16PBNC Symbol The 16th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference (16PBNC)
     - Pacific Partnership toward a Sustainable Nuclear Future -
  October 13-18, 2008. Aomori, Japan
Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc. Atomic Energy Society of Japan International Atomic Energy Agency AREVA Hitachi GE Nuclear Energy Ltd. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Toshiba Corporation
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co., Ltd. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd. Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Hosts Cooperation Sponsors

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Time Table

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  Oct.13 (Mon.) Oct.14 (Tue.) Oct.15 (Wed.) Oct.16 (Thu.) Oct.17 (Fri.) Oct.18 (Sat.)
             
9:00     Technical Exhibition Plenary 2-1 Technical Exhibition Plenary 2-1 Technical Exhibition Plenary 2-1 Technical Exhibition Technical Tours/
Optional Tours
  9:30 Opening
10:30   C. B. C. B. C. B.
10:50   Keynote / Technical Keynote / Technical Keynote / Technical
  11:00 C. B.
  11:20 Plenary 1-1
12:20   Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
13:45   Plenary 1-2 Keynote / Technical Keynote / Technical Keynote / Technical
  14:45 C. B.
  15:05 Keynote / Technical
15:15   C. B. C. B. C. B.
15:35   Keynote / Technical Keynote / Technical 15:45
Closing
  16:35  
17:00 Reception Local Exchange Program      
  C. B. 17:05 C. B.    
  Keynote 17:25 Keynote / Technical    
    18:55  
  19:00    
  Banquet
 
   

 

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Session List (Categorized by Date, Room, Time Frame)

Date: Oct. 14 (Tue.) (4 sessions)
Main Hall
Session: Opening Plenary
Oct. 14 (Tue.), Main Hall, 09:30 - 11:00
Chair: Mr. Kazuaki Matsui (Institute of Applied Energy, Japan)
1. * Dr. Clarence Hardy (President PNC, Australia)
2. * Mr. Hiroaki Takahashi (President, Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan)
3. * Mr. Shingo Mimura (Governor, Aomori Prefecture, Japan)
4. * Mr. Hidehiko Nishiyama (Director General, Electricity and Gas Industry Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Japan)
5. * Dr. Shigeki Sakurai (Duputy Director-General, Research and Development Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan)
6. * Prof. Shunsuke Kondo (Chairman, Japan Atomic Energy Commission, Japan)
    "Nuclear Cooperation in the Pacific Basin - Our Responsibility to the Future -"
 
Session: [Plenary 1-1] Pacific Partnership towards a Sustainable Nuclear Future (1)
Oct. 14 (Tue.), Main Hall, 11:20 - 12:20
Chair: Dr. Clarence J. Hardy (President PNC, Australia), Mr. Takuya Hattori (President JAIF, Japan)
1. * Mr. Dennis R. Spurgeon (Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, US-DOE, USA)
    "DOE Nuclear Energy Programs and the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership - Expanding and Sustaining Nuclear Power, Safely and Securely"
2. * Mr. Kee-Cheol Park (Senior Vice President, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Korea)
    "2030 Vision for Korea's Nuclear Power"
 
Session: [Plenary 1-2] Pacific Partnership towards a Sustainable Nuclear Future (2)
Oct. 14 (Tue.), Main Hall, 13:45 - 14:45
Chair: Dr. Clarence J. Hardy (President PNC, Australia), Mr. Takuya Hattori (President JAIF, Japan)
3. * Dr. Olli Hainonen (Deputy Director General, International Atomic Energy Age)
    "IAEA Nuclear Verification Regime - Challengies of the Next Decade"
4. * Mr. Zhongzhi Ding (Vice President, The China Power Investment Corporation, China)
    "Recent Development of Nuclear Power in China"
 
Session: [Keynote 6] Special Keynote Session of Chuetsu-oki Earthquake
Oct. 14 (Tue.), Main Hall, 15:05 - 16:05
Chair: Dr. Yonezo Tsujukura (Federation of Electric Power Companies, Japan)
1. * Mr. Tadao Kanda (Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, Japan)
    "Overview of the Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake and Measures Taken by NISA"
2. * Mr. Kazuhiko Yamashita (Tokyo Electric Power Company, Japan)
    "The Influence of Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station and TEPCO's Actions"
 
