Special Section: Selected Papers From the Ninth International Symposium on Supercritical Water-Cooled Reactors

Abstract

The Ninth International Symposium on Supercritical Water-Cooled Reactors (IS-SCWRs) was successfully held on Mar. 11–13, 2019 at the Vancouver Marriott Hotel, Vancouver, BC, Canada. It was hosted by the Canadian Nuclear Society in cooperation with the Generation-IV International Forum (GIF) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). As in previous symposia (Tokyo (Japan) in 2000 and 2003, Shanghai (China) in 2007, Heidelberg (Germany) in 2009, Vancouver (Canada) in 2011, Shenzhen (China) in 2013, Helsinki (Finland) in 2015, and Chengdu (China) in 2017), the Ninth IS-SCWRs provided a forum for discussion of advances and issues, sharing of information, transfer of technology, and establishment of future collaborations on research and development (R&D) in key technology areas for SCWRs.