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PROCEEDINGS OF WNFC PROGRAMME 2005 |
| Day One – Wednesday 13 April |
| 09.00-10.20 |
Session 1 – What’s Down the Road? |
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Industry leaders from around the world discuss the future prospects for the nuclear industry in general and nuclear fuel in particular.
Session Chair: Marvin S. Fertel, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Nuclear Energy Institute
Welcoming Remarks
James J. Sheppard, President and Chief Executive Officer, STP Nuclear Operating Company
Nuclear Today for Tomorrow
Skip Bowman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Energy Institute
Nuclear - Energy for the 21st Century
John Ritch, Director General, World Nuclear Association
The Electricity Outlook
Roger W. Gale, Partner, GF Energy LLC
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| 10.20-10.40 |
Break |
| 10.40-12.00 |
Session 2 – Demand Overview |
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What is expected in terms of global uranium demand? What are the plans for new generating capacity in the United States and around the world?
Session Chair: Bertil Dihné, President, Vattenfall AB
Time for a NuStart: Industry Plans for New Nuclear Plant Construction
Danny R. Keuter, Vice President of Business Development, Entergy Operations, Inc.
The Prospects for Nuclear Power: Key Issues and Trends
Charles A. Trabandt, Vice President, Charles River Associates
The European Picture
Laurent Furedi, Head of Unit External and Institutional Relations, FORATOM
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| 12.00-13.30 |
Buffet Lunch |
| 13.30-14.45 |
Session 3 – Balancing Supply and Demand |
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What sources of supply will be available? How may new reactor designs affect the fuel cycle?
Session Chair: Charles A. Blanton, III, Senior Nuclear Fuel Procurement Specialist, Dominion Generation
Utility Investment in Uranium Production
Dustin J. Garrow, President, ZB Marketing, LLC
Fuel Cycle Implications of New Generation Reactor Designs
John H. O’Neill, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Charles H. Peterson, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
A Look at the Impact of Tails Assays
Geoffrey A. Varley, Director, Commercial Consulting, NAC International
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| 14.45-15.00 |
Break |
| 15.00-16.45 |
Session 4 – Waste Management |
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Fuel must be moved and, ultimately, sent to disposal. What is the status for international disposal programs?
Session Chair: Steven P. Kraft, Director, Waste Management, Nuclear Energy Institute
The U.S. DOE Yucca Mountain Program
Christopher A. Kouts, Director, Strategic Planning, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, U.S. Department of Energy
Spent Fuel Storage: Status and Future Regulatory Initiatives
E. William Brach, Director, Spent Fuel Project Office, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Approaches To Overall Architecture Of Transport Systems For Spent Fuel And HighLevel Waste: Examples From Europe
Pascal Chollet, Cogema Logistics, Areva Group
The WNA Position Statement on "Safe Management of Nuclear Waste and Used Nuclear Fuel"
Sylvain Saint-Pierre, Director for Environment and Radiological Protection, World Nuclear Association
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Day Two – Thursday 14 April
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| 09.00-10.20 |
Session 5 – Supply Overview |
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The international outlook for supply will be presented. What does the IAEA see? What is the outlook for planned new enrichment facilities?
Session Chair: Ganpat Mani, Senior Vice President, International Marketing and Sales, ConverDyn
Uranium Database at IAEA and Forecast
Mr. C. Ganguly, Section Head, Nuclear Fuel Cycle & Materials Section, International Atomic Energy Agency
New Production Possibilities
Dustin J. Garrow, President, ZB Marketing, LLC, on behalf of
John Borshoff, Managing Director, Paladin Resources Ltd.
Enrichment Capacity Additions
Ronald B. Witzel, Principal, Longenecker & Associates
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| 10.20-10.40 |
Break |
| 10.40-12.00 |
Session 6 – Meeting Multiple Challenges |
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Ensuring a smooth fuel supply requires dealing with many challenges. Key issues that can affect supply are presented.
Session Chair: Robert Van Namen, Senior Vice President, USEC Inc.
Transportation Issues
Mark Lambert, Vice President, Operations, Transport Logistics International, Inc.
Radiation Protection Issues and Impact on Fuel Cycle Management
Ralph Andersen, Chief Health Physicist, Nuclear Energy Institute
Megatons to Megawatts - A Message of Success
Ann S. Bisconti, President, Bisconti Research, Inc.
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| 12.00-14.00 |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 14.00-15.20 |
Session 7 – Conversion and Fuel Fabrication |
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How do fabricators view the security of supply situation? What changes will the fabrication sector face in response to rising prices and exchange rates? Will overall industry practices shift direction?
Session Chair: Robert B. Hoffman, President, RBH Associates
A Strategic Look at Conversion Services
John F. Guselle, Vice President, Marketing, Cameco Inc.
Security of Supply: A Fuel Fabricator’s Perspective - Pondering the Unthinkable
Scott T. Robertson, Manager, Business Development, Framatome/AREVA
The Future for the Fuel Fabrication Segment
C. Ken Anderson, President, CKA associates
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| 15.20-15.40 |
Break |
| 15.40-17.00 |
Session 8 – Panel Discussion |
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Where do we go from here?
Industry representatives discuss the realities of what is needed to keep moving forward.
Moderators:
Stephen W. Kidd, Director, Strategy and Research, World Nuclear Association
Suzanne R. Phelps, Senior Project Manager, Fuel Policy, Nuclear Energy Institute
Panelists:
Scott E. Melbye, Vice President, Marketing, Cameco Inc.
Julian J. Steyn, Principal, Energy Resources International, Inc.
Jeffrey A. Dunlap, Fuel Buyer, Exelon Generating Company, LLC
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