The 2nd International Conference on Maintenance Science and Technology

ICMST-Kobe 2014
November 2(Sun) - 5(Wed), 2014

Kobe, Japan

CALL FOR PAPERS(Second Announcement)
General Information
The second International Conference on Maintenance Science and Technology (ICMST2014) will take place from 2(Sun) to 5 (Wed) November 2014 at Kobe University Centennial Hall and Takikawa Memorial Hall in Kobe. The
first ICMST conference was successfully held during November 11-14, 2012 at the University of Tokyo with 187
participants from 13 countries. The conference will be an international forum for presentations and discussions onimportant issues relating to maintenance and for the exchange of up-to-date information on advanced maintenancetechnologies for nuclear power plants. Maintenance Science and Technology is an engineering discipline thatprovides a basis for scientifically rational maintenance activities. The discipline optimizes maintenance activities
from the viewpoints of safety and economics. After the Fukushima's accident, the credibility of nuclear safety has
been an important issue worldwide. This conference will provide an opportunity to consider the contribution ofmaintenance activities to the safety management of the operation of nuclear power plants through thoughtful
discussions.
Prospective authors are invited to submit full papers describing original research work in areas including but notlimited to:
Safety and Reliability
New Technology in Nuclear Power Plants
Decommissioning of Fukushima Plant
Safety Enhancement Program in the Post-Fukushima Period
Maintenance Technology for Aging Nuclear Plants
Advanced Maintenance Technology in Sustainable Society
Education and Training for Maintenance
Maintenance Related Issues
The two pages short papers will undergo a peer-review process. The accepted contributions will be included in theSymposium Proceedings. Authors of accepted short papers will be solicited to submit the full version (within 6pages) that, after a peer-review process, will be published in a special issue of the e-Journal of Advanced
Maintenance (EJAM Academic Article Section).

Important Dates
May 30, 2014 June 30, 2014 July 25, 2014:
August 29, 2014 :Acceptance notification

September 26, 2014 : Early registration deadline
November 5, 2014 :Full-paper submission

Two pages short paper submission deadline
Note: Submission form deadline is July 11, 2014.

Registration
The submitting procedure requires the registration of the main author. The early registration is available via only theinternet.
Registration fee :Early rate (deadline: Sept. 26, 2014)
Standard rate (At the desk)

Regular
JPY 30,000
JPY 35,000

Student
JPY 8,000
JPY 10,000

The registration fee includes: Proceedings, Welcome reception, Coffee breaks.

Conference Venue
The Conference will be held at Centennial Hall and Takikawa
Memorial Hall in Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.

Conference Website
www.jsm.or.jp/jsm/ICMST2014/ICMST2014_Home.html

International Steering Committee
D. M. Chapin
S. Udpa(MPR Associates, USA)
(Michigan State University, USA)

J. Grobe
M. Bieth(Exelon, USA)
(Joint Research Center, EU, France)

Organizing Committee

G. Dobmann
Z. Li
Z. ChenS. Song(IZFP, Germany)(Tsinghua University, China)(Xi'an Jiaotong University, China)(Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)

Chair

Y. H. Jeong
K. Miya
T. Takagi
N. Sekimura(KAERI, Korea)(Japan Society of Maintenology, Japan)(Tohoku University, Japan)(The University of Tokyo, Japan)

M. Mochizuki (Osaka University, Japan)
N. Chigusa(Kansai Electric Power Co., Japan)
K. Okamoto(The University of Tokyo, Japan)
T. Narabayashi (Hokkaido University, Japan)

General Affair Chair
A. Yamaguchi (Japan Society of Maintenology, Japan)

Publication Chair
T. Takagi(Tohoku University, Japan)

Finance Chair
H. Yamashita(Utsue Valve Co., Ltd, Japan)

Program Chair
T. Aoki(Tohoku University, Japan)

Steering Chair
H. Miyano(Hosei University, Japan)

Local Arrangement Chair
F. Kobayashi(Kobe University, Japan)

Conference Secretariat
H. Nakamoto(Kobe University, Japan)

F. Kojima(Kobe University, Japan)

Vice-chair
M. Mochizuki(Vice-chair, Osaka University, Japan)

MemberT. AokiY. Ohkubo(Tohoku University, Japan)(Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan)

A. Ogata
S. Konya
M. Kurata(Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan)(Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan)(Hokuriku Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan)

T. Takagi
M. Takizawa
K. Taguchi(Tohoku University, Japan)(Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc., Japan)(Toshiba Co., Japan)

N. Tada(Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd., Japan)
K. Demachi(The University of Tokyo, Japan)
T. Narabayashi (Hokkaido University, Japan)
K. Negishi(The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan)
T. Hayashi
T. Furukawa(The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan)(Japan Power Engineering and Inspection Co.,Japan)
H. Matsuzawa (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd, Japan)
H. Miyano
K. Morishita
M. Moroi(Hosei University, Japan)(Kyoto University, Japan)(Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan)

A. Yamaguchi
T. Yamashita
H. Yamashita
S. Yamamoto
T. Watanabe(Japan Society of Maintenology, Japan)(Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan)(Utsue Valve Service Co., Japan)(The Japan Atomic Power Company, Japan)(Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan)