INGSM-26 Call for Abstracts

The 26th International Nuclear Graphite Specialists Meeting (INGSM 2026),
to be held Oct. 18-23, 2026, in Grand Front Osaka, Japan
is inviting researchers, industry experts and early career scientists and engineers
to join in discussion about ongoing research, challenges, and future directions
for the use of graphite and related materials, such as carbon-carbon composites, matrix graphite in nuclear reactors.

The meeting will include panel discussions and oral presentations,
covering contributions including modeling, experimental and theoretical studies.
We invite abstracts for oral presentations of 200 words or less
which can include references and one figure or table, not to exceed one page total.

Please check the following link for reference materials.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E1x3KM-IoeF5uE0JmHAUgDOn3f_biDFu6g8CeC9IEBw/edit?usp=sharing

Topical Areas:

1. Irradiation damage and in-pile experiments
2. Oxidation
3. Graphite waste management, graphite assembly and component disassembly, and decommissioning
4. Advanced reactors using graphite, including HTRs, MSRs, and SMRs
5. Thermo-physical, thermo-chemical, and mechanical properties of graphite
6. Microstructure and characterization
7. Standards, licensing, and graphite qualification
8. Innovations and experience in manufacturing and purification, component and assembly fabrication and installation, and the graphite supply chain
9. Key factors for accelerating advanced reactor projects toward commercialization (e.g., fuel supply, regulation)