 
Date: Oct. 15 (Wed.) (6 sessions)
Main Hall
Session: [Plenary 2-1] Activities of Asia Pacific Countries (1)
Oct. 15 (Wed.), Main Hall, 09:00 - 10:30
Chair: Dr. Chang-Sun Kang (President-elect PNC, Korea), Prof. Yoshiaki Oka (University of Tokyo, Japan)
1. * Mr. Alain Lemay (Senior Vice-President, Asia, SNC-Lavalin International Inc., Canada)
    "Team CANDU and New Approach to Delivering CANDU Nuclear Power Plants"
2. * Dr. Clarence J. Hardy (Australian Nuclear Association (President PNC), Australia)
    "Australian Uranium Resources and Production"
3. * Mr. Isami Kojima (President, Japan Nuclear Fuel, Ltd., Japan)
    "The Outline and Outlook of the Rokkasho Nuclear Fuel Cycle Enterprise - Reprocessing, Uranium Enrichment, Low Radioactive Waste Disposal, MOX Fuel Fabrication -"
 
Session: [Keynote 3-1] Design and Manufacturing of NPP (1)
Oct. 15 (Wed.), Main Hall, 10:50 - 12:20
Chair: Mr. Masaharu Hanyu (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd., Japan), Mr. Sakae Muto (Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc, Japan)
1. * Mr. Shigenori Shiga (Executive Vice President Power Systems Company, Toshiba Corporation, Senior Vice President, Chief Coordination Officer, Westinghouse Electric Company, Japan)
    "Expansion of ABWR and AP1000 by Collaboration of Toshiba and Westinghouse"
2. * Mr. Leo E. Elder (Senior Vice President, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy International LLC, USA)
    "New Designs and Proven Experience"
3. * Mr. Kiyoshi Yamauchi (Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan)
    "Global Deployment of Mitsubishi Nuclear Technologies"
 
Session: [Keynote 3-2] Design and Manufacturing of NPP (2)
Oct. 15 (Wed.), Main Hall, 13:45 - 15:25
Chair: Dr. Goon-Cherl Park (Korean Nuclear Society, Korea), Mr. Masaharu Fujitomi (Electric Power Development Co., Ltd, Japan)
4. * Mr. Martin Parece (Vice President, AREVA NP Inc., )
    "AREVA: Standardized Designs to Support the Global Nuclear Renaissance"
5. * Dr. W. C. H. Kupferschmidt (Vice President and General Manager of Research and Development, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Canada)
    "ACR-1000: Technology for the Future"
6. * Mr. Seok Bin Park (Vice President, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, Ltd., Korea)
    "Korean Nuclear Industry - Today and Tomorrow"
7. * Dr. Yulia Fedosova (Deputy Director, Marketing and Business-Development Department, Atomstroyexport JSC, Russia)
    "Russian Nuclear Power Branch: New Frame -New Targets -New Vision"
 
Session: [Keynote 5-1] Radioactive Waste Management (1)
Oct. 15 (Wed.), Main Hall, 15:35 - 16:35
Chair: Mr. Thomas H. Isaacs (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA), Dr. Hirohisa Ishikawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan)
1. * Mr. Tom Isaacs (Stanford University, USA)
    "The History and Uncertain Future of the U.S. Yucca Mountain Repository Program"
2. * Prof. Satoru Tanaka (University of Tokyo, Japan)
    "Strategic Plan for Developing Radioactive Waste Disposal in Japan"
 
Session: [Keynote 5-2] Radioactive Waste Management (2)
Oct. 15 (Wed.), Main Hall, 17:05 - 18:05
Chair: Dr. Jong-Hwa Chang (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea), Dr. Satoru Tanaka (University of Tokyo, Japan)
3. Dr. Dohee Hahn, Dr. Seong-Won Park, * Dr. Jong-Hwa Chang (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea)
    "R&D Activities on Sodium Cooled Fast Reactor and Advanced Fuel Cycle Process at KAERI"
4. Mr. Ken Nash, * Prof. Direc Lister (President, Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Canada)
    "Canada's Plan for the Long-Term Management of Nuclear Fuel Waste"
 
