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PROCEEDINGS OF WNFC PROGRAMME 2005
Day One – Wednesday 31 March
09.30-13.00	Session 1 – The International Outlook

	Industry leaders from around the world discuss the future prospects for the nuclear industry and nuclear fuel. Welcoming Remarks Joe F. Colvin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Energy Institute Gerald W. Grandey, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cameco Corporation and Chairman, World Nuclear Association Session Chair: Gerald W. Grandey Outlook From the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission The Honorable Jeffrey S. Merrifield, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Perspectives From Spain Javier Arana Landa, Subsecretary of Nuclear Energy Spanish Ministry of Economy Eduardo Gonzalez Gomez, Chairman, FORATOM Maria-Teresa Estevan Bolea, President, Spanish Nuclear Safety Council
11.00-11.30	Break
	Session Chair: James P. Malone, Vice President, Nuclear Fuels, Exelon Generation Company, LLC Role of Nuclear Power in the U.S. Energy Market Michael B. Sellman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Management Company, LLC European Power Generation and Fuel Bertil Dihné, President, Vattenfall Bransle AB Russian Perspectives Alexei A. Grigoriev, First Deputy General Director, Techsnabexport Company Ltd. World Demand Update Stephen W. Kidd, Director of Strategy and Research, World Nuclear Association
13.00-15.00	Lunch (On your own)
15.00-18.00	Session 2 – Market Issues

	Recent events have created ripples and waves throughout the market. What lies ahead for uranium production, conversion and fabrication? Session Chair: Robert B. Hoffman, President, RBH Associates Inc. Uranium Market Overview Dustin J. Garrow, President, ZB Marketing LLC ISL Environmental Issues Fletcher T. Newton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Power Resources Inc. Australian Outlook Dean Roddis, Manager Marketing, Energy Resources of Australia Ltd. UF6 Conversion Supplies in Western Europe: Toward Increasing the Reliance On Large Imports Pierre Durante, Marketing and Sales Director, Uranium Chemistry
16.30-17.00	Break
	Session Chair: Ali Etemad, Executive Vice President, Vattenfall Fuel Spanish Fuel Issues Jose Emeterio Gutierrez, Nuclear Fuel Director, ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas A Reversal of Trends in Fuel Fabrication Charles K. Anderson, President, CKA associates Global Perspective From a Fuel Supplier David J. Powell, Vice President, European Fuel Business, Westinghouse Electric Company
Day Two – Thursday 1 April
09.30-13.00	Session 3 – Transportation, Storage and Disposal

	How are international plans for transportation and disposal of used fuel progressing? What options exist for interim storage? Key industry leaders share their insights. Session Chair: Louis B. Long, Vice President, Technical Services, Southern Nuclear Operating Company Framework for the U.S. Used Nuclear Fuel Program Michael A. Bauser, Associate General Counsel, Nuclear Energy Institute Implementation and Status of the U.S. Used Nuclear Fuel Program Felix M. Killar, Director, Fuel Supply and Material Licensees, Nuclear Energy Institute Waste Disposal Program in Sweden Claes Thegerstrom, President, Svensk Karnbranslehantering AB (SKB) A Spanish Perspective Antonio Colino Martinez, Chairman, Enresa (Empresa Nacional de Residuos)
11.00-11.30	Break
	Session Chair: Felix M. Killar, Director, Fuel Supply and Material Licensees, Nuclear Energy Institute MPC-Based Vertical Ventilated Cask Technology for Spent Nuclear Fuel William S. Woodward, Vice President Strategic Development, Holtec International Current Transportation Issues and Challenges Jack Edlow, President, Edlow International Company Activities and Outlook - World Nuclear Transport Institute Lorne Green, Secretary General, World Nuclear Transport Institute
13.00-14.30	Buffet Luncheon
14.30-16.00	Session 4A – Impact of Trade Issues

	Trade issues can have significant effects on how material moves within the market. Perspectives from Europe and the United States, as well as a look at nuclear liability and international trade will be offered. Session Chair: Charles H. Peterson, Partner, ShawPittman LLP Nuclear Liability and International Trade Omer F. Brown II, Partner, Harmon, Wilmot and Brown LLP European Supply Agency Issues Maria-Dolores Carrillo Dorado, Head, EURATOM Supply Agency Policy Implications of the Bush Administration Proposed Limitations On Fuel Trade Thomas L. Neff, Senior Researcher, Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
16.00-16.15	Break
16.15-18.00	Session 4B – Enrichment Outlook

	Plans for three new enrichment facilities are moving forward. What are the most recent developments, and when will new capacity be available to the market? Session Chair: Tony Williams, Head of Procurement, Elektrizitats Gesellschaft Laufenburg AG Enrichment Industry Outlook John R. Longenecker, President, Longenecker and Associates Changing Days in the Enrichment Industry Guy Lamorlette, Director Enrichment Sales, AREVA Gaseous Diffusion to Centrifuge - Making the Transition John M.A. Donelson, Director, North American Sales, USEC Inc. National Enrichment Facility Update Kirk S. Schnoebelen, Marketing Manager, Urenco Inc.