IMORN-33 (33rd International Meeting On Reactor Noise)
from
Monday, 6 July 2026 (08:00)
to
Wednesday, 8 July 2026 (18:30)
Monday, 6 July 2026
09:00
Welcome
Welcome
09:00 - 09:30
09:30
Opening, agenda, introduction, announcements. Self-introduction of the audience
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Elsa Merle, LPSC - IN2P3 - CNRS / Grenoble INP - UGA, France
Opening, agenda, introduction, announcements. Self-introduction of the audience
Elsa Merle, LPSC - IN2P3 - CNRS / Grenoble INP - UGA, France
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
Welcome - Introducing CNRS-LPSC
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Laurent Derome, head of the LPSC laboratory, France
Welcome - Introducing CNRS-LPSC
Laurent Derome, head of the LPSC laboratory, France
10:00 - 10:15
10:15
Background - Historical overview of series of IMORN and SMORN meetings
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Imre Pázsit, Chalmers University, Sweden
Background - Historical overview of series of IMORN and SMORN meetings
Imre Pázsit, Chalmers University, Sweden
10:15 - 10:30
10:30
Background - Reactor noise analysis in the nuclear power industry
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Hash Hashemian, Analysis and Measurements Services (AMS), USA
Background - Reactor noise analysis in the nuclear power industry
Hash Hashemian, Analysis and Measurements Services (AMS), USA
10:30 - 10:45
10:45
Background - Reactor noise analysis as a practical tool in NPPs
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Oszvald Glöckler, Nuclear Energy Projects Consultant, Hungary
Background - Reactor noise analysis as a practical tool in NPPs
Oszvald Glöckler, Nuclear Energy Projects Consultant, Hungary
10:45 - 11:00
11:00
Coffee Break / Group photo
Coffee Break / Group photo
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
P1: The State of Nuclear Development and Deployment in America
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Hash Hashemian, Analysis and Measurements Services (AMS), USA
P1: The State of Nuclear Development and Deployment in America
Hash Hashemian, Analysis and Measurements Services (AMS), USA
11:30 - 12:00
12:00
P2: Advanced Reactors: Navigating the Noise Towards Deployment Reality
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Frederik Reitsma, Nuclear Power Technology Development Section (NPTDS), IAEA, Austria
P2: Advanced Reactors: Navigating the Noise Towards Deployment Reality
Frederik Reitsma, Nuclear Power Technology Development Section (NPTDS), IAEA, Austria
12:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch (buffet)
Lunch (buffet)
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
P3: Pressure Noise Analysis in a Pipe Break Incident
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Wenqing Yao, China Nuclear Power Engineering Co., CNPE, China
P3: Pressure Noise Analysis in a Pipe Break Incident
Wenqing Yao, China Nuclear Power Engineering Co., CNPE, China
14:00 - 14:30
14:30
P4: Recent Advances in Reactor Noise Analysis Applications
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Bhaskar Sur, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada
P4: Recent Advances in Reactor Noise Analysis Applications
Bhaskar Sur, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada
14:30 - 15:00
15:00
P5: Signal validation and fault detection by reactor noise analysis in NPPs
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Oszvald Glöckler, Nuclear Energy Projects Consultant, Hungary
P5: Signal validation and fault detection by reactor noise analysis in NPPs
Oszvald Glöckler, Nuclear Energy Projects Consultant, Hungary
15:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee break
Coffee break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
P6: Application of Noise Analysis in Online Calibration Monitoring of Nuclear Plant Pressure Transmitters
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Hash Hashemian, Analysis and Measurements Services (AMS), USA
P6: Application of Noise Analysis in Online Calibration Monitoring of Nuclear Plant Pressure Transmitters
Hash Hashemian, Analysis and Measurements Services (AMS), USA
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
P7: MUSIC Organic Scintillators Benchmark
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Flynn Darby, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
P7: MUSIC Organic Scintillators Benchmark
Flynn Darby, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
16:30 - 17:00
17:00
Proposal on a Working Group on Neutron Noise Methods for Criticality Assay
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Daniel Siefman, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering, UC Berkeley
Proposal on a Working Group on Neutron Noise Methods for Criticality Assay
Daniel Siefman, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering, UC Berkeley
17:00 - 17:30
19:00
Dinner (optional, pay your own) at the Bouillon A restaurant (5 place Nelson Mandela, 38000 Grenoble)
Dinner (optional, pay your own) at the Bouillon A restaurant (5 place Nelson Mandela, 38000 Grenoble)
19:00 - 21:00
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
09:00
P8: A new type of neutron source/fission detector for Cf-252-driven neutron noise analysis - Part 1 and history (video)
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Imre Pázsit, Chalmers University, Sweden
P8: A new type of neutron source/fission detector for Cf-252-driven neutron noise analysis - Part 1 and history (video)
Imre Pázsit, Chalmers University, Sweden
09:00 - 09:30
09:30
P9: A new type of neutron source/fission detector for Cf-252-driven neutron noise analysis - Part 2
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Imre Pázsit, Chalmers University, Sweden
