

• Proceedings of the 4th Int. Workshop on Long-Term Prediction of Corrosion Damage in Nuclear Waste Systems
  Guest editors: B. Kursten, F. Druyts and D. Féron
  Special issue of Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, Volume 46, No. 2, April 2011

• Corrosion Monitoring in Nuclear Systems: Research and Applications (EFC No. 56)
  Edited by S. Ritter and A. Molander
  Maney Publishing, September 2010, 280 pages, ISBN: 978-1-906540-98-2

2009

• NUCPERF 2009 - Long Term Performance of Cementitious Barriers and Reinforced Concrete in Nuclear Power Plants and Waste Management
  Edited by V. L'Hostis, R. Gens and C. Gallé
  RILEM Publications SARL, 2009, ISBN: 978-2-35158-072-1

2008

• Corrosion Monitoring in Nuclear Power Plants (6 papers from a workshop organised during EUROCORR 2007)
  Guest editors: S. Ritter and A. Molander
  Special issue of Energy Materials, Volume 3 (Issue 2), June 2008

• Proceedings of the 3rd Int. Workshop on Long-Term Prediction of Corrosion Damage in Nuclear Waste Systems
  Guest editors: D. Féron and D.D. Macdonald
  Special issue of the Journal of Nuclear Materials, Volume 379 (Issues 1-3), 30 September 2008

2007

• Corrosion issues in Light Water Reactors: Focus on Stress Corrosion Cracking (EFC No. 51)
  Edited by D. Féron and J.M. Olive
  Woodhead Publishing, 2007, ISBN: 978-1-84569-242-1
  
  

• Electrochemistry in Light Water Reactors: Focus on Reference Electrodes, Measurements, Corrosion and Tribocorrosion Issues (EFC No. 49)
  Edited by R.W. Bosch, J.P. Celis, and D. Féron
  Woodhead Publishing, 2007, ISBN: 978-1-84569-240-7

• Corrosion of Metallic Heritage Artefarcts: Investigation, Conservation and Prediction of Long Term Behaviour  (EFC No. 48)
  Edited by P. Dillmann, H. Mathiessen, P. Piccardo, and G. Béranger
  Woodhead Publishing, 2007, ISBN: 978-1-84569-239-1

2006

• NUCPERF 2006 - Corrosion and Long Term Performance of Concrete in NPP and Waste Facilities
  Edited by V. L'Hostis, F. Foct and D. Féron
  Journal de Physique IV, No. 136, November 2006, published by EDP Sciences, Les Ulis, France

2005

• Proceedings of the Workshop on 'Prediction of Long Term Corrosion Behaviour in Nuclear WasteSystems'
  Edited by D. Féron, D. Crusset, J.M. Gras, and D.D. Macdonald
  Published by ANDRA, July 2005

 

Links and Miscellaneous

  

Related Groups and Organisations

• ECG-COMON - European Cooperative Group on Corrosion Monitoring of Nuclear Materials

• ICG-EAC - International Cooperative Group on Environmentally-Assisted Cracking of Water Reactor Materials

• SNETP - Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform (includes the NUGENIA Association)

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Related collab. research projects funded by EURATOM Horizon 2020

• INCEFA-SCALE - Increasing safety in NPPs by covering gaps in environmental fatigue assessment

• MEACTOS - Mitigating environmentally-assissted cracking through optimisation of surface condition (finished in 2022)

• INCEFA+ - Increasing safety in NPPs by covering gaps in environmental fatigue assessment (finished in 2020)

• SOTERIA - Safe long-term operation of LWRs through the improved understanding of radiation effects (finished in 2019)

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Other items

• Stress corrosion cracking high-temperature water testing guideline
  A very comprehensive guideline on high-temperature water SCC testing has been developed by Peter Andresen (and extensively reviewed by several other experts). This is a must to read for all newcomers to this field but also extremely useful for more experienced experimentalists! The document can be downloaded (free of charge) from EPRI.
   
