The 4th Annual Asia-Pacific Nuclear Energy Forum on
Small and Medium Reactors (SMRs):Benefits and Challenges
June 17-19, 2010, Berkeley, California
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THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2010
| 07:00 PM – 08:00 PM |
Introduction: Dr. David McCallen, LLNL Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ed Moses, LLNL: “The NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY: THE FUTURE FOR FUSION ENERGY", video |
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 18, 2010
FACULTY CLUB, SEABORG ROOM, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM – 8:05 AM Welcoming Remarks (Jasmina Vujic, UCB, US)
SESSION I: SMALL AND MEDIUM REACTORS FOR EARLY DEPLOYMENT
OBJECTIVE: Review of the SMR technologies that are ready for early deployment. Identification of opportunities for further enhancement of the sustainability, safety and security of SMRs.
Co-Chairs: Shunsuke Kondo, JAEC, Japan, and Bill Halsey, LLNL
| 08:05 AM – 08:25 AM | Historical Perspective of Small Modular Reactors, presentation | Dan Ingersoll, ORNL, US |
| 08:25 AM – 08:45 AM | Global Perspectives on SMRs and Developing Countries Expectations, presentation, video |
Atam Rao, IAEA, Austria |
| 08:45 AM – 09:05 |
Exploring Institutional Consensus for Modular Nuclear Deployment, presentation |
Joseph C. Perkowski, INL, US |
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09:05 AM – 09:25 AM |
Alternative Financing Perspectives for SMRs: NuScale Example, presentation, video |
August Fern, CMEA Capital, US |
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09:25 AM – 09:45 AM |
Discussion |
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PANEL PRESENTATIONS AND DISUSSION Moderator: Per Peterson, UCB, US |
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09:45 AM - 10:05 AM |
The SMART Reactor, presentation, video |
Won Jae Lee, Korea |
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10:05 AM - 10:25 AM |
SMR Hitachi’s Activities: DMS and the Package Reactor, presentation, video |
Tetsushi Hino, Hitachi, Japan |
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10:25 AM - 10:45 AM |
NuScale, presentation, video |
Bruce Landrey, NuScale, US |
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10:45 AM – 11:05 AM |
Current Activities on the 4S Reactor Deployment, presentation, video |
Kazuo Arie, Toshiba, Japan |
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11:05 AM – 11:25 AM |
SVBR-100 Module-Type Fast Reactor of the IV Generation for Regional Power Industry, presentation, video |
Alexander Chebeskov, IPPE, Obninsk, Russia |
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11:25 AM – 12:00 AM |
DISCUSSION and Q&A, video |
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12:00 PM - 01:00 PM |
LUNCHEON (UCB Faculty Club, Seaborg Room) |
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 18, 2010
FACULTY CLUB, SEABORG ROOM, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
SESSION II: ADVANCED CONCEPTS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM REACTORS – Part I
OBJECTIVE: Review the technologies, either developed and under development, for advanced concepts of SMRs and identify challenges and opportunities.