Room 1
Session: [Keynote 7] Nuclear Education (Panel)
Oct. 15 (Wed.), Room 1, 15:35 - 17:20
Chair: Prof. Kazuhiko Kudo (Kyushu University, Japan)
1. * Dr. Clarence J. Hardy (President, Pacific Nuclear Council, Australia)
    "Information and Education in Nuclear Science and Technology in Pacific Nuclear Council Member Countries"
2. * Prof. Yoshiaki Oka (University of Tokyo, Japan)
    "Nuclear Engineering Education and GONERI Program of the University of Tokyo"
3. * Prof. Goon-Cherl Park (Seoul National University, Korea)
    "Status of University Nuclear Education and Man-Power Development Plan in Korea"
4. * Prof. Jasmina Vujic (University of California Berkeley, USA)
    "Nuclear Renaissance and Role of University Research and Education in the US"
5. * Prof. Thomas Schulenberg (University of Karlsruhe, Germany)
    "New Consortium for Nuclear Engineering Education in Southwest Germany"
6. * Dr. William E. Burchill (President, American Nuclear Society, USA))
    "Innovative Education and Training Partnerships to Meet Manpower Demands of the Nuclear Renaissance in the United States"
 
 
Date: Oct. 16 (Thu.) (5 sessions)
Main Hall
Session: [Plenary 2-2] Activities of Asia Pacific Countries (2)
Oct. 16 (Thu.), Main Hall, 09:00 - 10:30
Chair: Dr. Gustavo Alonso (Mexican Nuclear Society, Mexico), Dr. Hideaki Yokomizo (Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan)
4. * Dr. Myung Seung Yang (President, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea)
    "The Mid- and Long-term Nuclear R&D Program in Korea - Current Status and Prospects"
5. * Dr. Gustavo Alonso (President, Mexican Nuclear Society, Mexico)
    "The Nuclear Electricity in Mexico"
6. * Dr. Othon Luiz Pinheiro da Silva (Chair, Latin American section of ANS, Brazil)
    "Nuclear Power in Latin America: Present and Future"
 
Session: [Keynote 2] Safety and Regulation
Oct. 16 (Thu.), Main Hall, 10:50 - 12:20
Chair: Mr. R. William Borchardt (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, USA), Dr. Takashi Sawada (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan)
1. * Dr. Shizuyo Kusumi (Commissioner, Nuclear Safety Commission, Japan)
    "Challenges of the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan towards the Future of Global Nuclear Energy Use"
2. * Mr. R. William Borchardt (Executive Director for Operations, US-NRC, USA)
    "US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Perspective on New Built"
3. * Mr. Christer Viktorsson (Section Head of Policy and Programme Support, International Atomic Energy Age)
    "IAEA Contribution to Safety of Nuclear Installations"
4. * Prof. Yanhua Yang (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China)
    "Nuclear Safety and Regulation Development in China"
 
Session: [Keynote 4-1] Nuclear Power Operation/Maintenance & Construction (1)
Oct. 16 (Thu.), Main Hall, 13:45 - 14:45
Chair: Mr. Michael Sellman (Nuclear Management Company, USA), Dr. Osamu Maekawa (Toshiba Corporation, Japan)
1. * Dr. Yonezo Tsujikura (Federation of Electric Power Companies, Japan)
    "Current Status and Future Outlook of Nuclear Power Generation in Japan"
2. * Mr. Michael Sellman (Nuclear Management Company, USA)
    "U.S. Nuclear Renaissance: Building on a Foundation of Success"
 
Session: [Keynote 4-2] Nuclear Power Operation/Maintenance & Construction (2)
Oct. 16 (Thu.), Main Hall, 15:35 - 16:35
Chair: Mr. Kee Cheol Park (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Korea), Mr. Kiyoshi Yamauchi (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan)
3. * Mr. Kee Cheol Park (Senior Vice President, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Korea)
    "Advanced NPP Design and Construction Management Technology in Korea"
4. * Mr. Junji Nagashima (Executive Officer Department Director, Nuclear Power Dept., Electric Power Development Co., Ltd., Japan)
    "Design and Construction of OHMA Full MOX-ABWR"
 