• WP 4 Activity Report 2024
   
  
• Fifty years of nuclear corrosion in Europe: From the pioneer period to a safe and mature industry
  Article written in 2007 by D. Féron and Ph. Berge for the EFC Series No. 52 ('Progress in corrosion - The first 50 years of the EFC')

 

Previous Activities & Minutes from WP 4 Business Meetings

 

previous WP 4 Events

2024

• Joint session during EUROCORR 2024 on 'Corrosion in molten salts and ionic liquids for energy applications'
  4 - 5 September 2024, Paris (France)
  Co-organised by WP 4, WP 3 & TF on Corrosion in Green and Low Carbon Energy Technologies
  Flyer
   
• 5^th Online Seminar on Nuclear Corrosion: 'Is copper a safe canister material for long-term storage of nuclear waste?'
  25 April 2024, by Christofer Leygraf (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
  Link to recorded presentation, Flyer, Extended abstract

2023

• Joint session during EUROCORR 2023 on 'Environmentally-assisted crack initiation'
  29 August 2023, Brussels (Belgium)
  Co-organised by WP 4, WP 5 & WP 22
   
• Nuclear Corrosion Summer School 2023 - NuCoSS-23
  2 - 7 July 2023, Gozd Martuljek, Slovenia; EFC Event No. 488
  Co-organised by ZAG (B. Zajec, T. Kosec, M. Hren, A. Legat), PSI (S. Ritter), CEA (L. Martinelli), University of Manchester (F. Scenini, D. Engelberg)
  Group photograph, Website, Flyer
  
  
• 4^th Online Seminar on Nuclear Corrosion: Stress corrosion cracking of austenitic alloys: From the Coriou effect to the stress corrosion cracking of stainless steel’
  25 April 2023, 14:00-15:15 (CEST) by Damien Féron (France)
  Link to recorded presentation, Flyer

2022

• 8^th Int. WS on Long-Term Prediction of Corrosion Damage in Nucl. Waste Systems (LTC 2022)
  21-24 June 2022, Baden, Switzerland; EFC Event No. 480
  Organised by N. Diomidis (Nagra)
  Short report
     
  
• 3^rd Online Seminar on Nuclear Corrosion: 'Environmentally-Assisted Cracking of Structural Materials in Light Water Reactors'
  25 April 2022, by Peter L. Andresen (Consultant, retired from GE-Global Research Center, USA)
  

  Presentation slides: Download
  Recorded talk: Link
  Flyer

• European-Chinese corrosion online seminar on nuclear corrosion
  15 March 2022, online, co-organised by the Surface Science Editorial Department (Chongqing, China) & WP 4
  Talks from: C. Padovani (Jacobs, UK), D. Engelberg (University of Manchester, UK), Th. Couvant (EdF, France) and S. Ritter (PSI, Switzerland)

2021

• Joint session during the "virtual" EUROCORR 2021 on ‘Corrosion in molten salts and ionic liquids for energy applications’
  20 September 2021, during EUROCORR 2021
  Co-organised by WP 3 & 4 by J. Lehmusto (Åbo Akademi PCC) & L. Martinelli (CEA)
  
  
• 2^nd online seminar on nuclear corrosion: Journey to the heart of the corrosion processes involved in a spent nuclear fuel recycling plant
  by Benoit Gwinner (CEA, France)
  

  23 April 2021, online
  Flyer  

2020

• Joint session during the "virtual" EUROCORR 2020 on 'Environmentally-assisted crack initiation'
  9 September 2020
  Co-organised by WP 4 (S. Ritter, PSI), WP 5 (K. Wolski, CNRS), WP 22 (Th. Hack, Airbus) and the Horizon 2020 project MEACTOS
   
• Nuclear Corrosion Web-Seminar
  30 June 2020
  This Web-seminar presented four very interesting talks from different nuclear corrosion research fields, which originally have been presented at the EUROCORR 2019 in Seville

2019

• 7^th Int. Workshop on Long-Term Prediction of Corrosion Damage in Nuclear Waste Systems (LTC 2019)
  19 - 21 November 2019, Nancy, France; EFC Event No. 443
  Organised by D. Féron (CEA), D. Crusset (ANDRA) and CEFRACOR
  Report
  

