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PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
MONDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2008
12.00 - 18.00 Registration, QEII Entrance Foyer
TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2008
08.30 - 18.00 Registration, QEII Entrance Foyer
WEDNESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2008
08.30 - 18.00 Registration, QEII Entrance Foyer
15.00 - 18.15 Exhibition, QEII Benjamin Britten Lounge
18.45 - 21.00 Reception sponsored by Urenco, British Museum
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THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2008
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| 9.00 |
Opening and Keynote Addresses
Andy White, Chairman, WNA
John Ritch, Director General, WNA
Transforming Energy
Dennis Spurgeon, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, US Department of Energy
An overview of Japan's nuclear energy policy - current status and challenges
Takahiko Ito, Commissioner, Atomic Energy Commission of Japan
Current state and development prospects of the Russian nuclear industry
Alexander Lokshin, Deputy Head, Russian Atomic Energy State Corporation (Rosatom)
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| 10.15 |
Coffee Break |
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Session I – Keynote Panel Discussion
Chairman: Andy White, Chairman, WNA
Speakers:
Ralph Peterson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CH2M HILL
Aris Candris, President and Chief Executive Officer, Westinghouse Electric Company
Jack Fuller, President and Chief Executive Officer, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Raul Deju, President and Chief Administrative Officer, EnergySolutions
Lady Judge, Chairman, UKAEA (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority)
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12.15 |
Presentation of the WNA Award for Distinguished Contribution to
the Peaceful Worldwide Use of Nuclear Energy:
Awardees:
Theodore Rockwell,
MPR Associates; formerlyTechnical Director to Admiral Hyman Rickover
Alan Waltar,
Senior Advisor to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
formerly Professor and Head, Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University
Jacques Bouchard,
Advisor to the Chairman of Commissariat a L’Energie Atomique;
Chairman of the Generation IV International Forum
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| 13.00 |
Lunch
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| 14.00 |
Session II - The Nuclear Renaissance: Redefining the Global Framework
Chairman: Keith Parker, Nuclear Industry Associtation (NIA)
Changes in nuclear law: a catalyst for civil nuclear commerce
Mark Richards, Partner, Pinsent Masons
The nuclear revival and nuclear law: next steps
Anthony Wetherall, Legal Officer, IAEA
The World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS) - promoting security best practices
Roger Howsley, Consultant, World Institute for Nuclear Security
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| 15.30 |
Coffee Break
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| 16.00 |
Session III - Innovative Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Chairman: Joe Belechak, Westinghouse Electric Company
Building an integrated nuclear fuel cycle
Sean Fuller, Chief Operating Officer, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Recycling - back to the future
Jacques Besnainou, Senior Executive Vice President, Back-End Sector, AREVA
Mitsubishi technologies to support effective completion of the nuclear fuel cycle
Kiyoshi Yamauchi, Senior Vice President, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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| 17.30 |
End of session and close of day one
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FRIDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2008
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| 09.00 |
Structuring nuclear projects for success: WNA Industry Economics Working Group Report
Chairman: Laurent Stricker, EDF
Milton Caplan, President, MZ Consulting
Didier Beutier, Vice President for Economic and Prospective Studies, AREVA
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| 09.30 |
Session IV - National Perspectives
Chairman: Laurent Stricker, EDF
The value of nuclear power to the UK
Bill Coley, Chief Executive Officer, British Energy
Japan's nuclear prospects: challenges and innovation
Kaoru Kikuyama, Asia Pacific Energy Leader, Governmental Programmes, IBM Japan
Brazil - the future of nuclear power
Antonio Muller, President, ABDAN (Brazilian Association for the Development of Nuclear Activities)
Localization opportunities afforded by South Africa’s new nuclear build
Rob Adam, Chief Executive Officer, Necsa (Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa)
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| 11.00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11.30 |
Session V – The Future of Uranium Supplies
Chairman: John Luke, British Energy
How could we secure the sustainability of uranium mining business in a growing market?
Sébastien de Montessus, Executive Vice President, Mining, AREVA
The global uranium outlook: is 2008/09 a buying opportunity?
Maximilian Layton, Analyst, Macquarie Capital Securities
The American uranium renaissance: back from the brink
Scott Melbye, President, Cameco Inc
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| 13.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.00 |
Session VI – Panel discussion - Uranium Stewardship: Challenges and Best Practices
Chairman: Mick Roche, BHP Billiton
Panellists:
Ali Etemad, Executive Vice President, Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel
Bob Florian, Project Engineer, Major Projects, Southern Nuclear
Mikhail Aboimov, Director of Department, TENEX
Wotan Swiegers, Principal Advisor, Uranium Stewardship Committee, Namibia
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| 15.30 |
Coffee Break |
| 16.00 |
Session VII - Winning Public and Political Support
Chairman - Agneta Rising, Vattenfall
India and nuclear power: examining socio-political challenges to energy security
Janardhanan Nandakumar, Senior Energy Analyst, DMV Business and Market Research
The global acceptance challenge: speaking of radioactive transports
Bernard Monot, External Relations Vice President, AREVA TN International
Building bridges
Cheryl Boggess, President, WiN Global (Women in Nuclear Global)
Political climate change: the UK road to new build
Simon James, Head of Public Affairs, NIA (Nuclear Industry Association)
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| 17.30 |
End of session and close of conference
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