30th International QUENCH Workshop

The 30th International QUENCH Workshop will be held at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Karlsruhe, Germany), Campus North, from 16 to 18 December 2025.

As usual, recent experimental and modeling results on reflooding, high-temperature material oxidation and interactions, and related issues will be presented and discussed. One session will be dedicated to modeling and code applications for integral QUENCH testing. As presented and discussed in the last meetings, the two most important issues for the QUENCH team at present are 1) ATF cladding materials and 2) the behavior of Zry cladding tubes during long-term interim storage of fuel assemblies with the focus on the Zr-H system. Therefore, you are especially encouraged to contribute to these topics.

Please use the registration form on our website to register and submit your contribution (title and time including discussion) to the workshop, and additionally send an abstract  of your presentation to martin.steinbrueck∂kit.edu by the date indicated below.

A contingent of rooms has been reserved at hotel Kübler in Karlsruhe. Bus transportation will be organized during the meeting. Please book your accommodation yourself using the keyword "QUENCH" as soon as possible, but at the latest until the dates given below; all relevant information can be found at the accommodation page.

Please meet the following deadlines:

Hotel Reservation: 15 November 2025
Registration and abstract submission: 15 November 2025