• Nuclear Corrosion Summer School 2019 - NuCoSS-19
  7 - 12 July 2019, Gozd Martuljek, Slovenia; EFC Event No. 440
  Organised by ZAG (B. Zajec, T. Kosec, A. Legat, N. Gartner, P. Močnik and M. Hren), PSI (S. Ritter), CEA (D. Féron and L. Martinelli), University of Manchester (F. Scenini, D. Engelberg and G. Burke) and co-organised by the MEACTOS project
  Report

• Int. Winter School on 'Modelling of Corrosion'
  28 January - 1 February 2019, INSTN, CEA-Saclay, France; EFC Event
  Organised by D. Féron, L. Martinelli, C. Meis (CEA) & P.R. Dahoo (UVSQ)
  Report 

2017

• Workshop on '50 years of Working Party Nuclear Corrosion'
  Special WS during EUROCORR 2017 & 20th ICC, 4 September 2017, in Prague, CZ
  Organised by D. Féron and S. Ritter
  Flyer

2016

• Conference on Flow Accelerated Corrosion - FAC 2016
  24 - 27 May 2016, in Lille, France
  Report
   

• 6^th Int. Workshop on Long-Term Prediction of Corrosion Damage in Nuclear Waste Systems (LTC 2016)
  9 - 12 May 2016, in Toronto, Canada
  Report

2015

• Nuclear Corrosion Summer School - NuCoSS-15
  5 - 10 July 2015, Bled, Slovenia; EFC Event No. 392
  Organised by B. Zajec (ZAG), S. Ritter (PSI), D. Féron & F. Martin (CEA) and F. Scenini (University of Manchester)
  Some impressions

2014

• Spring School on 'Modelling of Corrosion for Nuclear Reactors'
  31 March - 4 April 2014, Saclay, France
  Organised by D. Féron (CEA-DEN), Ch. Gallé (CEA-MINOS), C. Meis (CEA-INSTN), B. Martin-Cabanas (EDF R&D) and J. Gale (Curtin Univ.)
  

2013

• 5^th Int. Workshop on 'Long-Term Prediction of Corrosion Damage in Nuclear Waste Systems' (LongTermCorr 2013)
  6 - 10 October 2013, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan; EFC Event No. 360
  Organised by JSCE, supported by WP 4, NUCE and JSME
  Proceedings
   
• Workshop on 'Radiation and Corrosion in Nuclear Power Plants'
  Special WS during EUROCORR 2013, 3 - 4 September 2013, Estoril, Portugal
  Organised by WP 4 in collaboration with Perform 60 (EU6), co-chaired by Th. Couvant (EDF), M. Konstantinovic (SCK-CEN) and W. Karlsen (VTT)
  

2012

• Winter School on 'Modelling of Corrosion'
  10 - 14 December 2012, Saclay, France (EFC Event No. 354)
  Organised by D. Féron (CEA-DEN), C. Meis (CEA-INSTN), Ph. Marcus (Chimie ParisTech) and J. Gale (Curtin Univ.)
   
• NUCPERF 2012 Workshop on 'Long-Term Performance of Cementitious Barriers and Reinforced Concrete in Nuclear Power Plant and Radioactive Waste Storage and Disposal'
  12 - 15 November 2012, Cadarache, France (EFC Event No. 351, RILEM Event TC 226-CNM)
  Organised by V. L'Hostis, L. Chomat and A. Henry
   
  
• Workshop on 'Occurrence and Mechanisms of Environmentally-Assisted Cracking'
  Special WS during EUROCORR 2012, 10 September 2012, Istanbul, Turkey
  Co-organised by WP 4, 5, 9, 13, 15 and 17
  

2011

• 2^nd Int. Workshop on `Corrosion Monitoring in Nuclear Systems (Research and Applications)`
  Special WS during EUROCORR 2011, 6 September 2011, Stockholm, Sweden
  Organised by S. Ritter (PSI) and A. Molander (Studsvik) in collaboration with the ECG-COMON
  

