Eighth International Workshop on Spallation Materials

October 16 -20, 2006, Taos, NM, USA

IWSMT-8 is the latest in the series of workshops that started with the first meeting held in 1996 in Oak Ridge, USA. The International Workshop on Spallation Materials Technology (IWSMT) has become an excellent forum for demonstrating the progress and achievements in new and existing spallation neutron sources and ADS projects, presenting latest results from materials related studies in different fields, radiation damage effects and liquid metal compatibility etc., and discussing open questions encountered in developing high-power spallation targets.

There have been seven meetings in the series over the last eight years with joint efforts of Oak Ridge National Laboratory ( ORNL , USA ), Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ, Germany ), Los Alamos National Laboratory ( LANL , USA ), Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI, Switzerland ) the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA, Japan ) and the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK, Japan). In each meeting, about sixty scientists and engineers from different countries worldwide contributed around fifty presentations. The proceedings of the first three meetings were published by the host institutes ORNL, FZJ and LANL, respectively. The proceedings of the fourth and fifth meetings were edited by the host institutes PSI and ORNL and published in volumes 296 and 318 of Journal of Nuclear Materials (JNM). IWSMT-6 was held with cooperative sponsorships of KEK and JAERI (now JAEA). The proceedings were edited by jointly by JAERI (now JAEA) and KEK and appeared in JNM. The proceedings from IWSMT-7 have been edited by PSI and will appear shortly.

IWSMT-8 has the same mission as the previous meetings, namely to provide a forum for demonstrating the progress in different spallation target R&D projects and exchanging the latest information of materials related studies. LANL is pleased and honored to host this meeting and warmly welcomes you to join it.

Topics for IWSMT-8

• Design and engineering of new Spallation Sources and Test Stations
• Materials relevant experience in operating Spallation Neutron Sources
• Cavitation erosion (pitting) and pressure waves in liquid metal targets
• Radiation effects in target structural materials and in accelerator elements
• Compatibility of materials with their environments
• Particle transport and target/moderator engineering in the field of high intensity spallation neutron sources
• Corrosion effects under radiation in nuclear transmutation materials
• Modeling of radiation and corrosion effects in structural materials and in spallation targets

The workshop will cover the interfaces between materials behavior and closely related areas such as particle transport and fluid dynamics. Contributions focusing on materials performance R&D including actual experience in existing spallation sources will be especially welcome.

International Board for IWSMT-8

• Louis K. Mansur, ORNL , USA (Chairman)
• Günter S. Bauer
• Yong Dai , PSI, Switzerland
• Masayoshi Kawai , KEK, Japan
• Kenji Kikuchi, JAEA, Japan
• Stuart A. Maloy, LANL , USA

Sponsoring organizations are High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Japan; Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Japan; Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ), Germany; Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), USA; Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Switzerland; and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), USA.

The organizers would also like to acknowledge the sponsorship of Elsevier for IWSMT-8. Elsevier will be providing a special issue of Journal of Nuclear Materials for the workshop.

Location and Accomodations for IWSMT-8

Sagebrush Inn and Conference Center
1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur Highway 68, 2-1/2 miles south of Taos Plaza
Post Office Box 557, Taos, New Mexico 87571 USA
Phone: (505) 758-2254
Facsimile: (505) 758-5077
Reservations 1-800-428-3626

More information on rates and reservations and here.

The Sagebrush Inn website also has information on transportation options under the Getting to Taos menu option.

Important dates for IWSMT-8

First announcement: October 31, 2005
Second announcement: March 3, 2006
Registration and Abstract due: July 28, 2006>
Notification of Acceptance: August 8, 2006
Hotel Reservation: August 14, 2006
New Due Date!
Manuscript due date: December 1, 2006

Registration for IWSMT-8

Please fill out this form for registering for IWSMT-8.
Send completed forms to Rose Romero by mail or Fax at the address provided.
Instructions are also given on methods for payment.

Abstract Submission for IWSMT-8

The abstract should (in less than 450 words) show sufficient content for the international organizing committee to select the contribution as an oral or a poster presentation. The contributions that fall outside the scope of the workshop, or describe results already published elsewhere, will be rejected. The acceptance of the contributions will be informed before August 8, 2006.

Abstracts can be mailed or submitted electronically (pdf format preferred) to:
Rose Romero
P.O. Box 1663 MS G756
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
rbromero@lanl.gov

Please have all abstracts submitted by July 28 2006.

Program for IWSMT-8

The Preliminary program for IWSMT-8 is available here.

Proceedings for IWSMT-8

The Proceedings for IWSMT-8 will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Nuclear Materials

Social Events for IWSMT-8

• The organizers would like to invite everyone to attend an informal reception Sunday evening from 6-8pm in the hotel bar of the Sagebrush Inn.
  
• There is an excursion planned for Wednesday afternoon. This will include visits to the Millicent Roger Museum, Taos Pueblo and, time permitting, the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge. All participants and guests are invited. The trip is free for participants of the workshop; the cost for guests is $35/person. Lunch is included..
• A banquet will be held for all participants and guests on Thursday evening. The dinner is free for registered participants in the workshop. Guest tickets are available for $25/person.