The category of international trends and developments covers a wide variety of technological subjects and advances, project know how and financing concepts. Papers can be submitted on actual new build projects, new build planning and advanced reactor concepts including research, testing and demonstration reactors. Papers can also deal in detail with innovative systems and components including instrumentation and detectors. Model development, validation and application can also be addressed in this category as well as man-machine interfaces or the design of core cooling systems.
International trends and developments also include the whole range of front-end subjects from mining over enrichment to fuel development, supply and management. Also, reprocessing and advanced fuel cycle issues, fusion technology and materials can be treated here.