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| PROCEEDINGS OF WNFC PROGRAMME 2007 |
| Day One – Wednesday 18 April |
| 09.00-12.00 |
Session 1 – Looking Forward in Europe and Beyond |
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Key executives discuss plans for future nuclear generation and the resulting impacts on fuel demand.
Session Chair: Ralf Güldner, Chairman, World Nuclear Association
Welcome Remarks
John Ritch, Director General, World Nuclear Association and
Jay Thayer, Vice President, Nuclear Operations, Nuclear Energy Institute
Nuclear Energy in Hungary
Tamás János Katona, President, Hungarian Atomforum
View From Kazakhstan
Moukhtar Dzhakishev, President, KAZATOMPROM
Romanian Nuclear Fuel Program: Past, Present and Future Perspectives
Octavian Budan, Nuclear Fuel Program Manager, Societatia Nationals Nuclearelectrica S.A.
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| 10.15-10.45 |
Break |
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Session Chair: Kurt Schreiber, Managing Director, RWE NUKEM GmbH
New Nuclear Generation and U.S. Fuel Cycle Policy
Brew Barron, Group Executive and Chief Nuclear Officer, Duke Energy Corp.
Advanced Fuel Technologies
Andrew C. White, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Energy General Electric
Russian Outlook
Alexey Grigoriev, First Deputy Director General, Techsnabexport
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| 12.00-14.00 |
Buffet Lunch |
| 14.00-17.00 |
Session 2 – Uranium Demand and Supply |
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How are plans for new generation moving forward around the world? What role will new international government initiatives play? How is the timeline for new demand shaping up?
Session Chair: John Luke, Head of Fuel Cycle and Liabilities, British Energy
Indicators of the Nuclear Renaissance
David Rezansoff, Mill Superintendent, Rabbit Lake Operation, Cameco Corp.
FORATOM Report
Santiago San Antonio, Director General, FORATOM
U.S. Uranium Production Potential
David Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Strathmore Minerals Corp.
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| 15.15-15.45 |
Break |
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Session Chair: Thomas C. Geer, Vice President, Nuclear Engineering, Duke Energy Corp.
Innovative Nuclear Fuel Supply Arrangements
James A. Glasgow, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Stephen M. Goldberg, Assistant to the Director, Argonne National Laboratory
James P. Malone, Vice President, Nuclear Fuels, Exelon Generation Co., LLC
Langer-Heinrich Uranium: A New Supply Source
Dustin Garrow, Executive General Manager, Uranium Marketing Paladin Resources, Inc.
Cigar Lake Update
Terry Rogers, Senior Vice-President, Cameco Corp.
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| Day Two – Thursday 19 April |
| 09.00-12.00 |
Session 3 – Transportation Panel Discussion |
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Transportation Assurance
What challenges exist and how can they be managed to ensure predictability?
Moderator:
Jack Edlow, President, Edlow International Co.
Panel: Regulatory Views
Eliana Amaral, Director, Division of Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety International Atomic Energy Agency
(Presentation)
Nicholaus Koutros, FCOP Group
(Presentation)
James Stewart, Transport Radiological Adviser, United Kingdom Department of Transport
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| 10.15-10.45 |
Break |
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WNTI Overview
Trevor Dixon, Special Adviser, World Nuclear Transport Institute
WNA's RAM Transport Study
Bernard Monot, Vice President, External Affairs Communication, AREVA NC
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| 12.00-14.00 |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 14.00-17.00 |
Session 4 – Going Forward - Questions and Answers |
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What is known, what still needs to be answered?
Session Chair: Felix M. Killar, Senior Director, Fuel Supply and Materials Licensees, Nuclear Energy Institute
Enrichment Supply Assessment
Ron Witzel, Principal, Longenecker & Associates
Conversion Concerns
James Graham, President and Chief Executive Officer, ConverDyn
Stabilization and Storage of Depleted Uranium
Georges Capus, Project Director, Front End Market, AREVA
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| 15.15-15.45 |
Break |
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Panel Discussion - The Renaissance Progresses, What’s Next?
The industry is several years on along its path. What progress have we made? What still needs to be done?
Moderator:
Gary Fox, Executive Vice President, Uranium Services and Products, AREVA NC
Panelists:
R. Gene Clark, Chief Executive Officer, TradeTech
Maurice Lenders, Executive Director, Commercial, Urenco
Thomas L. Neff, Senior Researcher, Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Gérard Pauluis, Manager, Nuclear Fuel Department, SYNATOM, S.A.
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