Nuclear Corrosion Summer School – NuCoSS-27

The fourth edition of the Nuclear Corrosion Summer School (NuCoSS-27) is organized by Working Party 4 “Nuclear Corrosion” of the European Federation of Corrosion (EFC Event No. 562) together with the local host ZAG and will take place from July 4 to 9 (2027), at Hotel Špik in the beautiful alpine area of Slovenia. Below you find detailed information and the registration form.

News

• More information and registration will be getting available around October 2026.

Important dates

• Registration cut-off date: May 1, 2027

Please note that the number of attendees is limited! The spaces will be given away on a “first come – first serve” basis.

Background

Corrosion of nuclear materials, i.e. the interaction between these materials and their environments, is a major issue for plant safety as well as for operation and economic competitiveness. Understanding these corrosion mechanisms, the systems and materials they affect, and the methods to accurately measure their incidence is of critical importance to the nuclear industry. Combining assessment techniques and analytical models into this understanding allows operators to predict the service life of corrosion-affected nuclear plant and storage canister materials, and to apply the most appropriate maintenance and mitigation options to ensure safe and economic long-term operation and waste storage.

Objective

The summer school will cover all necessary topics, starting with fundamental electrochemistry, to provide a self-consistent understanding of nuclear corrosion issues. Internationally renowned experts (e.g., F. Scenini, D. Engelberg, H.P. Seifert, P. Efsing, J. Noël, S. Ritter, L. Martinelli, J. Macák) will give lectures on the following topics (the programme will be available at a later stage):

• Electrochemistry and corrosion (incl. hands-on experiments)
• Overview on corrosion in the nuclear cycle
• Corrosion in light water reactor plants (incl. monitoring & mitigation aspects and a focus on environmentally-assisted cracking)
• Corrosion in nuclear waste disposals
• Corrosion in advanced reactor systems
• Case studies and ageing management
• Advanced technologies to characterize corrosion

Target audience

The summer school is primarily intended for people from nuclear authorities, industry and research organizations/universities who would like to get a comprehensive overview on the field of nuclear corrosion in only one week.

Between lectures – have some (networking) fun!

The schedule consists of morning and evening lecture sessions with plenty of free time in between, intended for networking and organized sport & leisure activities.