34th Annual WNA Symposium

Programme

PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2009 09.30 - 17.00 Registration, Central Hall Westminster Entrance Foyer 12.30 - 18.00 Exhibition, WNA Exhibition Hall and Gallery, Central Hall Westminster 18.00 - 20.30 Reception sponsored by Urenco, The Guildhall
THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2009
09.00	Opening Session – Welcome to the WNA Symposium 2009 John Ritch, Director General, WNA Andy White, Chairman, WNA Chris Crane, President and Chief Executive Officer, Exelon Generation

09.30	Session II – Strategies for the future How are the leaders of the world’s largest nuclear companies ensuring the future role of nuclear in the energy mix? This session will present the insights of leaders from across the global nuclear spectrum and demonstrate how the crucial investment, policy and project management decisions will be made. Chairman: Andy White, Chairman, WNA Being a global player in the nuclear revival: think global, act local Anne Lauvergeon, Chief Executive Officer, AREVA A regulator's perspective on the globalization of the nuclear industry Dale Klein, Commissioner, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission The Russian nuclear sector strengthens its position in foreign markets Kirill Komarov, Executive Director, JSC Atomenergoprom Ensuring the long-term success of nuclear power Aris Candris, President and CEO, Westinghouse Electric Company New nuclear build in Europe from a utility perspective Ralf Güldner, Vice Chairman of the Board of Managment, E.ON Kernkraft GmbH
11.30	Coffee break
12.00	Presentation of the WNA Award for distinguished contribution to the peaceful worldwide use of nuclear energy The 2009 WNA Award will recognize the success of the Republic of Korea’s nuclear programme on its 50th Anniversary. The award will be accepted by: Jong-Shin Kim, President and Chief Executive Officer, Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company Ltd Chang-Sun Kang, Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University Myung Seung Yang, President, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute Chung-Won Cho, Former Director General of Atomic Energy Bureau, Ministry of Science and Technology
12.45	Lunch
14.00	Session III – The WNA Nuclear Fuel Market Report 2009 and developments in the front end of the nuclear fuel cycle These sessions will provide a detailed analysis of current developments in the global nuclear fuel cycle and will focus in particular on the publication of the WNA Nuclear Fuel Market Report 2009, projecting supply and demand for nuclear fuel until 2030. Further presentations will discuss developments across the front end of the nuclear fuel cycle. Chairman: Kurt Schreiber, Nukem WNA Nuclear Fuel Market Report 2009: The Global Nuclear Fuel Market - Supply and Demand 2009-2030 Ali Etemad, Executive Vice President, Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel Penny Buye, Director, Market Planning and Analysis, Cameco Enrichment supply and the uranium market Thomas Neff, Senior Researcher, Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Fuel supply: building global security and efficiency through partnerships Michael McMurphy, Senior Executive Vice President, Front End, AREVA The role of secondary uranium supplies through 2013 and beyond Klaus Lohrey, Managing Director, Nukem
15.30	Coffe break
16.00	Session IV - The WNA Nuclear Fuel Market Report 2009 and developments in the front end of the nuclear fuel cycle continued Chairman: Kurt Schreiber, Nukem Expanding nuclear fuel fabrication activities in India Raigiri Narayana Jayaraj, Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Fuel Complex, India Uranium Cycle 3 – New supply success or bust? Colin Macdonald, Vice President, Exploration, Cameco Corporation Will traditional capital markets finance the primary supply growth expectations of uranium end users? Nicole Adshead-Bell, Vice President, Investment Banking, Haywood Securities Inc Fuel supply - how to match nuclear power expansion Mike Smith, Managing Director, Westinghouse Uranium Asset Management Ltd

17.30	End of session and close of day one
FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2009
09.00	Special presentation - Should nuclear communicators be more emotive? This stand-alone presentation will examine the crucial task of public communication – how can the industry make use of different media including fiction to counteract generations of negative perception? Alain Michel, Consultant and Publisher, Le Hêtre Pourpre (Groupe Esperluete)
09.30	Session V – Knowledge management and the skills gap One of the prerequisites for ensuring the short- and long-term prospects for new nuclear generation worldwide is the maintenance and augmentation of the key skills needed to build and run nuclear facilities. This session will explore some of the approaches which have been successful in promoting knowledge management, bridging the skills gap, and in modernizing training procedures throughout the nuclear generation cycle. Chairman: Raul Deju, EnergySolutions The nuclear workforce: modernizing learning, development and knowledge management Paul Adler, Chief Executive Officer, KorteQ Limited Existing plants or new builds: an HR dilemma? The skilled services resources solution for existing fleets Gilles Monet, Nuclear Services Communications Director, AREVA NP Preconditioning the new nuclear build project organization for success Edward Shyloski, Vice President, Shaw Nuclear Construction International

11.00	Coffe break
11.30	Session VI – Identifying and responding to regional market requirements The presentations in this session will examine how varying regional factors affect the prospect for new nuclear generation. How can regional knowledge and differences be deployed most effectively to ensure the development of new nuclear build? Chairman: Bob Van Namen, USEC Developing a high temperature reactor for local and global markets Jaco Kriek, Chief Executive Officer, Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR), South Africa Nuclear power – challenges and opportunities Nilendra Nigam, Executive Vice President – Heavy Engineering, Larsen & Toubro Limited, India Regional opportunities in the nuclear renaissance Tony Ward, Partner, Ernst & Young
12.45	Lunch

14.00	Session VII – Establishing infrastructure and mitigating risks for successful nuclear development Lack of understanding in key stakeholder groups has been a serious impediment to the acceptance of a new nuclear generation. The standardisation of reactor design, new plant construction performance and increased efficiencies can be combined with improved stakeholder communication to ensure the central role of nuclear in the future energy mix. Chairman: David Bonser, Westinghouse Understanding public opinion: a key to the nuclear renaissance Raul Deju, Chief Operating Officer, EnergySolutions Safeguarding investment to enable high performance in the nuclear industry Daniel Krueger, Managing Director, Accenture Managing nuclear new build risk Hugh MacDiarmid, President and Chief Executive Officer, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Keys to successful global projects Danny Roderick, Vice President, New Plant Projects, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy International standardization of nuclear reactor designs: a proposal by the World Nuclear Association’s Working Group on Cooperation in Reactor Design Evaluation and Licensing (CORDEL group) Michel Debes, CORDEL Group member and Head of International Relations, EDF
15.45	End of session and close of conference
All best endeavours will be made to present the Symposium events as described. However, the WNA reserves the right to alter or cancel without prior notice any of the arrangements relating directly or indirectly to the Symposium. The WNA will not be liable for any loss or inconvenience caused as a result of any such changes or complete or partial cancellation.