P9: A new type of neutron source/fission detector for Cf-252-driven neutron noise analysis - Part 2
Imre Pázsit, Chalmers University, Sweden
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
P10: Stochastic neutron noise in the point kinetics equations
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Benjamin Dechenaux, ASNR, France
P10: Stochastic neutron noise in the point kinetics equations
Benjamin Dechenaux, ASNR, France
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
P11: Modulation Noise Calculation: From Monte-Carlo to Deterministic Approaches and Back Again
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Axel Laureau, LPSC - IN2P3 - CNRS, France
P11: Modulation Noise Calculation: From Monte-Carlo to Deterministic Approaches and Back Again
Axel Laureau, LPSC - IN2P3 - CNRS, France
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
P12: Pseudo random reactivity oscillations in the CROCUS reactor: simulation with the TFM approach and validation
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Max Begue, LPSC - IN2P3 - CNRS, France
P12: Pseudo random reactivity oscillations in the CROCUS reactor: simulation with the TFM approach and validation
Max Begue, LPSC - IN2P3 - CNRS, France
11:30 - 12:00
12:00
P13: Neutron noise assessment in Stellaria's ALVIN experimental reactor
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Hamza Ghninou & Georges Gay, Stellaria, France
P13: Neutron noise assessment in Stellaria's ALVIN experimental reactor
Hamza Ghninou & Georges Gay, Stellaria, France
12:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch (buffet)
Lunch (buffet)
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
P14: Possibilities for measuring reactor noise in STACY
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Satoshi Gunji, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan
P14: Possibilities for measuring reactor noise in STACY
Satoshi Gunji, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan
14:00 - 14:30
14:30
P15: Neutron noise-based core monitoring for Small Modular Reactors using Machine Learning
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Salma Hussein, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
P15: Neutron noise-based core monitoring for Small Modular Reactors using Machine Learning
Salma Hussein, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
14:30 - 15:00
15:00
P16: Two-group theory of noise in fast Molten Salt Reactors
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Imre Pázsit, Chalmers University, Sweden
P16: Two-group theory of noise in fast Molten Salt Reactors
Imre Pázsit, Chalmers University, Sweden
15:00 - 15:30
15:30
Coffee break
Coffee break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
P17: Spatial effects in Cohn's method for neutron noise analysis
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Antoine Dervaux, CEA, France
P17: Spatial effects in Cohn's method for neutron noise analysis
Antoine Dervaux, CEA, France
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
P18: Effects of Delayed Emission on Gamma Noise Methods
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Cole Kostelac, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), USA
P18: Effects of Delayed Emission on Gamma Noise Methods
Cole Kostelac, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), USA
16:30 - 17:00
17:00
TBD
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Máté Szieberth, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Hungary
TBD
Máté Szieberth, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Hungary
17:00 - 17:30
17:45
Conference Dinner RDV choice 1 - walking from the lab along the river
Conference Dinner RDV choice 1 - walking from the lab along the river
17:45 - 18:45
18:45
Conference Dinner RDV choice 2 - directly at the cable-car departure station “Téléphérique Grenoble Bastille - 3 Quai Stéphane Jay, 38000 Grenoble"
Conference Dinner RDV choice 2 - directly at the cable-car departure station “Téléphérique Grenoble Bastille - 3 Quai Stéphane Jay, 38000 Grenoble"
18:45 - 19:00
19:00
Conference Dinner at the Restaurant du Téléphérique - 5 Chemin de la Bastille, 38000 Grenoble
Conference Dinner at the Restaurant du Téléphérique - 5 Chemin de la Bastille, 38000 Grenoble
19:00 - 21:00
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
09:30
P19: A space and time exploration of neutron correlations in CROCUS
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Vincent Lamirand, EPFL/PSI, Switzerland
P19: A space and time exploration of neutron correlations in CROCUS
Vincent Lamirand, EPFL/PSI, Switzerland
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
P20: On the effect of coarse mesh versus fine mesh discretization for power reactor noise
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Fredrik Öhrlund, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
P20: On the effect of coarse mesh versus fine mesh discretization for power reactor noise
Fredrik Öhrlund, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
P21: Stochastic Subspace Identification for the Modal Analysis of Neutron Noise
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Antoine Dervaux, CEA, France
P21: Stochastic Subspace Identification for the Modal Analysis of Neutron Noise
Antoine Dervaux, CEA, France
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
Looking forward: scope, format and hosting arrangements for future IMORN meetings
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All
Looking forward: scope, format and hosting arrangements for future IMORN meetings
All
11:30 - 12:00
12:00
Conclusion and wrap-up
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All
Conclusion and wrap-up
All
12:00 - 12:15
12:15
Lunch (buffet)
Lunch (buffet)
12:15 - 14:00