Program
Monday, 15 June 2026
09:30 – 10:00 Registration
Meeting Opening and Overview
10:00 Meeting Opening and Welcome Tom Eriksson, VP & Head of Research & Innovation (Alleima)
10:10 Alleima – nuclear activities Johan Wallin, Product Manager Nuclear (Alleima)
10:40 Introduction Mykola Dzubinsky (PO, EC)
10:50 Overview and retrospect Jarir Aktaa (KIT)
Session 1: WP1 Design, modelling, production and basic characterization,
Chair: Anna FRACZKIEWICZ (MINES)
11:20 Introduction and overview Anna FRACZKIEWICZ
11:40 Keynote: Design of new alloys in Connect-NM project Isaac Toda-Caraballo (CENIM-CSIC)
12:10 Development of AF-CCAs reinforced with nano-precipitates Roger CASTELLOTE-ALVAREZ (CENIM-CSIC)
12:30 Lunch and Posters
13:30 Design of bulk materials in INNUMAT Chair: Anna FRACZKIEWICZ
13:30 Design of new highly-alloyed AFAs Alfons Weisenburger (KIT)
13:35 CCAs for MSR applications Pascal Aubry (CEA)
13:50 Design and experimental assessment of new CCAs Anna FRACZKIEWICZ (MINES)
14:05 Conclusion Anna FRACZKIEWICZ (MINES)
14:15 New Yttrium-based coatings Massimo ANGIOLINI (ENEA)
14:30 AL203-based coatings Andrea STINCHELLI (X-nano)
14:45 Conclusion Massimo Angiolini (CIEMAT)
Session 2: WP2 Compatibility with coolants,
Chair: Alfons Weisenburger (KIT)
15:00 Introduction and overview Alfons Weisenburger
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Keynote: CONNECT-NM Project ENHARMONY Ingrid Proriol Serre (Ulille)
16:30 What can corrosion tests in static lead and LBE tell us about the susceptibility of materials to LMC? An attempt to rationalize the results using advanced analysis and modelling Serguei Gavrilov (SCK CEN)
16:50 Stress-rupture of austenitic steel 316L in contact with oxygen-containing liquid lead–bismuth eutectic: Analysis of the superimposition of corrosion and creep Carsten Schroer (KIT)
17:05 Mechanistic Insight into the Ferritization of Austenite in Pb via a Discontinuous Reaction Governed by a Migrating Liquid Film Peter Szakalos (KTH)
17:25 Mechanical properties and damage of Face-Centered Cubic metallic alloys in presence of liquid LBE Ingrid Proriol Serre (CNRS)
17:40 Modified SSRT in PbLi on coated Eurofer97 Michal Chocholousek (CVR)
18:00 End of the first day
Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Session 3: WP3 Advanced mechanical characterization, thermal stability and modelling,
Chair: Marta Serrano (CIEMAT)
08:30 Introduction and overview Marta Serrano
08:45 Keynote CONNECT-NM LEXPOPLAN Project Tommaso Coppola (RINA)
09:15 Optimization of high temperature resistance of HEA and high alloyed AFA steels Marta Serrano
09:40 Evaluation of thermal stability of INNUMAT materials David San Martin (CSIC)
10:00 Coffee break
10:30 Analysis of screening methods Jann-Erik Brandenburg (HZDR)
10:45 RATEN activities Vasile Radu (RATEN)
11:00 NCBJ activities Lukasz Kurpaska (NCBJ)
11:30 Poster sessions
13:00 Lunch
Session 4: WP4 Radiation tolerance: experiments and modelling,
Chair: Christian Robertson (CEA)
14:00 Introduction and overview Christian Robertson
14:30 Keynote: CROCODOX Connect-NM project Ali Charbal (CEA)
15:00 WP4 selected talks Chair: Christian Robertson
15:00 Work carried out at CEA/SRMP within INNUMAT WP4. Estelle Meslin (CEA)
15:15 NCBJ contribution to INNUMAT WP4 Lukasz Kurpaska (NCBJ)
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 TEM investigation of ion irradiated high entropy alloys Lakshay Chauhan (KIT)
16:15 ATP investigation on the microstructural evolution of the HEA-1 and HEA-3 under ion irradiation at 300 °C: study of dose evolution and composition influence Jean Louis (UR)
16:30 Microstructural and mechanical characterization of SINQ-irradiated ODS steels Dai Yong (PSI)
16:45 Effect of Neutron Irradiation on Innovative Nuclear Materials within INNUMAT WP4 Li Ziwei (SCK CEN)
17:00 Efficient Thermodynamic Methods for the Design of Nuclear Materials Under Irradiation: Application to Fe-Ni Nicolas Houzé (CEA)
17:15 End of the second day
19:30 Conference Dinner at
The Church, Hyttgatan 28, 811 39 Sandviken
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Session 5: WP5 Qualification methodology and tests standardization
Chair: Anne-Laure Kaiser (FRAMATOME)
09:30 Introduction and overview Anne-Laure Kaiser
09:45 Keynote: Robin Hub project Serena Bassini (ENEA)
10:15 Guidelines for micro-tensile tests and micro-creep testing
Felix Hildebrand (KIT)
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Properties of coatings (adhesion, structure and nano hardness) Rafal Molak (WUT)
11:15 Small punch results Marta Serrano (CIEMAT)
11:35 – 12:00 Closure of the Final Symposium
Jarir Aktaa (KIT)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break and departure
14:00 – 17:00 Alleima Tour (only for registered persons)
End of the INNUMAT Final Symposium