Co-Chairs: Alexander Chebeskov, IPPE, Obninsk, Russia, and Harold McFarlane, INL, US
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01:00 PM – 01:20 PM |
Department of Energy Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Program, presentation, video |
Richard Black, DOE-NE, US |
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01:20 PM – 01:40 PM |
Nuclear Energy in India, presentation, video |
Satish V. Kulkarni, Georgetown University, US |
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01:40 PM – 02:00 PM |
Presentation: SMR Economics Evaluation, presentation, video |
Giorgio Locatelli, POLIMI, Italy |
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02:00 PM – 02:20 PM |
Review of France’s Nuclear Program, presentation, video |
Luc Van Der Durpel, AREVA, France |
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02:20 PM – 02:40 PM |
Review of Korea’s Advanced SMRs, presentation, video |
Kune Suh, Seoul Natl. University, Korea |
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02:40 PM – 03:00 PM |
DISSCUSSION and Q&A |
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PANEL PRESENTATIONS AND DISUSSION Moderator: Ehud Greenspan UCB, US |
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03:00 PM – 03:20 PM |
PRISM, presentation, video |
Eric Loewen, GE-Hitachi Nuclear, US |
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03:20 PM – 03:40 PM |
PB-AHTR – Fluoride Salt Cooled, presentation, video |
Per Peterson, UCB, US |
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03:40 PM – 04:00 PM |
Sm-AHTR, presentation, video |
Sherrell Greene, ORNL, US |
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04:00 PM – 04:20 PM |
EM2: Addressing the Major Issues Confirming U.S. Nuclear Power in the 21st Century, presentation, video |
Robert Schleicher, General Atomics, US |
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04:20 PM – 04:40 PM |
ENHS, STAR and ELSY, presentation, video |
Craig Smith, Naval Postgraduate School and LLNL |
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04:40 PM – 05:00 PM |
Approaches to a LFR Demonstrator, presentation, video |
James Sienicki, ANL, US |
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05:00 PM – 05:20 PM |
Three-Dimensional Liquid Metal Flow Visualization Using DNCT, presentation, video |
Koji Okamoto, The University of Tokyo, Japan |
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05:20 PM – 05:45 PM |
DISSCUSSION and Q&A , video |
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06:00 PM – 07:00 PM |
Reception |
UCB Faculty Club, Terrace |
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07:00 PM – 08:30 PM |
Dinner |
UCB Faculty Club, Seaborg Room |
After Dinner Lecture Introduction: Dr. Bob Budnitz, LBNL
Dinner Keynote Speaker: Prof. Shunsuke Kondo (Japan Atomic Energy Commission, Japan) “Overview of the current status and regulatory issues in Japan”
SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2010
BUILDING 66 AUDITORIUM, LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY
07:30 AM – BUS WILL BE WE WAITING IN FRONT OF THE SHUTTACK PLAZA HOTEL
08:00 AM – 08:05 AM Welcoming Remarks
SESSION II: ADVANCED CONCEPTS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM REACTORS – Part II
Co-Chairs: Kune Suh, Seoul Natl. University, Korea, and David McCallen, LLNL, US
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08:05 AM – 08:25 AM |
Compact Deployable Nuclear Power Systems for Civilian and Defense Applications, presentation, video |
J. Paul Farrell, RADIX Power Energy Corporation, US |
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08:25 AM – 08:55 AM |
Hyperion Power Module: Small Modular Reactor Characteristics, presentation, video |
John Deal/Turner Trapp, Hyperion Power, US |
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08:55 AM – 09:15 AM |
ARC-100, presentation, video |
David Wade, Advanced Reactor Concepts, LLC. US |
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09:15 AM – 09:35 AM |
CRIEPI’s Experience on SMRs, presentation, video |
Yoshihisa Nishi, CRIEPI, Japan |
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09:35 AM - 09:55 AM |
The Travelling Wave Reactor, presentation, video |
Kevan Weaver, TerraPower, US |
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09:55 AM – 10:15 AM |
DISSCUSSION and Q&A, video |
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SESSION III: MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF REGULATORY, ECONOMICAL, PROLIFERATION RESISTANCE AND ENERGY SECURITY ISSUES
Co-Chairs: Giorgio Locatelli, POLIMI, Italy, and Bob Budnitz, LBNL, US
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10:15 AM – 10:35 AM |
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Preparation for Reviewing Advanced Reactor Designs, presentation, video |
Stewart Magruder, NRC, US |
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10:35 AM – 10: 55AM |
On Nuclear Energy Collaboration in Northeast Asia, presentation, video |
Yoshio Matsumi, ITOCHU Co., Japan |
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10:55 AM – 11:15 AM |
Review of SMR Challenges, presentation, video |
Dominique Greneche, Nuclear Consulting, France |
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11:15 AM – 11:35 AM |
Seismic Safety Issues for SMRs, presentation, video |
Boza Stojadinovic, UCB, US |
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11:35 AM – 11:55 AM |
Challenges in Computational Methods Development for SMRs, presentation, video |
Tamara Poveschenko, Kurchatov Institute, Russia |
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11:55 AM – 12:15 PM |
Co-generation of Electricity/Process Heat and other applications of SMRs, presentation, video |
Per Peterson, UCB, US |
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12:15 AM – 12:30 PM |
Discussion and Closing Remarks |
Jasmina Vujic, UCB, US |
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12:30 PM – 01:00 PM |
Lunch |
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01:00 pm – 03:00 pm OPTIONAL: Tour of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
