PROCEEDINGS OF WNFC PROGRAMME 2012
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Day One – Wednesday 18 April
09.00-10.30 Session 1 – Nuclear Power and Energy Outlook
 
  Session Chair: Richard Myers, Vice President, Policy Development, Planning and Supplier Programs, Nuclear Energy Institute

Welcome Address
Tim Gitzel, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cameco Corporation and Incoming Chairman, World Nuclear Association and Board Member, Nuclear Energy Institute

Welcome to Helsinki and Finland’s Nuclear Overview
Jarmo Tanhua, President and Chief Executive Officer, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj

The Road to 2050 and Nuclear Power, a Utility’s Approach
Sylvain Hercberg, Director of Technology Prospective, EDF Corporate Strategy and Prospective Division, Electricite de France

New Build in the U.S.
Stephen Byrne, Chief Operating Officer and President, Generation and Transmission, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company


10.30-11.00 Break
11.00-12.30 Session 2 – Nuclear Power and Energy Outlook (continued)
 
  Session Chair: Steve Kidd, Deputy Director General, World Nuclear Association

International Energy Outlook
Didier Houssin, Director, Office of Energy Markets and Security, International Energy Agency

Perspective from Japan
Masahiro Takasugi, Executive Officer, Kansai Electric Power

ENEC’s Nuclear Program - Progress and Status
Abdulhamid Nassouri, Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation


12.30-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.15 Session 3 – Uranium Supply, Part 1
 
  Session Chair: Sashi Davies, Head of Marketing, Extract Resources UK, Ltd.

Cigar Lake Update
Grant Goddard, Vice President - Saskatchewan Mining North, Cameco Corporation

Secondary Supplies Can Help or Hurt
Jeff Faul, President and Chief Executive Officer, NUKEM, Inc.

Integrated Approach in Production of Uranium
Kalilallo Baitassov, Senior Manager, Research and Development, NAC Kazatomprom


15.15-15.45 Break
15.45-17.00 Session 4 – Fuel Management Strategies
 
  Session Chair: Mikael Solala, Manager, Nuclear Fuel and Reactor Physics, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj

The Role of Legal Institutions
Christopher White, Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP

Fuel Management Strategies in China
Ruofan Sun, Project Manager, CGNPC Uranium Resources Company, Ltd.

Possible Fuel Cycle Risks Imposed by a Nuclear Growth Scenario
Nikolaus Arnold, Institute of Security and Risk Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna


19.00-22.00 Special Event – Tram Museum
Shuttles depart at 18:45 from the Hilton Strand and the Cumulus Hakaniemi



Day Two – Thursday 19 April
09.00-10.30 Session 5 – Uranium Supply, Part 2
 
  Session Chair: Treva Klingbiel, President, TradeTech

Post-Fukushima Industrial Footprint and Investment in the Fuel Cycle
Philippe Hatron, Senior Vice President, Front End Sales, AREVA

Local Partnership/Global Leadership
Gary Merasty, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Cameco Corporation

Reliable Uranium Production in Support of the Nuclear Renaissance
Wallace M. Mays, President, W M Mining Company


10.30-11.00 Break
11.00-12.30 Session 6 – MOX and Recycling
 
  Session Chair: Geoff Varley, Vice President, Fuel Cycle Consulting, NAC International

Pu and U Recycling in PWRs
Hubert Druenne, Principal Engineer - Core & Fuel Studies Group, Modelling & Calculation Competence Center, Nuclear Department Tractabel Engineering, GDF Suez

MOX Use in China
Rui Li, China Nuclear Power Technology Research Institute (CNPRI)

Fuel Cycle Strategies to Optimize the Use of MOX Fuels
Marc Arslan, Vice President, Recycling Projects, AREVA


12.30-14.00 Lunch (on your own)
14.00-15.15 Session 7 – International Trade and Security
 
  Session Chair: Bruce Hamilton, President, Fuelco LLC

Nuclear Security Summit Review
Jack Edlow, President, Edlow International Company

Reliable Nuclear Fuel Cycle Services, a Nonproliferation Opportunity
Stephen Goldberg, Special Assistant to the Director, Argonne National Laboratory
James Malone, Chief Nuclear Fuel Development Officer, Lightbridge Corporation


World Nuclear Transport Institute Update
Henry-Jacques Neau, Director General, World Nuclear Transport Institute


15.15-15.45 Break
15.45-17.00 Session 8
 
  Session Chair: Klaus Lohrey, Managing Director, NUKEM GmbH

Segregated Storage of UF6 for Electronic Warehouse Receipts
Malcolm Critchley, Vice President, Asia Marketing and Sales, ConverDyn

Electronic Warehouse Receipts Marketing Progress
Joseph McCourt, President, New York Nuclear Corporation