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PROCEEDINGS OF WNFC PROGRAMME 2008 |
| Day One – Wednesday 9 April |
| 09.00-10.15 |
Session 1 – What Lies Ahead? |
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Welcome to Miami
Session Chair and Welcome Remarks
Rajiv S. Kundalkar, Vice President, Nuclear Technical Services, Florida Power and Light Company
The WNA Nuclear Energy Index
John Ritch, Director General, World Nuclear Association
Nuclear Market: Russian Perspective
P.G. Shedrovitsky, Deputy Director, JSC Atomenergoprom
Influence of Climate Change
Son H. Kim, Laboratory Fellow, Joint Global Change Research Institute
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| 10.15-10.45 |
Break |
| 10.45-12.00 |
Session 2 – Plans Around the Globe |
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Mexico and China look to new nuclear generation and uranium production
Session Chair: José Luis González, Chairman, ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas S.A.
Nuclear in Mexico - Present and Future
Carlos Torres Alvarez, Fuel Management Leader, Laguna Verde NPP, Comisión Federal de Electricidad
New Build Possibilities in Canada
Milton Caplan, President, MZConsulting
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| 12.00-14.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.00-15.15 |
Session 3 – Uranium Demand and Supply |
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More from experts on supply and demand projections and plans
Session Chair: Julian J. Steyn, Principal, Energy Resources International Inc.
Paladin Energy Perspectives
Dustin Garrow, Executive General Manager, Marketing, Paladin Energy Ltd.
What Can A Traditional Uranium Producer Do to Increase Future Supplies Certainty?
Olivier Mallet, Senior Executive Vice-President of Mining, Chemistry, Enrichment Sector, AREVA NC
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| 15.15-15.45 |
Break |
| 15.45-17.00 |
Session 4 – Trade and Transport |
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Perspectives on key trade and transport issues and how they will influence fuel supply
Session Chair: Thomas L. Neff, Senior Researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Future of the Uranium Market: No Country for Old Men
Danny Einbund, Vice President, New York Nuclear Corporation
International Transport of Uranium Concentrates
Jérôme Sermage, Uranium Concentrate Task Force Chair, World Nuclear Transport Institute
U.S. Department of Energy Excess Uranium Inventory Management
Edwin Rutkowski, Senior Program Manager, Uranium and HEU Policy, U.S. Department of Energy
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| Day Two – Thursday 10 April |
| 09.00-10.15 |
Session 5 – Making It Work |
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A look at new reactor design, designing optimal fuel cycles and more
Session Chair: Donald Orrock, Project Manager, Uranium Supply and Conversion Services, Xcel Energy
Global Deployment of Mitsubishi Nuclear Technologies
Kiyoshi Yamauchi, Executive Officer, Senior Vice President Nuclear Energy Systems, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
Optimizing the Fuel Cycle
Luca Desiata, Head of Strategic Projects, Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Strategy, Enel S.p.A.
Reliability and Optimization
Russell Stachowski, Chief Engineer, Nuclear Physics Global Nuclear Fuels
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| 10.15-10.45 |
Break |
| 10.45-12.00 |
Session 6 – Managing the Back End |
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Current strategies in the US and prospects for fuel recycling
Session Chair: Michael J. Smith, Senior Vice President, Fuel Cycle, The Ux Consulting Company LLC
U.S. Used Fuel Management
Steven P. Kraft, Senior Director, Used Fuel Management, Nuclear Energy Institute
Strengthening Confidence in New Build Through Used Fuel Management
Jürgen Krellmann, Vice President, Recycling Business Unit, AREVA NC
Conversion Issues
James J. Graham, President and CEO, ConverDyn
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| 12.00-14.00 |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 14.00-16.00 |
Session 7 – Panel Discussion
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By Component or Cradle-to-Grave – Is Procurement Changing?
Moderators:
Stephen W. Kidd, Director of Strategy & Research, World Nuclear Association
Felix Killar, Senior Director, Fuel Supply and Material Licensees, Nuclear Energy Institute
Panelists:
Claude Villard, Manager, Nuclear Fuels, Florida Power & Light Company
Christopher A. Rusch, Senior Consultant, NAC International
Scott E. Melbye, President, Cameco Inc.
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