Session: [Keynote 8] International Cooperation of Nuclear Technology and Application (Panel)
Oct. 16 (Thu.), Main Hall, 17:25 - 18:55
Chair: Dr. Akira Kawahara (Hitachi Ltd., Japan)
1. * Dr. Manase Peter Salema (Director, International Atomic Energy Age)
    "Progress and Future of IAEA Technical Cooperation Activities in Asia and the Pacific Region"
2. * Dr. Sueo Machi (FNCA Coordinator of Japan, Adviser to MEXT, Japan)
    "International Cooperation of Japan in Asia for Nuclear Technology and Application"
3. * Dr. Jae Sol Lee (RCA (Regional Cooperative Agreement) Regional Office, Korea)
    "RCA and its Regional Office for Cooperative Activities in the Applications of Nuclear Techniques in Asia and the Pacific"
4. * Dr. Hiroshi Yamagata (Safety Assessment Adviser, International Atomic Energy Age)
    "The Asian Nuclear Safety Network (ANSN) - Towards the Strategic Regional Cooperation -"
 
 
Date: Oct. 17 (Fri.) (4 sessions)
Main Hall
Session: [Plenary 2-3] Activities of Asia Pacific Countries (3) Panel: Indonesia,Vietnam, Thailand
Oct. 17 (Fri.), Main Hall, 09:00 - 10:30
Chair: Mr. Jim Harvie (President, Canadian Nuclear Society, Canada), Mr. Kazuaki Matsui (Institute of Applied Energy, Japan)
7. * Prof. Zaki Su'ud (Nuclear Research group, FMIPA, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB-Indonesia), Indonesia)
    "Nuclear Energy Development Program in Indonesia"
8. * Dr. Tatchai Sumitra (The Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology, Thailand)
    "Preparing for Nuclear Power in Thailand"
9. * Prof. Tran Huu Phat (Chairman, VAEC Council of Science and Technology, Vietnam)
    "The Status of the Vietnam Nuclear Power Program"
 
Session: [Keynote 1-1] Fast Reactor and Fuel Cycle (1)
Oct. 17 (Fri.), Main Hall, 10:50 - 12:20
Chair: Dr. Gail H. Marcus (Former Deputy Director General of OECD/NEA, USA), Prof. Toshikazu Takeda (Osaka University, Japan)
1. * Dr. Terry Todd (Dept. Manager, Idaho National Laboratory, USA)
    "Fast Reactor and Fuel Cycle Development in the US Global Nuclear Energy Partnership"
2. * Mr. Takashi Nagata (Director General, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan)
    "Early Commercialization of Fast Reactor Cycle in Japan"
3. * Dr. Dorothy Davidson (AREVA Federal Services LLC, USA)
    "French-Japan Fuel Cycle and SFR Development Programs in the Context of GNEP"
 
Session: [Keynote 1-2] Fast Reactor and Fuel Cycle (2)
Oct. 17 (Fri.), Main Hall, 13:45 - 14:45
Chair: Dr. Terry A. Todd (Idaho National Laboratory, USA), Mr. Takashi Nagata (Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan)
4. Dr. Vladimir Poplavsky, * Dr. Alexander N. Chebeskov (Institute for Physics and Power Engineering, Russia)
    "BN-800 Reactor is a New Stage in Transition to Innovative Nuclear Power"
 
Session: Closing Plenary
Oct. 17 (Fri.), Main Hall, 15:45 - 17:00
Chair: Mr. Kazuaki Matsui (Institute of Applied Energy, Japan)
1. * Dr. Kazuaki Matsui (Director, Institute of Applied Energy, Japan)
2. * Prof. Chan-Sun Kang (Next PNC President, Korea)
3. * Dr. Gustavo Alonso (President, Mexican Nuclear Society, Mexico)
    "The 17th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference - Nuclear Energy: an Environmentally Sound Option -"