CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

The Nuclear Energy Institute and the World Nuclear Association are seeking papers to be presented at the WORLD NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE 2012 conference, to be held 17-19 April, 2012 in Helsinki, Finland.

The objective of WORLD NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE 2012 is to provide an international forum for the discussion of issues affecting the commercial nuclear fuel cycle, with a focus on enhancing the economic competitiveness of the nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear energy.

You are invited to submit one-page abstracts of papers addressing policy and commercial issues affecting every aspect of the commercial fuel cycle, including the following areas:

• Key trends influencing production, conversion, enrichment, and fabrication
• Fuel market supply and demand issues, both near-term and long-term
• Inter-fuel powergen competition and impacts, especially of renewables, on demand for nuclear
• Inventory analysis
• Nuclear fuel procurement strategies
• Fuel management practices/advances
• Efficiencies in plant management/operations
• International trade issues in nuclear fuel
• Fuel market/non-proliferation implications of surplus weapons fissile materials
• International trade in nuclear components, technology, and services
• Nuclear materials transportation
• Spent fuel disposal issues, including on-site storage
• Competition/deregulation in the electric industry
• Market implications of privatization efforts and utility mergers