2010

• International Workshop on 'Ageing-Management of Nuclear Power Plants and Waste Disposal Structures'
  7 - 10 November 2010, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; EFC Event No. 334
  Organised by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and CEA in conjuction with the WP 4
   
  
• 4^th International Workshop on 'Long Term Prediction of Corrosion Damage in Nuclear Waste Systems' (LongTermCorr 2010)
  28 June - 2 July 2010, Oud Sint-Jan Art and Congress Centre, Brugge, Belgium; EFC Event No. 329
  Organised by SCK-CEN and NIRAS/ONDRAF
  Website: www.tandfonline.com/toc/ycst20/46/2
   
• International Workshop on 'Coupling Mechanisms to Improve Lifetime Prediction of LWRs'
  8 - 9 April 2010, Les Renardières, Moret-sur-Loing, France; EFC Event No. 331
  Organised by EDF R&D and MAI (T. Couvant and V. Bordier)
   
  
• Jubilee Day: 'Stress Corrosion Cracking of Nickel-Base Alloys at CEA - Coriou Effect'
  26 - 27 January 2010, CEA Saclay, France; EFC Event No. 333
  Organised by CEA
  Proceedings available as EFC Green Book No. 67

2009

• Workshop on 'Corrosion Issues in Future Nuclear Systems'
  Special WS during EUROCORR 2009
  Organised by D. Féron (CEA) in collaboration with M. Schütze (WP 3) and NACE (TEG-224X)
   
  
• Workshop on 'Simulation, Modelling and Life Prediction'
  Special WS during EUROCORR 2009
  Organised by R. Oltra, R.A. Cottis, Vankeerberghen, and P. Marcus
   
  
• NUCPERF 2009 Workshop on 'Long-Term Performance of Cementitous Barriers and Reinforced Concrete in Nuclear Power Plants and Waste Management'
  EFC Event No. 317, 30 March - 2 April 2009, Cadarache, France

2008

• SACNUC Workshop on 'Sulphur Assisted Corrosion in Nuclear Disposal Systems'
  EFC Event No. 311, 21 - 23 October 2008, Brussels, Belgium
  Organised by SCK-CEN
  

2007

• Workshop on 'Corrosion Monitoring in Nuclear Systems'
  Special WS during EUROCORR 2007
  Organised by S. Ritter (PSI) and A. Molander (Studsvik) in collaboration with the ECG-COMON
  The contributions to this WS are available as EFC Green Book No. 56

 

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Minutes from previous WP 4 meetings

• Minutes of the Fall Meeting held in Krakow on 12 September 2018
• Minutes of the Fall Meeting held in Prague on 7 September 2017
• Minutes of the Fall Meeting held in Montpellier on 13 September 2016
• Minutes of the Fall Meeting held in Graz on 9 September 2015
• Minutes of the Fall Meeting held in Pisa on 10 September 2014
• Minutes of the Fall Meeting held in Estoril on 4 September 2013
• Minutes of the Fall Meeting held in Istanbul on 12 September 2012
• Minutes of the Fall Meeting held in Stockholm on 7 September 2011
• Minutes of the Fall Meetings held in Moscow and Avignon in September 2010
• Minutes of the Fall Meeting held in Nice on 9 September 2009
• Minutes of the Spring Meeting held in Paris on 18 March 2009
• Minutes of the Fall Meeting held in Edinburgh 10 September 2008
• Minutes of the Spring Meeting held in Manchester on 7 March 2008
• Minutes of the Fall Meeting held in Freiburg on 10 and 11 September 2007
• Minutes of the Fall Meeting held in Maastricht on 26 September 2006
• Minutes of the Spring Meeting held in Cadarache on 31 March 2006
• Minutes of the Fall Meeting held in Lisbon on 7 September 2005
• Minutes of the Spring Meeting held in Anvers on 15 April 2005  
• Minutes of the Autumn Meeting held in Nice on 15 September 2004
• Minutes of the Spring Meeting held in Paris on 16 April 2004

 

 

 

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